Introducing MULEGLIDE Cable Lubricant

What the MULETAPE® Selection Guide provides:

Tailored Recommendations: Learn how to match MULETAPE® strength to your project’s specific conditions, such as duct type, fill ratio, and knotting techniques.
Enhanced Safety: Understand how environmental factors impact working break load strength, so you can make informed decisions to avoid costly mistakes.
Efficiency at Your Fingertips: Save time and effort by referencing easy-to-follow charts and guidelines for quick, accurate tape selection.

Lets say you’re considering specifying WP2500 P MULETAPE® which has 2500 lbs of break load strength.

Your project will include HDPE duct / conduit, the conduit will be lubricated, the conduit will be filled 30% with cables to be pulled (low fill), and you’re going to tie the MULETAPE® to the pulling machine using a MULEKNOT® technique of knot tying.

In this case you should refer to line 1 below the “Environmental Factors” which tells us we have a 1.6 Environmental factor (recommended). Referencing 1.6 in the lower chart on the WP-2500 P (top line lower chart) we find that we’ve reduced our “working break load” to 1,560 lbs. Our 2500 lb MULETAPE® has been reduced to 1,560 working strength.

One should ask themselves, “is this enough to be safe and efficient”. If not, one should consider moving up in strength to RP3000 3,300 lb MULETAPE or greater.