User's Guide
| Equipment | Rope Diameter (inches) | Recommendation |
| Cranes Overhead Travelling Hoist Lines | 3/8 - 1 1/2 | 6 x 37, Preformed, IPS, FC, Regular Lay (Except is hot areas, where IWRC is recommended) |
| Crawler Cranes Tag Lines | 1/4 - 3/8 | 6 x 37, Preformed, IPS, FC, Regular Lay |
| Boom Lines | 1/2 - 1 | 6 x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Hoist Lines | 5/8 - 1 | 6 x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Clamshell Holding and Closing Lines | 5/8 - 1 | 6 x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Derrick Hoist and Boom Lines | 5/8 -1 | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular |
| Swing Lines | 5/8 - 1 1/8 | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Drag Scraper and Slacklines Drag Ropes and inhaul Lines | 5/8 - 1 1/8 | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Track Cables | 1 - 13/4 | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay or Lang Lay if track is restricted from twisting |
| Slack Linees and Tension Cables | 1/2 -1 | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Dragline Excavators Drag Lines | Up to 2 1/4 13/4 and up | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay 6x 49, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Hoist and Boom Lines | 1/2 - 1 1/4 15/8 and up | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay 6x 49, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Dredges Hoist, Swing, | 5/8 - 1 1/2 | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Backing, Thrust and Ladder Lines | 15/8 - and up | 6x 49, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Holding and Closing Lines | 5/8 - 1 1/4 | 6x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Guy Ropes | 3/8 - 1 1/2 | 6 x 7, Preformed, Galvanized, FC, Regular Lay or |
| . | 1/2 -1 | 1 x 19 Galvanized Bridge Strand |
| . | 1 1/8 and up | 1 x 37 Galvanized Bridge Strand |
| Logging Ropes Choker Ropes | 7/16 - 1 1/4 | 6 x 26, Preformed, IPS or EIPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Mainlines | 1/2 - 13/8 | 6 x 26, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| . | 1/2 - 3/4 | 6 x 26, Swaged or Super Swaged IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Skylines | 1 1/2 - 2 | 6 x 19 Seale, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Straw Lines | 3/8 - 1/2 | 6 x 19 Seale, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Mining Mine Hoist Ropes | 3/4 - 2 1/4 | 6 x 27, Flattened Strand, Preformed, IPS or Special IPS, FC, Lang Lay - to CSA G18 |
| Slusher Ropes | 3/8 - 1 | 6 x 15 Seale, Preformed, Plow Steel, IWRC, Regular Lay or 6 x 19 Seale, Preformed, Plow Steel, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Rub and Grade Ropes | 1 - 13/4 | 1 x 37 Galvanized Bridge Strand |
| Haulage Ropes | 5/8 - 1 1/2 | 6 x 7 Preformed, IPS, FC, Lang Lay 6 x 8 Flattened Strand, IPS, FC, Lang Lay 6 x 19 Seale, Preformed, IPS FC, Lang Lay |
| Sinking Ropes | 3/4 and up | 18 x 7 Rotation - Resistant, Preformed, IPS, FC or 6 x 16 or 6 x 10 Rotation - Resistant Flattened Strand, Preformed, IPS, FC |
| Equipment | Rope Diameter (inches) | Recommendation |
| Mobile Crane Ropes Hoist Line | 1/2 -1 | 18 x 7 Rotation - Retistant, Preformed, IPS, FC for Single Part Lines |
| 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay for Multiple Part Lines | ||
| Boom Lines | 1/2 - 7/8 | 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Oil Field Rotary Drilling Lines | 1 - 13/4 | 6 x 19 Seale, Preformed, IPS, or VHS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Sucker Rod and Tubing Lines | 3/8 -1 | 6 x 37, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay 6 x 7 |
| Sand Lines | 3/8 - 5/8 | 6 x 7, Preformed, IPS, Polypropylene Core, Regular Lay or |
| 3 x 19 Seale, IPS, Swaged Rope | ||
| Riser and Guide Tensioners | 3/4 - 2 1/4 | 6 x 37, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Ore and Coal Handling Ropers Blast Funace, Skip Hoist and Bell Ropes | 5/8 - 1 3/4 | 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular or Lang Lay |
| Car Dumper Ropes | 5/8 - 1 3/4 | 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular or Lang Lay |
| Ore and Coal Bridge Ropes | 5/8 - 1 1/4 | 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Pile Drive Hammer Lines, Pile Lines Boom Lines, Boom Suspensions Boom Guys and Boom Hoists | 1/2 - 1 1/8 | 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Scraper Ropes | 7/16 x 5/8 | 6 x 19, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Shipping Ropes Running Ropes | 5/16 - 1/2 | 6 x 12, Preformed, Galvanized Plow, 7FC, Regular Lay |
| Mooring Lines and Hawsers | 1/2 - 2 | 6 x 24, Preformed, Galvanized Plow, 7FC, Regular Lay |
| Heavy Duty Mooring Lines | 7/8 - 1 1/4 | 6 x 37, Preformed, Galvanized, IPS, FC, Regular Lay |
| Shovels Hoist Lines, Boom Lines, Crowd and Retract Lines | 1/2 - 1 1/4 7/8 - 1 3/4 15/8 and up | 6 x 25, Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay 6 x 36, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay 6 x 49, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Lang Lay |
| Trip Lines | 1/4 - 1/2 | 6 x 37, Preformed, IPS, FC, Regular Lay |
| Ski Lift Ropes T-Bars, Chair-Lifts | 1/2 - 9/16 5/8 - 1 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 | 6 x 7, Preformed, IPS, FC, Lang Lay 6 x 19 Seale, Preformed, IPS, FC, Lang Lay 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, FC, Lang Lay |
| Tower and Climber Crane Ropes Hoist Lines | 3/8 - 1 1/8 | 18 x 7 Rotation-Resistance, Preformed, IPS, FC or 8 x 19 Spin-Resistant, Preformed, IPS, IWRC |
| Boom Lines | 1/2 - 1 1/2 | 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay or 6 x 37, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |
| Winch Lines | 1/2 -1 1/2 - 1 1/4 1/2 - 3/4 7/8 - 1 1/4 | 6 x 19, Seale, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay 6 x 25 Filler, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay 6 x 31, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay 6 x 37, Preformed, IPS, IWRC, Regular Lay |