Python® Construct-6
Crush Resistant Boom Hoist Rope (Force Pac® swage compacted)
Main Applications
High strength standard 6-strand rope for applications which require a crush resistant rope to be used on multiple layer winding systems; e.g. boom hoist on lattice boom mobile- and tower cranes. This rope has also shown remarkable performance gains as main hoist rope on port container cranes and on some overhead crane applications.
Rope Characteristics
Python® Construct-6 is a ForcePac® rope which is constructed from specialty made engineered and sized 6-strand wire rope. The basic wire rope is already manufactured with the intention of being compacted into the finished product. The degree of ForcePac® is carefully selected to ensure the best compromise between crush- and fatigue resistance. The strength increase compared to standard 6-strand ropes varies between about plus 10% to 35% depending on rope diameter.
Python® Construct-6 is available as a 25 wire (6 F-V) or 36 wire (6WS-V) construction, in left- and right lay, bright or galvanized. Because of the compacting process most of the rope’s initial stretch (constructional stretch) has already been removed.
Standard
EN 12385 where applicable.

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.
Imperial Python® Construct-6 | ||
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Rope dia. inch | Nominal Strength in tons of 2,000 lbs – EIPS | Weight per foot lbs |
1/4 | 4.5 | 0.15 |
5/16 | 7.5 | 0.26 |
3/8 | 10.5 | 0.34 |
7/16 | 13.0 | 0.40 |
1/2 | 17.5 | 0.59 |
9/16 | 20.1 | 0.68 |
5/8 | 25.9 | 0.87 |
3/4 | 36.5 | 1.21 |
7/8 | 48.5 | 1.55 |
1 | 62.6 | 2.03 |
1-1/8 | 79.6 | 2.37 |
1-1/4 | 94.8 | 3.15 |
1-3/8 | 113.2 | 3.84 |
Python® Construct-6 | |||
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Rope dia. mm | Minimum Strength 1960 N/mm² | Weight per meter kg | |
kN | tons of 2,000 lbs | ||
6.5 | 40 | 4.5 | 0.25 |
7 | 43 | 4.8 | 0.24 |
8 | 67 | 7.5 | 0.38 |
9 | 82 | 9.2 | 0.46 |
10 | 98 | 11.0 | 0.55 |
11 | 116 | 13.0 | 0.60 |
12 | 136 | 15.3 | 0.76 |
13 | 156 | 17.5 | 0.88 |
14 | 179 | 20.1 | 1.01 |
15 | 203 | 22.8 | 1.14 |
16 | 230 | 25.9 | 1.29 |
17 | 257 | 28.9 | 1.44 |
18 | 283 | 31.8 | 1.59 |
19 | 325 | 36.5 | 1.80 |
20 | 343 | 38.6 | 1.93 |
21 | 387 | 43.5 | 2.12 |
22 | 432 | 48.6 | 2.30 |
23 | 457 | 51.4 | 2.57 |
24 | 481 | 54.1 | 2.83 |
25 | 521 | 58.6 | 3.01 |
26 | 561 | 63.1 | 3.18 |
27 | 635 | 71.4 | 3.35 |
28 | 708 | 79.6 | 3.52 |
29 | 723 | 81.3 | 3.82 |
30 | 737 | 82.8 | 4.11 |
31 | 790 | 88.8 | 4.39 |
32 | 843 | 94.8 | 4.69 |
33 | 898 | 100.9 | 5.03 |
34 | 953 | 107.1 | 5.36 |
35 | 1,007 | 113.2 | 5.71 |
36 | 1,062 | 119.4 | 6.06 |
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