Single leg slings capacity tons multiple leg slings capacity tons rope dia.
Wire specification wire rope sling capacity chart.
Single part body mechanically spliced wire rope slings flemish eye splice in the standard flemish eye mechanical splice wire rope is separated into two parts.
Three adjacent strands to one.
All capacities in tons of 2000 lbs.
The rated capacity for each type and size of sling is given in the specification tables in this catalog and show ratings for slings used in vertical choker and basket hitches.
The center of the rope and eye.
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Multiple leg slings show the rated capacity when the angle between any leg and the horizontal is 600 45 and 30.
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Vertical choker basket approx.
Rated capacities shown apply only to 6x19 and 6x37 classification wire rope.
Most lifts use one of three basic hitches.
Strength steel wire rope breaking minimum safe load weight.
Rated capacities basket hitch based on d d ratio of 25.
See page 91 for reduced choker capacity when using these hook sizes.
Rated capacities based on pin diameter no larger that natural eye width or less than the nominal sling diameter.
Quality continuum quality continuum wire rope end fittings wire rope end fittings shackles shackles sling saver fittings sling.
Single part body mechanical splice slings have a higher rated capacity than hand spliced slings.
Refer table 2 10 is 2762.
Rated capacity working load limit for wire rope slingsas the angle of the sling leg decreases from 60 to 45 to 30 as shown in the capacity chart the rated capacity of the sling decreases.
Sling angles of less than 30 should not be used.
Vertical eye and eye hitch if one eye of the sling is attached to the lifting hook and the other eye is attached to the load this is called a vertical eye and eye or straight hitch.
Wire rope sling capacities.
1982 specification for wire rope slings and sling legs first revision the above indian standard specifies dimensions constructions loading tests for two.
Length tolerances single part wire rope slings standard length tolerance is plus or minus two rope diameters or plus or minus 0 5 of the sling length whichever is greater.
Wire rope slings sling angle and influence on capacity.
How wire rope slings are used hitches how wire rope slings are configured to lift a load is called a hitch.