Floppy Mat Loop on sacrificial sheet

• Price: Price on application

See also ‘Dual Towed Mat Floppy Loops’.

It is easy to weld a receiver loop into heavy gauge ‘truck tarp’ 570 to 900 gsm Ripstop PVC. We have a great design for doing this efficiently. The result folds up like a tarp for easy transport. It is great for use as is at mown lawn type demonstration sites but for real practical use should only be used on top of a sacrificial sheet for towing long distances. For hand laid loop surveys it is also great used as is as an operator can easily carry it site to site and once laid, will not vibrate in the wind making EMI like fiberglass coils do. The umbilical cord that pulls the mat must be of very harsh environment design with tonnes of strain relief if pulled by larger vehicles. This makes it expensive and heavy. For practical towed use it must be used in conjunction with a sacrificial undermat made typically of 2mm thick HDPE but whatever material can be found conveniently at a location can be used. Conveyor belt rubber is easy to get but is heavy and of very high friction and is not preferred.