Description
Flexible galvanized steel cable, also called wire rope or steel wire cable, for trellising, fencing, guying and hop yard structures. It comes on a reel: 1,000 m of cable in one piece. Also on a 200 m reel.
Specifications
- Diameter: 4 mm
- Construction: 6×7, i.e. 6 strands of 7 wires, flexible and easy to tension
- Material: galvanized steel, protected against corrosion
- Breaking load: 960 kg (recommended working load: about 192 kg)
- Length: 1,000 m in one piece, on a reel
- Cable weight: about 57 kg
- Price: €456.30 per reel excl. VAT, i.e. €0.456 per metre
Typical uses
- Row wire for a small or low-trellis hop yard.
- Orchard, espalier and mature kiwi trellising.
- Light guying of posts and small structures.
Which diameter?
| Diameter | Breaking load | Working load (÷ 5) | Typical use | 200 m reel, excl. VAT | 1,000 m reel, excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 mm | 239 kg | 48 kg | Light trellising: soft fruit, raspberries, blackberries, young kiwis | €32.90 | €142.90 |
| 3 mm | 539 kg | 108 kg | Trellis wire for vineyards and soft fruit | €56.30 | €244.50 |
| 4 mm | 960 kg | 192 kg | Row wire for a small or low-trellis hop yard | €105.00 | €456.30 |
| 5 mm | 1,500 kg | 300 kg | Row wire in a hop yard: it carries the strings of each row | €133.20 | €579.00 |
For the main structure of a hop yard (top and perimeter cables), see our heavy reels of 2,000 and 2,520 m. To size the whole project, the hop yard configurator works out the cable lengths for your plot.
Good to know
The breaking load is the force at which the cable fails, not the load it can carry in use. We recommend a safety factor of 5: a 960 kg cable carries about 192 kg in service.
Not for lifting. This cable is not a certified lifting accessory: do not use it to lift or suspend loads, or to restrain people.
To join and tension: we recommend 3 wire rope clips per joint, spaced 6 to 8 cable diameters apart. For a 2 to 5 mm cable, use the 6.5 mm cable clamp (pack of 10 or box of 100). The frog-type cable puller tensions the cable before clamping; screw-in ground anchors take the load at each end.
Shipping: dispatched within 8 days of payment, by road freight (reel over 30 kg); shipping cost worked out in the cart from weight and destination. Secure payment by card, SEPA direct debit or PayPal.
Questions? +33 7 56 82 22 32 or contact@hopstock.fr.