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WIRE ROPE SLING CONNECTIONS AND HITCHES 6

CONNECTION TO FITTINGS CHOKER CAPACITY
USE A THIMBLE TO NEVER PLACE A A CHOKER HITCH HAS
PROTECT SLING SLING EYE OVER A 75% OF THE CAPACITY
AND INCREASE D/d FITTING WITH A OF A SINGLE LEG SLING
DIAMETER OR ONLY IF THE ANGLE OF
NEVER PLACE EYE WIDTH GREATER CHOKE IS 120 DEGREES
OVER A FITTING THAN ONE HALF OR GREATER. A CHOKE
WITH SMALLER THE LENGTH ANGLE LESS THAN 120
DIAMETER OR OF THE EYE. DEGREES CAN RESULT
L
WIDTH THAN THE IN A CAPACITY AS LOW
ROPE’S DIAMETER. AS 40% OF THE SINGLE
LEG.

BASKET HITCH CAPACITY MULTIPLE LEG SLINGS

TRIPLE LEG SLINGS HAVE 50% MORE
CAPACITY THAN DOUBLE LEG SLINGS
d (AT SAME SLING ANGLE) ONLY IF THE
ANGLE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS IN CENTER OF
CONNECTION POINTS AND LEGS ARE
ADJUSTED PROPERLY. THEY MUST HAVE
CAPACITY % OF AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE LOAD.
D ANGLE SINGLE LEG
A BASKET HITCH HAS TWICE QUAD (4 LEG) SLINGS OFFER IMPROVED
90 200%
THE CAPACITY OF A SINGLE STABILITY BUT PROVIDE INCREASED
60 170%
LEG ONLY IF D/d RATIO IS 25/1 CAPACITY ONLY IF ALL LEGS SHARE AN
45 140%
AND THE LEGS ARE VERTICAL. EQUAL SHARE OF THE LOAD.
30 100%

CHAIN SLING CONNECTIONS AND HITCHES 7A

CONNECTION TO FITTINGS CHOKER CAPACITY

A CHAIN CHOKER HITCH HAS 80% OF THE CAPACITY OF A

SINGLE LEG SLING ONLY IF THE ANGLE OF CHOKE
IS 120 DEGREES OR GREATER. RATED LOADS FOR ANGLES
USE MASTER LINKS TO COLLECT OF CHOKE LESS THAN 120 DEGREES SHALL BE
SLINGS AND TO CONNECT TO HOOK DETERMINED BY THE SLING MFG
OR A QUALIFIED PERSON.
USE GRADE 8 (80) OR GRADE 10 (100) FITTINGS NO LOSS IN CAPACITY
THAT MATCH THE WLL OF CHAIN AND OFFER RESULTS IF A CRADLE
PROPER SECUREMENT. GRAB HOOK IS USED
WHEN ANGLE OF CHOKE
IS 120 DEGREES OR GREATER

BASKET HITCH CAPACITY MULTIPLE LEG SLINGS

A TRUE BASKET HITCH HAS TWICE THE CAPACITY OF A TRIPLE LEG CHAIN SLINGS HAVE 50% MORE
SINGLE LEG ONLY IF THE LEGS ARE VERTICAL. NOTE THAT CAPACITY THAN DOUBLE LEG CHAIN SLINGS (AT
THE BASKET IS FORMED BY USING A CHAIN SLING WITH TWO SAME SLING ANGLE) ONLY IF THE CENTER OF
MASTERLINKS AT EACH END CONNECTED TO THE HOOK. GRAVITY IS IN THE CENTER OF THE CONNECTION
POINTS AND LEGS ARE ADJUSTED PROPERLY.
HORIZONTAL CAPACITY % OF THEY MUST HAVE AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE LOAD.
ANGLE SINGLE LEG
90 200% QUAD (4 LEG) CHAIN SLINGS OFFER
60 170% IMPROVED STABILITY, BUT DO NOT PROVIDE
45 140% INCREASED CAPACITY. THE CAPACITY OF A FOUR
30 100% LEG CHAIN SLING IS CONSIDERED THE SAME AS
THREE LEG CHAIN SLING.
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