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The Manipulation of Working Load Limit Ratings

November 10, 2015 By Lee McCord Leave a Comment

Reckless and Ridiculous For years we have taken the high road and not responded in kind to ridiculous Working Load Limit (WLL) claims made in our industry. For years, we have assumed you would see through these silly claims; silly claims meant to lead safety and fleet professionals to choose light duty, consumer quality, imported […]

Filed Under: 2. Cargo Control, Assessing WLL, tie-down WLL, WLL, Working Load Limit

The Weak and the Strong

February 7, 2014 By Lee McCord Leave a Comment

Why BEDNET® uses high strength webbing, when the weakest component determines Working Load Limit (WLL) While the weakest component is used in determination of the WLL, that weakest component does not necessarily take the most abuse and wear.  We have designed our products for years of use.  BEDNET®’s webbing is 4 times as strong as […]

Filed Under: WLL, Working Load Limit

Assessing the WLL of a Cargo Restraint Device

February 3, 2014 By Lee McCord Leave a Comment

The 2-Minute Test If you have any questions on the legitimacy of a working load limit (WLL) rating on your restraint net or traditional tie-down, put it to this simple test. Take the advertised WLL and multiply by a safety factor of 3 to get the weakest link tensile (Product WLL) X (Safety Factor of […]

Filed Under: 2. Cargo Control, Assessing WLL, tie-down WLL, WLL, Working Load Limit

The Purpose of Working Load Limits (WLL)

January 31, 2014 By Lee McCord Leave a Comment

Safety Matters In the last blog post we discussed the mathematics of how the Working Load Limits (WLL) is such a small percentage of the actual strength of the components, now let’s discuss the rationale of making it so small. Simply put: Safety The device must not fail.  Life, limb and property depend upon proper […]

Filed Under: tie-down WLL, WLL, Working Load Limit

Working Load Limits – Why So Low?

January 27, 2014 By Lee McCord Leave a Comment

We have had many questions over the years on properly determining the working load limit for cargo control devices like the Original BEDNET® Cargo Restraint. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Administration defines WLL this way: “The working load limit (WLL) of a tie-down, associated connector or attachment mechanism is the lowest working load limit of […]

Filed Under: tie-down WLL, WLL, Working Load Limit

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