Howasling’sratedcapacityis

calculatedtomatchyourload
Allthesyntheticwebproductsinthishandbookareboththe ϱ͘ZĂŶĚŽŵƚĞƐƚŝŶŐ͗Inadditiontousingtheabovefactorsfor
sameanddifferent. calculatingeachsling’sratedcapacity,wetestrandomly
selectedslingsfromproductionrunstomakesureeverynew
Theyallhavethesameprovenworkmanshipandlong-lasting
slingmeetsorexceedsspecificationsandtheratedcapacity.
qualityyoucandependon.Butthey’veallbeenengineeredto
giveyoudifferentperformancetraitsandratedcapacitiesto
performtoyourdifferentliftingneeds. Wetake
responsibility
Thefactorsforcalculatingasling’s foreverysling
ratedcapacity That’swhywesewa
permanenttagoneachnewslingtoshowitsratedcapacity
Weusethefollowingguidelinesforcalculatingasling’srated
andcantraceeachslingtoamanufacturingworkorder.It’s
capacity:
notonlyastampofqualityassurance,it’salsoapermanent
ϭ͘tĞďƚĞŶƐŝůĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͗Thisfactoristhefoundationforthe recordforustoknowtheprecisesourcesandspecificationof
calculation.Everywebbingmaterialismadewithaspecified webbingandhardware,eventhemachineoperatorwhomade
nominalstrength,measuredinpoundsperinchofwidth, thesling.Thinkofitasoursealofapproval.Whatbetterway
intwobasicgrades.Thewebbingmanufacturerisrequired totakealoadoffyourmind?
tomeetorexceedthesenominalstrengthswithwritten
proof.Anyvariationmustexceedtheseratings.Thisnominal
strengthofthewebbingisusedtocalculatethesling’srated
Takespecial
capacity. precautions.
Beforeinstallingyour
Ϯ͘&ĂďƌŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĨĂĐƚŽƌ͗Thiscompensatesforthereduction
slings,alwaysreadand
inwebbingstrengththatoccursduetostitching
followthewarningtag.
andtapering.Thegreaterthestitching,the
morethereductioninwebbingstrength.Two-
plyslings,forexample,requiremorestitching
thanone-plyslings,therebyincreasingthe
fabricationfactorforthetwo-plysling.
Anotherfactorisappliedwhenwebbingmust
betaperedsuchasinslings’eyes.

ϯ͘,ĂƌĚǁĂƌĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͗Thisbecomesafactoronly
whenthenominalstrengthofthehardwareis
lowerthanthenominalstrengthofthesling.If
so,thenominalstrengthofthehardwareisusedin
calculatingasling’sratedcapacity.

ϰ͘ĞƐŝŐŶĨĂĐƚŽƌ͗Afterwebnominalstrengthhasbeen
adjustedbyapplyingthefabricationfactor,thesling’srated
capacityisthendeterminedbyusingadesignfactorof5
to1,asspecifiedbyAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute
(ANSI)standardANSIB30.9,Section9-5.2.ANSIandOSHA
bothrequireslingmanufacturerstodocumentpublished
slingratingswithrecordsoftestdata.
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Choosetherighthitchforyourload
Byusingthefollowingdescriptions,you’llensuretherightchoice
whenselectingahitchforyourvariousliftingoperations:
Vertical:Alsocalledstraighthitches.These
attachbysimplyusingaslingtoconnecta
liftinghooktoaload.Usetheslingtoitsfull
ratedliftingcapacity,butneveraboveit.Use
ataglinetokeeptheloadfromrotating,which
maydamagethesling.Whenyouattachtwoor
moreslingstothesameliftinghook,thetotal
hitchbecomesaliftingbridle,distributingthe
loadamongtheindividualslings.Whenusing
Vertical
twoormoreslings,rememberthatthesling
angleaffectstheslings’ratedcapacities.
Choker:Thesehitchesareusedwhentheloadwon’tbeseriously
damagedbytheslingbody(orviceversa)andwhenthelift
requirestheslingtohugtheload.Thesereduceasling’slifting
capability.
Calculatetheload
ofbaskethitches
There’sanimportantprincipleto
rememberbeforeyoucalculate
yourload.Asthehorizontalangle
ofaslingdecreases,theloadon
eachlegincreases(seeillustrations
atright).That’struewhetheryou
useasingleslingasabasketortwo
slingswitheachinastraightpull
suchasatwo-leggedbridle.
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Thediameterofthebendwherethesling
contactstheloadshouldkeepthepoint
ofchokeagainsttheslingbody—never
againstaspliceorthebaseoftheeye.
Whenachokeisusedatanangleofless
than120°,theslingratedcapacitymust
bereduced.
Twonotesofcaution:
Alwayspullachoker
Choker
hitchtightbeforealift
ismade—notduring
thelift.Andneveruseonlyonechoker
hitchtoliftaloadthatmayshiftorslide
outofthechoke.
Basket:Thesehitchesdistributeaload
betweenthetwolegsofaslingwithinthe
Basket
limitationsdescribedbelow.
Anytimeyouliftaloadwithaleg(orlegs)ofaslingat
anangle,youcancalculatetheloadperlegaswellas
thesling’sratedcapacitybyusingthefollowingthree-
stepformula.
1.Divideyourtotalloadbythenumberoflegs
you’reusing.Thisgivesyoutheloadperlegifthelift
werebeingmadewithallliftingvertically.Allofthese
calculationsassumethecenterofgravityisdirectly
belowthehook.Ifnot,morecomplicatedengineering
calculationsareneeded.
2.Findouttheanglebetweenthelegsoftheslingand
thehorizontalplane.
3.Multiplytheloadperleg(fromstep1)bytheload
factorforthelegangleyou’reusing(fromthetable
above).Thisgivesyoutheactualloadoneachlegfor
thisliftandangle.Theactualloadmustneverexceed
thesling’sratedcapacity.
Calculatingtheangleofbridles Adjustingchokerhitchratedcapacity
Thehorizontalangleofbridleswiththreeormorelegsis Whenachokerhitchisdrawntightatanangleoflessthan
measuredthesamewayashorizontalslinganglesoftwo- 120°,you’llneedtoreducethehitch’sratedcapacitytoallow
leggedhitches.Ifabridleisdesignedwithdifferentleglengths, forlossofratedcapacityasthechartshows.Ourtestshave
itmayresultindifferent shownthatwhentheanglewaslessthan120°,theslingbody
horizontalangles. Loadfactorguidelines alwaysfailedatthepointofchokewhenpulledtomaximum.
Normally,thelegwith Youmustalwaysallowforthisanytimeyouuseachokerhitch
>ĞŐĂŶŐůĞ >ŽĂĚĨĂĐƚŽƌ
thesmallesthorizontal toshift,turnorcontrolaload,orwhenthepullisagainstthe
90° 1.000
anglewillcarrythe chokeinamulti-leglift.
 85° 1.003
greatestload.That Angleof Rated
 80° 1.015 choke capacity*
meansyoushoulduse
 75° 1.035
thesmallesthorizontal
 70° 1.064 120°-180° 100%
anglewhenyoucalculate
 65° 1.103  60°-119° 95%
theactuallegloadand
 60° 1.154  0°-59° 90%
evaluateyoursling’s
 55° 1.220 ΎWĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƐůŝŶŐ͛ƐƌĂƚĞĚ
ratedcapacity.
ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŝŶĂĐŚŽŬĞƌŚŝƚĐŚ͘
 50° 1.305
Inextremeangular  45° 1.414
conditions,an  40° 1.555
engineeringanalysis  35° 1.743
shouldbemade.  30° 2.000

 Example1:
ϭ͘dŽƚĂůůŽĂĚŝƐϭ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚďLJƚǁŽůĞŐƐс
ϱϬϬůďƐ͘;ůŽĂĚƉĞƌůĞŐŝĨǀĞƌƚŝĐĂůůŝĨƚͿ͘
 Ϯ͘,ŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůƐůŝŶŐĂŶŐůĞŝƐϲϬΣ͘
 ϯ͘DƵůƚŝƉůLJϱϬϬůďƐ͘ďLJϭ͘ϭϱϰůŽĂĚĨĂĐƚŽƌ;ĨƌŽŵ
ƚĂďůĞͿсϱϳϳůďƐ͘ĂĐƚƵĂůůŽĂĚƉĞƌůĞŐ͘
 Example3:
 ϭ͘dǁŽͲůĞŐƚŽƚĂůůŽĂĚŝƐϭ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘
 Ϯ͘,ŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůƐůŝŶŐĂŶŐůĞŝƐϯϬΣ͘
 ϯ͘DƵůƚŝƉůLJďLJϮĂŶĚĂĐƚƵĂůůŽĂĚŝƐϭ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘

 Example2:
ϭ͘dŽƚĂůůŽĂĚŝƐϭ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚďLJƚǁŽůĞŐƐс
ϱϬϬůďƐ͘;ůŽĂĚƉĞƌůĞŐŝĨǀĞƌƚŝĐĂůůŝĨƚͿ͘
 Ϯ͘,ŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůƐůŝŶŐĂŶŐůĞŝƐϰϱΣ͘
tZE/E'͗,ŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůƐůŝŶŐĂŶŐůĞƐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϯϬΣƐŚĂůůŶŽƚďĞƵƐĞĚ͘
 ϯ͘DƵůƚŝƉůLJϱϬϬůďƐ͘ďLJϭ͘ϰϭϰůŽĂĚĨĂĐƚŽƌ
;ĨƌŽŵƚĂďůĞͿсϳϬϳůďƐ͘ĂĐƚƵĂůůŽĂĚƉĞƌůĞŐ͘

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Choosematerial,coatingsandwear
padstofityourload
Elasticstretch:Nylonwillstretchabout6%whenloaded
Choosenylonorpolyestermaterial
—abouttwicethatofpolyester—atsling’sratedcapacity
Bothmaterialsareheavywebbingloomedspecificallyto
andstillreturntooriginallength.Overloadingbeyondrated
deliverdependableserviceintoughindustrialconditions.Each
capacitywillpermanentlystretchandweakenbothtypes.
isofferedintwogradesorstrengthratings,identifiedinthe
numberingcodeofeverystocknumber.Choosethestrength Stabilitytoacidsvs.alkalis:Ingeneral,nylonismorestable
thatfitsyourapplication. whenexposedtoalkalis,whilepolyesterperformsbetterwhen
exposedtoacids.Butthereareexceptionstoeach.Formore
Nylonandpolyesterperformequallywellinmanyapplications,
details,pleasecheckwithus.
buteachisdesignedforuseinspecificconditions.Here’sa
summaryoftheirdifferencesandsimilarities.
Similarities
Handlingcharacteristics:Eachtypehandlesthesameway.
Differences
Waterabsorptionisalsolowforboth,whichmeansthesling’s
ratedcapacityisn’tseriouslyaffected.
Stabilityunderexposuretomanycommonchemicals.
ŚĞŵŝĐĂů ELJůŽŶ WŽůLJĞƐƚĞƌ Identicaltemperatureconstraints.Neithernylonnorpolyester
Acid  NO  * shouldbeexposedtoheatexceeding194°F(90°C)orbelow
Alcohol  OK  OK -40°F(-40°C).
Aldehydes  OK  NO
Susceptibilitytoprolongedsunlight:Althoughwe’veadded
Strongalkalis  OK  **
specialtreatmentstoprovidesomeprotectionagainstlong-
Bleachingagents  NO  OK
termexposuretodirectsunlight,bothnylonandpolyesterare
Drycleaningsolvents  OK  OK
vulnerable.Indirectexposuretosunlight,properlystabilized
Ethers  OK  NO nylonoutperformspolyester,butwhenexposedunderglass,
Halogenatedhydrocarbons  OK  OK it’spolyesterthatoutperformsnylon.Werecommendyou
Hydrocarbons  OK  OK storebothtypesinsideorundercover.
Ketones  OK  OK
Oil,crude  OK  OK Stabilityunderexposuretomanycommonchemicals:As
Oil,lubricating  OK  OK showninthechart,neitherisaffectedbycommonchemicals,
Soaps,detergents  OK  OK normaldry-cleaningsolutions,orsoapandwater.Bothalso
retaintheirstrengthinoilandgrease.
Water,seawater  OK  OK
Weakalkalis  OK  OK Bothmaterialsworkbestclean:Neithermaterialsupportsthe
growthofmildeworbacteria,althoughdirtmayaccumulate
ΎŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚďLJĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚƐƵůĨƵƌŝĐĂĐŝĚ͘
ΎΎĞŐƌĂĚĞĚďLJƐƚƌŽŶŐĂůŬĂůŝƐĂƚĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘ onslingstosupportsuchgrowth.That’swhywerecommend
cleaningwithsoapordetergentandwaterwhenneeded.

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Increasewearprotectionwith
optionalwearpads
WearprotectionisstandardonlyonTypes6and7.Ifyouplan
touseanyofourotherslingsindamagingconditions,please
specifywearpadswhenyouorder.
Ourpaddedslingsincludeanylonandpolyesterbuffer
designedspeciallyforthisapplication.They’realsoavailable
insyntheticleatherthat’smoreeconomicalandstifferthan
regularleatherorinthesamematerialastheslingbody.You
maychooseanothermaterialifyouwish—pleasespecify
whenyouorder.
Choosefromfourtypesofwearpads
Regular:Anextralayerofmaterialissewnatthewearpoints
oneitherorbothsidesoftheslingbodyoreyes.Multiple
layersarealsoavailableuponrequest.
Edgeguard:Padsaresewnalongtheedgesoftheslingbodyto
offerextraprotectionatacriticalweararea.
Sleeveortube:Protectsbothsidesoftheslingbody,andyou
caneasilyslideitacrossthesling.Itremainsstationaryasthe
slingstretcheswhiletheloadisbeinglifted.
Wrap:Similartothesleeve,butissewnontotheslingbodyto
protecttheedgesaswellastheliftingsurface.
Increasewearprotectiononyour
slingswithoptionalcoatings
Toprotectthefinishedwebbingagainstmoistureanddirt
penetration,wetreatallourslingwebbingwithaspecial
coatingduringthefinalstagesofloomingtopromotecohesion
oftheyarnsinthefabric.Thisalsohelpsreduceabrasion.
Reduceedgecuttingby
over60%withoptional
Scuff-Edge®webbing
Thefirstplaceyounormallyseedamagetoa
webslingisalongitsedges.Onceacutstarts,it
quicklyspreadsacrossthefaceofthewebbing
andshortensitsusefullife.WithScuff-Edge
webbing,youcanincreasetheresistancetoedge
cuttingover60%comparedtostandardsling
webbing,accordingtoindependentresearch.
Scuff-Edgewebbinghasapatentedpolymer-
coatedwebedgewovenintoslingsthatreduces
edgeabrasionaswellasedgecuttingtohelp
makethemostofyoursling’susefullife.It’seasy
toidentifywithitsyellowbodyandblackedge.
SlingswithScuff-Edgewebbingareavailable
onlyinthe900seriesandhavethesamerated
capacitiesastheregular900seriesslings.
YoumayalsochooseacoatingofEĞŽƉƌĞŶĞifyouwish.We’ll
applyitafterslingfabricationbutitwillincreasethestiffness
ofthefinishedsling.Thecoatinghelpsimproveabrasion
resistanceandhelpsdecreaseabsorptionoffluidsanddirt.
Red-Guard®wearwarningtellsyou
whentoreplaceslings
StandardinallslingsexceptEconylonTM,Red-Guard
webfeaturesinner,load-bearingyarnsthatcarry
over80%oftheload.Whentheprotectiveouter
layerofwebbingiswornawayordamaged,
itexposestheredyarnsoftheinnerlayer
togiveyouatelltalewarning.Ifvisible,
removeslingfromserviceimmediately.
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Howtoinspectwebslings.
Allofoursyntheticwebproductsaredesignedforlonglifeunder
punishingconditions,buttheywilleventuallywearoutafterextended
use.Thekeyisknowingwhentoreplacethem,andthat’swhyit’svery
importanttoinspectyourslingsonaregularbasis.
We’vedevelopedaninspectionprogrambasedontheprocedure
outlinedinANSIB30.9thatwillmakethemostofyourinvestment.It’s
basedonfoursoundbeliefs:
 ͻ Theimportanceoffollowingregularanduniforminspections.
 ͻ Arespectforthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofsyntheticweb
slings.
 ͻ Theneedtokeepcomplete,permanentrecords.
 ͻ Perhapsmostimportantly,alotofcommonsense.
Howoftentoinspectslings
Thefrequencyofinspectiondependsonthreeimportantfactors:
 ϭ͘^ůŝŶŐƵƐĂŐĞʹƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵƵƐĞĂƐůŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽ
ŝŶƐƉĞĐƚŝƚ͘
 Ϯ͘dŚĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚʹƚŚĞŚĂƌƐŚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞ
ŽĨƚĞŶLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽŝŶƐƉĞĐƚ͘
 ϯ͘^ůŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞůŝĨĞʹďĂƐĞĚŽŶLJŽƵƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƵƐŝŶŐƐůŝŶŐƐ͘
It’sagoodideaforthepersonhandlingtheslingstovisuallyinspectall
slingsbeforeeachlift.Additionalinspectionsshouldbeperformedat
leastannuallybyaqualifieddesignatedpersonandpermanentrecords
kept.
OSHAspecifies,“Eachdaybeforebeingused,theslingandall
fasteningsandattachmentsshallbeinspectedfordamageordefects
byacompetentpersondesignatedbytheemployer.Additional
inspectionsshallbeperformedduringslinguse,whereservice
conditionswarrant.”Inotherwords,youshouldvisuallyinspectyour
slingbeforeeachlift.
Whentoreplaceslings
Removeallslings,includingFlexi-Grip®roundslings,fromserviceif
youseedamagesuchasthefollowing,andreturntoserviceonly
whenapprovedbyadesignatedperson.Theseareremovalcriteria
establishedbyANSIB30.9:
ϭ͘ĐŝĚŽƌĐĂƵƐƚŝĐďƵƌŶƐ͘
 Ϯ͘DĞůƚŝŶŐŽƌĐŚĂƌƌŝŶŐŽĨĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƐůŝŶŐ͘
 ϯ͘,ŽůĞƐ͕ƚĞĂƌƐ͕ĐƵƚƐŽƌƐŶĂŐƐ͘
 ϰ͘ƌŽŬĞŶŽƌǁŽƌŶƐƚŝƚĐŚŝŶŐŝŶůŽĂĚͲďĞĂƌŝŶŐƐƉůŝĐĞƐ͘
 ϱ͘džĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĂďƌĂƐŝǀĞǁĞĂƌ͘
 ϲ͘<ŶŽƚƐŝŶĂŶLJƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƐůŝŶŐ͘
 ϳ͘džĐĞƐƐŝǀĞƉŝƚƚŝŶŐŽƌĐŽƌƌŽƐŝŽŶ͕ŽƌĐƌĂĐŬĞĚ͕ĚŝƐƚŽƌƚĞĚŽƌďƌŽŬĞŶ
ĨŝƚƚŝŶŐƐ͘
 ϴ͘KƚŚĞƌǀŝƐŝďůĞĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĚŽƵďƚĂƐƚŽƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ƐůŝŶŐ͘
 ϵ͘DŝƐƐŝŶŐŽƌŝůůĞŐŝďůĞƐůŝŶŐŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ͘
24 ^LJŶƚŚĞƚŝĐtĞď,ĂŶĚŬ
Inaddition,werecommendthreeotherimportantreasonstoremove
slingsfromservice:
 ϭ͘ŶLJƚŝŵĞLJŽƵƐĞĞŽƵƌZĞĚͲ'ƵĂƌĚ®ǁĂƌŶŝŶŐLJĂƌŶƐ͘
 Ϯ͘ŝƐƚŽƌƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐůŝŶŐ͘
 ϯ͘ŶLJƚŝŵĞĂƐůŝŶŐŝƐůŽĂĚĞĚďĞLJŽŶĚŝƚƐƌĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ
ƌĞĂƐŽŶ͘
Whilemostofthesestandardsareveryspecificregardingreasons
forremoval,othersrequireyourgoodjudgment.Thecriticalareasto
watchareweartotheslingbody,theselvageedgeofwebbingandthe
conditionoftheslingeyes.
Repairguidelines
It’sneverenoughtogiveslingstemporaryrepairs.Alwaysfollowthese
guidelines:
 ϭ͘ĂŵĂŐĞĚƐůŝŶŐƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƌĞƉĂŝƌĞĚŽŶůLJďLJĂƐůŝŶŐŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌ͘
/ĨƚŚĂƚŝƐŶ͛ƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞƉĂŝƌŵĂŶƐŚŽƵůĚĐĞƌƚŝĨLJŝŶǁƌŝƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ƐůŝŶŐ͛ƐƌĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ͘
 Ϯ͘^ůŝŶŐƐƌĞƉĂŝƌĞĚďLJĂŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌŵƵƐƚďĞƉƌŽŽĨͲƚĞƐƚĞĚƚŽƚǁŝĐĞ
ƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚƌĂƚĞĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽŶƚŚĞƚĂŐďĞĨŽƌĞƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐŝƚƚŽ
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞͶĂŶĚďĂĐŬŝƚƵƉǁŝƚŚĂĐĞƌƚŝĨŝĐĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨͲƚĞƐƚŝŶŐ͘
 ϯ͘/ŶƐƉĞĐƚŝŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚƐĨŽƌŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐůŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞƉĂŝƌĞĚ
ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƵƉĚĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞ
ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽŽĨͲƚĞƐƚŝŶŐ͘
Oursyntheticwebproducts
measureup.
Oursyntheticwebproductsdon’tmerelymeetourownstrict
standardsforworkmanshipandperformance.Theyalsomeetor
exceedthesemilitaryandfederalspecifications:
 1.ANSIStandardZ1.8–specificationsofgeneralrequirementsfora
qualityprogram.
 2.MIL-Standard-105–samplingproceduresandtablesfor
inspectionbyattributes.
 3.MIL-W-4088F–militaryspecificationfortextilewebbing—
wovennylon.
 4.MIL-W-23223A–militaryspecificationforslottednylonwebbing.
 5.Fed.Spec.VT-285-E–federalspecificationforpolyesterthread.
 6.Fed.Spec.VT-295-E–federalspecificationfornylonthread.
Inaddition,allworkconformstostandardsestablishedbythe
followingnationalsafetyinstitutionsandtheirrespectiveregulations:
 ͻ AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)B30.9Safety
StandardsforCranes,Derricks,Hoists,Hooks,JacksandSlings.
 ͻ OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)1910.184
StandardsforSlings.
Identifyingwearandabuse.
Thesearesomeofthemostcommontypesofwebslingdamage
causedbyabuseandmisuse.Whenyouseeanyofthese
problemsduringyourregularinspection,stop.Replacethesling
immediatelybecausethedamageisdone.Neverattemptto
mendtheslingyourselfand,moreso,neverattempttoliftwith
theseslings.
Whetheraslingisdamagedfromimproperuseornormalwear,
thesameruleappliesinallcases:Alwayscuttheslingeyesand
discardtheslingrightawaywhenyouseedamage.Onlywith
properlyworkingslingscanyoutakealoadoffyourmind.
Tensilebreak
Abrasiondamage
Anytimeyouseefrayedfibersonthesurfaceexposingthe
“picks,”orcrossfibers,ofthewebbingthatholdtheload-
bearing(lengthwise)fibersinplace,it’sabrasiondamage.
Themostcommonabrasiondamageoccurseitherwhenthe
slingslipswhileincontactwithaloadduringaliftorwhen
theslingispulledfromunderaload.WhenyouseetheRed-
Guardwarningyarnsexposed,it’syoursignalthatserious
damage—andlossofliftingcapacity—hasoccurred.We
recommendthatslingswithanydamagetoload-bearingfibers
bediscarded.Wearpadsareonewaytoavoidthisdamage.

Thedistinguishingsignofatensilebreakisafrayedappearance Aciddamage
closetothepointoffailureordamage.Thisusuallyhappenswhen
aslingisloadedbeyonditsexistingstrength.Thephotoshowsan
exampleofaslingpulledtodestructiononatestingmachine.You
canavoidtensilebreaksbyneveroverloadingyoursling.

Cut

Youcaneasilyseeacutinyourslingwhenyouseeacleanbreak
inthewebbingstructureorfibers.Thisusuallyresultswhenasling
contactsasharpobjectorunprotectededgeofaload.Thiscan
happenanywhereontheslingbodyoreyes.Manyslingsfeature
Red-Guardwarningyarnstoalertyouofseriouscuts.Oneway
youcanavoidcutsfromcontactingsharpcornersistousewear
padsontheslingtoprotectthefabric.Seepage7fordetails.
It’struenylonandpolyesterwebbingarestablewhenexposed
tomanycommonchemicals,buttheyshouldneverbeexposed
toanystrongacidsorcorrosiveliquidswheneverpossible.The
sameistrueformetalfittingsonslings.
džĂŵƉůĞϭ;ƚŽƉƉŚŽƚŽͿ͘Thisiswhathappenswhensulfuric
acid,likecarbatteryacid,isheatedtotheboilingpointand
droppedonnylonwebbing.Thecharringonthesurfacefibers
deterioratestheslingandwillcontinuetogetworse,severely
affectingthewebbingstrength.

džĂŵƉůĞϮ;ďŽƚƚŽŵƉŚŽƚŽͿ͘Thisiswhathappenswhennylon
Cutandtensiledamage
webbingisimmersedinsulfuricacidatroomtemperature
forthreeweeks,resultinginmajordamage.Notethefibers
aresoftenedandswollen,andtheentirefabricisgrossly
distorted,virtuallydestroyingthewebbing.Youcanhelp
Agoodexampleisthephotoshownhere.Itshowswhatcan
preventthisdamagebyneverstoringslingsinareaswhere
happenwhenyouuseaslingthat’salreadybeencutbyasharp
theymaybeexposedtoacidoracidfumes,whichareas
objectalongoneedgeoftheslingbody.Thecutdramatically
destructiveasliquid.
reducesliftingcapacity,andcontinuedusewillultimatelyleadto
slingfailure,usuallyataloadfarbelowthesling’sratedcapacity.
Thesolution,obviously,istoneveruseaslingafterit’sbeencut.
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TruckTie-down
Assemblies
Securecargoontrucksandtrailers &ůĂƚ,ŽŽŬ
&ͲϭͲϴϬϯ͗ ͲZŝŶŐ
Withasoft,pliableandnon-abrasivepolyesterwebbing,our ϰ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ ͲϭͲϴϬϯ͗
TruckTie-downAssembliesareidealstrapsforsecuringcargo t>>͖ ϰ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘
ϭϮ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ t>>͖
onflatbedtrucksandtrailers.They’relighterandeasiertohandle ŶŽŵŝŶĂů ϭϮ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘
thanchainloadbinders,andstrongerandmoredurablethan ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚΎ ŶŽŵŝŶĂů ŚĂŝŶŶĐŚŽƌ
&ͲϭͲϴϬϰ͗ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚΎ
elastictensionbands.Theyalsoadjusteasilyinlengthtofitthe ƐƐĞŵďůLJΎΎ
ϱ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ ͲϭͲϴϬϰ͗ ͲϭͲϴϬϯ͗
sizeofloadyou’rehauling. t>>͖ ϱ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ ^ĞǁŶLJĞ ϰ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘
ϭϱ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ t>>͖ ͲϭͲϴϬϯ͗ t>>͖
Thepolyesterwebbingoffersmanyadvantages: ŶŽŵŝŶĂů ϭϱ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ ϰ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ ϭϮ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘
ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚΎ ŶŽŵŝŶĂů
 ͻ Fabricatedtomeetyourspecificorder. t>>͖ ŶŽŵŝŶĂů
ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚΎ ϭϮ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚΎ
 ͻ Fitsstandard3”and4”winches. ŶŽŵŝŶĂů ͲϭͲϴϬϰ͗
 ͻ Low-stretchdesign(approximately3%atWorkingLoad ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚΎ ϱ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘
ͲϭͲϴϬϰ͗ t>>͖
Limit)forimprovedhandling. ϱ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ ϭϱ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘
 ͻ High-strengthdesignisn’taffectedbymoisture. t>>͖ ŶŽŵŝŶĂů
ϭϱ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚΎ
 ͻ Allcutendsareheat-sealedtopreventfraying. ŶŽŵŝŶĂů
 ͻ Cornerprotectorsandslidingsleevesalsoavailable. ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚΎ

Otheroptions
 1.Slidingwinchesdesignedtoslidealongthewinchtrackare
available.Pleasespecifymanufacturerofwinchtrackwhen
ordering.
 2.Otherwinchesandwinchtracksarealsoavailable.For
moreinformation,pleasecallyourdistributor,distribution
centerorthefactory.
 3.Youmayalsoorderslidingsleeve-typewearpadsand
Choiceoffourendtreatments,each
withtwoWorkingLoadLimits
ΎΎdLJƉĞ''ƌĂď,ŽŽŬĞŶĚĨŝƚƚŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶ
ƐĞĐƚŝŽŶ͘KƚŚĞƌĞŶĚĨŝƚƚŝŶŐƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŽŶƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ͘
* hd/KE͗ŽŶŽƚƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŚĞƐĞĂƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐƚŽůŽĂĚƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞ
tŽƌŬŝŶŐ>ŽĂĚ>ŝŵŝƚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚůŽƐƐŽĨƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŵĂLJƌĞƐƵůƚ͘
dŚĞƐĞĐĂƌŐŽƐƚƌĂƉƐŚĂǀĞĂĚĞƐŝŐŶĨĂĐƚŽƌŽĨϯĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ
tŽƌŬŝŶŐ>ŽĂĚ>ŝŵŝƚ͘

metalcornerprotectors(seepage7fordetails).

Twotypesofwinches
Portablewinchprovidesflexibilityofmounting Fixedwinchisdesignedfor
positionwithoutneedfor fixedmountingforusewith
winchtrack.Simplymounton looseend(pull-through)
sidechannel.Availablewith straps.Rugged3/8”steel
orwithoutlockingscrews. frame,5/8”ratchet
Mandrelslottedforpull- andpawl,hardenedsteelpawlpin,4”slottedmandrel.
through3”and4”webbing. Dimensions:81/8”long,51/2”high,31/2”wide.
Modelsavailabletostore30’ofwebbing.

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RatchetSnugger®Binders
Fast,one-handedsnugdowns
Idealforuseonpallets,intrucksorvans,baggagecompartments,
shippingcontainersoraircraft.Justsnugdownyourloadwith
Hardware
FlatHooks
aRatchetSnuggercontrolbinder,adjustthetensionandlock
TypeRSFF-1-802
inplacebypressingdownontheratchethandle.Yourloadis
ZĂƚĞĚϯ͕ϯϬϬůďƐ͘t>>͖ϭϬ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ŶŽŵŝŶĂůƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ
secure.Whenunloading,youcanreleasetheRatchetSnugger
KƌĚĞƌĐŽĚĞůĞƚƚĞƌ&;ϭϯͬϰ͟ŽƌϮ͟ŽŶůLJͿ͘
binderjustaseasily.Choosefrom1,670-lb.to3,300-lb.
WorkingLoadLimits(WLL)in2”webbing.Alsoavailablein1”, SnapHooks
3”and4”sizes. TypeRSSS-1-802
Ϯ͟^ŶĂƉ,ŽŽŬƌĂƚĞĚϯ͕ϯϬϬůďƐ͘t>>͖
ϭϬ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ŶŽŵŝŶĂůƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ
KƌĚĞƌĐŽĚĞůĞƚƚĞƌ^͘
&ůĂƚ,ŽŽŬ;dLJƉĞZ^&&Ϳ
Ratchets
^ŶĂƉ,ŽŽŬ;dLJƉĞZ^^^Ϳ StandardHandle
ZĂƚĞĚϯ͕ϯϬϬůďƐ͘t>>͖ϭϬ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ŶŽŵŝŶĂůƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ
ͲZŝŶŐ;dLJƉĞZ^Ϳ

Long/WideHandle
ZĂƚĞĚϯ͕ϯϬϬůďƐ͘
t>>͖ϭϬ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ŶŽŵŝŶĂůƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ
;ZĂƚĐŚĞƚ^ŶƵŐŐĞƌLJĞ΀dLJƉĞZ^΁ĂůƐŽĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘Ϳ
D-Rings
TypeRSDD-1-802
ZĂƚĞĚϯ͕ϯϬϬůďƐ͘t>>͖ϭϬ͕ϬϬϬůďƐ͘ŶŽŵŝŶĂůƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ
ZĂƚĐŚĞƚ^ŶƵŐŐĞƌ^ƚƌĂŝŐŚƚƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐ;dLJƉĞZ^Ϳ͘ Oneendof KƌĚĞƌĐŽĚĞůĞƚƚĞƌ͘
webbingissewntotheratchethead,leavingtheotherendfree
topassaroundtheloadorthroughnarrowopeningstoinsert
intotheratchetspool.Fabricatedtoanypracticalweblength
plus6”extralengthforendhold.Optionalslidingsleeve-type
wearpads,ratchetpadsandcornerprotectorshelpprotectthe
webbingonbothtypesofbinders.

ZĂƚĐŚĞƚ^ŶƵŐŐĞƌƚǁŽͲƉŝĞĐĞĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ;dLJƉĞZ^ͺͺͿ͘Allfeature
metalfittingsoreyessewnattheendsoftwopiecesof
webbingwiththeshorterpiecesewntotheratchethead.The
variablelengthpieceisheat-sealedtopreventfrayingforeasy
insertionintotheratchetspool.Fabricatedtoanypracticalweb
length(betweenbearingpointsofeyesorhooks)plus6”extra
lengthforendhold.Ratchetbuckleandmetalendfittingsare
platedtoresistcorrosion.Otherfittingsarealsoavailable.

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