Breaking Strength and Working Load Limit on Tie Down Strap Tag

All qualified tie down straps, including ratchet straps and cam buckle straps must have a tag and clearly marked the break strength and work load limit.

The Meaning of Break Strength

Breaking strength is usually in pounds or kilograms as the unit of measurement and at this point, the tie down strap webbing will fail.

The Meaning of Working Load Limit

The working load limit, sometimes also marked as WLL, is the maximum load-bearing capacity of this web strap, please never exceed it while using. The WLL is always 1/3 of the working load limit. For example, if your assembly tie down strap break strength is 10,000lbs, then the WLL of this strap is 3333lbs.