Lifting Sling Capacities (WLL) in LBS

Grade 80 Chain Slings

TWIN PATH

Inspection

2-Leg & Basket

Remove from service if you detect

3 and 4 Leg

Lifting Slings

Inspection
Remove if you detect cover
damage. Torn covers can be
repaired as long as the load
fibers are not damaged.

Covermax outer Cover

Red inner Cover

K-SPEC Load Yarns

Wear

Nicks, Cracks

Stretch

Cover damage

Choker
> 30

Inch

mm

90
Vertical

9/32
3/8
1/2
5/8

7
10
13
16

3,500
7,100
12,000
18,100

2,620
5,320
9,000
13,570

3/4
7/8
1
1-1/4

19
22
26
32

28,300
34,200
47,700
72,300

21,220
25,650
35,700
54,200

6,100
12,300
20,800
31,300

4,900
10,000
17,000
25,600

49,000 40,000
59,200 48,400
82,600 67,400
125,200 102,200

3,500
7,100
12,000
18,100

9,100
18,400
31,200
47,000

7,400
5,200
15,100 10,600
25,500 18,000
38,400 27,100

28,300 73,500 60,000

34,200 88,900 72,500
47,700 123,900 101,200
72,300 187,800 153,400
Nova Scotia

331 Chesley Drive

Saint John, NB E2L 4E4
Tel: 506.648.2101
Fax: 506.648.3061
Toll Free: 1.800.567.6616

14 Akerley Boulevard
Dartmouth, NS B3B 1J3
Tel: 902.494.5054
Fax: 902.494.5056

100% of WLL
r=2xD

70% of WLL
r=>1xD

Do
NOT
twist or
kno t
cha in

Remove sling if you detect:

Chemical
damage

Choker
Hitch

1
2
3
4
6

1-ply
1-ply
1-ply
1-ply
1-ply

1
2
3
4
6

2-ply 3,000 2,400

2-ply 5,600 4,480
2-ply 8,400 6,720
2-ply 11,000 8,800
2-ply 16,500 13,200

1,600
3,000
4,700
6,200
9,300

90
Basket

1,280 3,200
2,400 6,000
3,760 9,400
4,960 12,400
7,440 18,600
6,000
11,200
16,800
22,000
33,000

Width
Inch

90
Vertical

Choker
Hitch

1
2
3
4
6

1-ply 3,200 2,560

1-ply 5,600 4,480
1-ply 8,400 6,720
1-ply 11,200 8,960
1-ply 16,800 13,400

1
2
3
4
6

2-ply
2-ply
2-ply
2-ply
2-ply

90
Basket

20,000
24,000
32,000
40,000
48,000

43,300
51,900
69,300
86,600
103,900

35,350
42,400
56,570
70,700
84,850

25,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000

7000
8500
10000
12500
15000

6
6
8
8
10

70,000 56,000
85,000 68,000
100,000 80,000
125,000
--150,000
---

121,240
147,200
173,200
216,500
259,800

99,000
120,200
141,400
176,700
212,100

70,000
85,000
100,000
125,000
150,000

250,000
300,000
400,000

433,000
519,600
629,820

353,500
424,200
565,600

250,000
300,000
400,000

6,400
11,200
16,800
22,400
33,600

6,100 4,880 12,200

10,600 8,480 21,200
16,000 12,800 32,000
20,200 16,160 40,400
28,600 22,800 57,200

Damage to
the sling
edges
Melting or
charring
Snags and
punctures

Remove for broken or worn stitching

and missing WLL tags. Do not use
web slings above 90C/194F.
Do not expose to chemicals

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2 Sling or Basket Hitch

30
60
45

Wire Rope Slings

Steel
Core
Rope

Use proper wear pads

to prevent damage to
the sling
Although Twin-Path slings have
two independent load bundles,
REMOVE sling from service if one
is cut or damaged.

Remove sling from service if

Tell-Tails have disappeard. Also
remove from service if optional
fiber optic does not transmit light.
Standard Tell-Tails
Optional Fiber
Optic Tell-Tail

Higher- or lower
capacity Slings, and
intermediate sizes
upon request.

Inspection
Remove sling if you detect:

2 slings
or
2-Leg Bridle

Crushing

Inch
Crushing

Use proper wear pads to prevent the sling from being cut by edges and corners.
For complete inspection and handling procedures consult our technical literature.
HRR-CH-001

25,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000

Inspection
Cuts and
sharp corner
damages

90
Vertical

4
4
5
5
6

25000 11
30000 12
40000 15

1.800.567.6616

TypeEE
with soft eyes

Width
Inch

2500
3000
4000
5000
6000

50% of WLL
r=1xD

For Inspection and

Testing Service call

TypeEN
endless

TypeTC/TT
withTriangles

Choker
Hitch

Strength loss over corners

42,400
51,300
71,500
108,400

Nylon Lifting Slings

90
Vertical

Twisted Links, deformed Hardware

* GR100 Chain Slings Available upon request

New Brunswick/PEI

Code Approx.
No: Width
TPXC Inch

Cover repair

90
Vertical

Choker

Flat spots

Basket

1/4
3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4

1,000
2,600
4,600
7,000
10,200

800
2,000
3,400
5,200
7,600

2,000
5,200
9,200
14,000
20,400

1,800
4,400
8,000
12,000
17,600

1,400
3,600
6,400
9,800
14,400

1,000
2,600
4,600
7,000
10,200

7/8
1
1-1/8
1-1/4
1-3/8

13,800
17,800
22,000
26,000
32,000

10,400
13,400
16,600
19,600
24,000

27,600
35,600
44,000
52,000
64,000

23,800
30,600
38,000
44,000
54,000

19,400
25,000
30,400
36,000
44,000

13,800
17,800
22,000
26,000
32,000

1-1/2
1-3/4
2"

38,000
52,000
66,000

28,000
76,000 66,000
40,000 104,000 90,000
50,000 132,000 114,000

54,000
74,000
94,000

38,000
52,000
66,000

Deformations and abrasion

Wire breaks
Inspect the eye for
wear and wire
breaks. Inspect the
sleeve for wear
and cracks.
Inspect for
kinks as they
will reduce the
sling capacity.

Higher capacity Wire

Rope Slings upon
request.
(Iss. 01, Rev. 01 08-March-2010)