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Calculating SWL along with the recommended (A.B.T.T) Safety Factor.

We have a wire rope which has a Minimum Breaking Load (M.B.L) of 960t. We also know that the Safety Factor (S.F) for Wire rope is 8.

SWL= M.B.L divided by S.F

960 divided by 8 = 120kg

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