Capacities of Braided Wire Rope Slings (6-Part and 8-Part)

Lexie Keller
Rigging Equipment • Wire Rope

6-Part Single-Leg Slings

Braided Wire Rope Slings (6-Part and 8-Part): 6-Part Sling Chart
Sling capacities for rope diameters 1/8” through 5/16” are based on using 7 x 19 G.A.C. wire rope.
* Rated capacities basket hitch based on D/d ratio of 25 times the component rope diameter.
Rated capacities based on pin diameter no larger than the natural eye width or no less than the nominal sling diameter.
Rated capacities based on design factor of 5.
Horizontal sling angles less than 30° degrees shall not be used.
** See Choker Hitch Rated Capacity Adjustment
Warnings Graphic

8-Part Single-Leg Slings

Braided Wire Rope Slings (6-Part and 8-Part): 8-Part Sling Chart
Sling capacities for rope diameters 1/8” through 5/16” are based on using 7 x 19 G.A.C. wire rope.
* Rated capacities basket hitch based on D/d ratio of 25 times the component rope diameter.
Rated capacities based on pin diameter no larger than the natural eye width or no less than the nominal sling diameter.
Rated capacities based on design factor of 5.
Horizontal sling angles less than 30° degrees shall not be used.
** See Choker Hitch Rated Capacity Adjustment
Warnings Graphic
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