Technical Notice: Sterling 30 ft Web Wheels

It has been brought to our attention that it is possible that recently a very small number of the Sterling 30 ft. Web Wheels may contain a taped splice.

Our larger spools of webbing often do contain taped splices allowing shorter sections of webbing to be spooled together on the same spool. As a result, if webbing is purchased off a spool at a retailer, you should always carefully inspect the webbing as it is possible that it may contain a taped splice.

NOTE: a taped splice is not intended to hold any load and the length of webbing with a tape splice should NEVER be used without removing the tape and separating the sections.

Our 30 ft. Web Wheels, however, should not contain any splices.

Accordingly, we are asking you to check any webbing you have that you may have purchased in the form of a Web Wheel. Inspect any unopened Web Wheel packages by rotating the webbing and looking for a tape splice as shown on the photo below. Inspect any previously-opened webbing carefully to see if there is a tape splice anywhere along the length of the webbing.   If a splice is found, please remove the tape and separate the sections of webbing so that the webbing is not inadvertently used as a single piece. Please rest assured that any webbing contained in a Web Wheel with a splice otherwise meets all specifications and is safe to use so long as the splice is removed and not loaded in your application.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to return any Web Wheel containing a taped splice for a free replacement, please contact Sterling at 800.788.7673 or email customer service at info@sterlingrope.com.

We have committed to ourselves and to those who use and rely on our products that we'll never compromise quality; we'll never stop innovating real-world solutions, and we'll deliver the most reliable equipment possible.