Third Point Support for Side Rail Systems

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Diagonal Tie Wire complete assembly consists of 2 standard galvanised brackets, length 49 strand (7 x 7) galvanised steel wire rope with fixed and adjustable swaged connectors at either end.

The wire rope has a guaranteed breaking strain of 1.72 tonnes with a swaged termination considerably stronger.

There is a 75mm adjustment on length and an angular movement with a minimum of 20° up to a maximum of 60°. If an angle falls below 20° then additional side rail supports are required.

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End Cleat Assembly Detail

For more information, see pages 22-23 of our Technical Manual, available to download from our website.