![]() ![]() I suspect that the wear on this item had not yet reached a sufficient depth to form a significant weak point. Pulled to 20kN – No breakage, gate / lock working correctly. Failed PPE inspection due to wear depth being felt by fingernail and visually obvious. Worn inside arc in 2 places after use with large steel pulley for 12 months. Each item was pulled up to the maximum possible load of the Hilti, 20kN, and the results were recorded. I used my home made breaking rig with the Hilti HAT-28 anchor tester to provide the pull force. Nothing here constitutes a scientific test and this is purely for my own satisfaction, but I’m writing it up anyway. Over the last few months I’ve been collecting a few bits of retired equipment from stores checks and ‘isolation’ bins with a view to looking at loss of strength due to wear. ![]()
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