Portland Braid / Polyester Double Braid Rope
Portland Braid™ double braided polyester offers high value at a very competitive price. Built in the same manner as our Double Esterlon, Portland Braid offers consistent performance at an economical price. The fiber used to produce Portland Braid is sourced from Yale's qualified suppliers. As with all of Yale's products, Portland Braid can be special ordered in ultra-long continuous lengths.
| Diameter | Average Spliced | Minimum Spliced | Maximum** | Weight | |||||
| Inches (mm) | Break Strength* | Break Strength* | Work Load 5:1 | Lbs/ | Kg/ | ||||
| Lbs | Kg | Lbs | Kg | Lbs | Kg | 100ft | 100m | ||
| 1/4 | (6.0) | 2,300 | 1,040 | 2,070 | 935 | 460 | 205 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 5/16 | (8.0) | 3,600 | 1,630 | 3,240 | 1,470 | 720 | 325 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| 3/8 | (9.0) | 4,900 | 2,220 | 4,410 | 2,000 | 980 | 440 | 5.0 | 7.4 |
| 7/16 | (11.0) | 6,600 | 2,995 | 5,940 | 2,695 | 1,320 | 595 | 6.3 | 9.4 |
| 1/2 | (12.0) | 8,400 | 3,810 | 7,560 | 3,430 | 1,680 | 760 | 8.8 | 13.1 |
| 9/16 | (14.0) | 11,100 | 5,035 | 9,990 | 4,535 | 2,220 | 1,005 | 11.6 | 17.3 |
| 5/8 | (16.0) | 14,900 | 6,760 | 13,410 | 6,085 | 2,980 | 1,350 | 14.1 | 21.0 |
| 3/4 | (18.0) | 18,000 | 8,170 | 16,200 | 7,350 | 3,600 | 1,630 | 18.0 | 26.8 |
| 7/8 | (22.0) | 29,450 | 13,370 | 26,505 | 12,030 | 5,890 | 2,670 | 27.1 | 40.4 |
| 1 | (24.0) | 38,400 | 17,430 | 34,560 | 15,690 | 7,680 | 3,485 | 36.6 | 54.5 |
| 1-1/8 | (27.0) | 45,000 | 20,430 | 40,500 | 18,385 | 9,000 | 4,085 | 43.5 | 64.8 |
| 1-1/4 | (30.0) | 52,000 | 23,605 | 46,800 | 21,245 | 10,400 | 4,720 | 54.0 | 80.4 |
| 1-1/2 | (38.0) | 67,000 | 30,415 | 60,300 | 27,375 | 13,400 | 6,080 | 69.2 | 103.0 |
| 1-3/4 | (44.0) | 95,000 | 43,130 | 85,500 | 38,815 | 19,000 | 8,625 | 103.0 | 153.4 |
| 2 | (50.0) | 118,000 | 53,570 | 106,200 | 48,210 | 23,600 | 10,710 | 127.4 | 189.7 |
| 2-1/2 | (63.0) | 160,000 | 72,640 | 144,000 | 65,375 | 32,000 | 14,525 | 172.6 | 257.0 |
* Knots and abrupt bends significantly reduce the strength of all ropes and lowers maximum working load.
** Working load is based on static or moderately dynamic lifting/pulling operations. Instantaneous changes in load up or down, in excess of 10% of the rope's rated working load constitutes hazardous shock load and would void normal working load recommendation. Consult Yale Cordage for guidelines for working loads and safe use of rope.
