• 10-strand fatigue resistant construction
  • DoPar® – Double Parallel Inner- outer strands with
    no internal cross-overs
  • HiPac® design to increase breaking strength
  • Shaped outer wires for optimum sheave contact
  • PlastGuard® avoids premature inner wire breaks
  • Permanent lubricated core

Main Applications

Super high strength wire rope for high capacity overhead cranes including safety critical lifts and high risk applications.

Because of the HiPac® manufacturing technique, the availability of very specialized rope making machines and an innovative method to pastic coat the core this rope can be made up to 2-7/8” (76 mm) in diameter. Ideal for all “super cranes” Note that Python® ULTRA with ForcePac compaction can only be made up to a diameter of 1-1/4” (32 mm) but about 8-10% stronger. Well, you can’t have it all!

Rope Characteristics

Python®-Ultra CD is a super high strength rope. This rope has been developed so it can be used at fleet angles up to 4˚. The DoPar® construction in combination with a plastic coated core to lock-in lubricant ensures best bending performance.

HiPac® strand compaction results in an extreme smooth outer rope surface and the removal of most of the constructional stretch. This is an important feature if you require a low stretch rope for cables assemblies or applications where initial rope stretch must be as low as possible. Ultra CD provides a strength increase of up approximately 42-45% over regular 6-strand constructions. Refer to the conservatively calculated strength tables.

Python®-Ultra requires corresponding drum grooving directions; e.g. use a right hand lay rope if the drum is left hand grooved.

6-strand   8-strand
Sheave Contact 6-strand Sheave Contact 8-strand

Standard

EN 10264, 12385 where applicable

Python® Ultra CD is NOT rotation resistant or non-rotating.

Breaking Strengths

Note: The maximum CAPACITY, WORKING LOAD LIMIT (WLL), or LINE PULL of the rope usually is 1/5 of the below stated values. For specific information consult the standards applicable to your rope application.

Python® – Ultra
Minimum Strength tons of 2,000 lbs
Rope dia. inch EIPS EEIPS Weight per foot lbs
1 67.2 74.1 2.14
1-1/8 82.2 90.6 2.61
1-1/4 104.0 114.0 3.30
1-3/8 124.0 137.0 3.95
1-1/2 146.0 161.0 4.64
1-5/8 171.0 188.0 5.43
1-3/4 198.0 219.0 6.26
1-7/8 228.0 252.0 7.26
2 263.0 290.0 8.34
2-1/8 295.0 325.0 9.38
2-1/4 328.0 362.0 10.40
2-3/8 363.0 400.0 11.60
2-1/2 406.0 448.0 12.90
2-5/8 454.0 500.0 14.40
2-3/4 495.0 545.0 15.70
2-7/8 537.0 592.0 17.10
Python® – Ultra
Minimum Strength in kN
Rope dia. mm 1960 N/mm² 2160 N/mm² Weight per meter kg
26 614 676 3.27
27 651 717 3.46
28 699 771 3.72
29 751 828 4.00
30 812 895 4.32
31 866 955 4.61
32 922 1,016 4.91
33 982 1,082 5.23
34 1,042 1,149 5.55
35 1,104 1,216 5.87
36 1,163 1,282 6.19
38 1,296 1,429 6.90
40 1,436 1,583 7.64
42 1,594 1,757 8.48
44 1,733 1,910 9.22
46 1,899 2,092 10.10
48 2,077 2,289 11.10
50 2,253 2,483 12.00
52 2,433 2,681 12.90
54 2,622 2,890 14.00
56 2,810 3,096 15.00
58 3,009 3,316 16.00
60 3,228 3,557 17.20
62 3,445 3,797 18.30
64 3,680 4,056 19.60
66 3,931 4,332 20.90
68 4,160 4,585 22.10
70 4,403 4,853 23.40
72 4,648 5,122 24.70
74 4,900 5,400 26.10
76 5,195 5,725 27.60