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    This document provides information on different types of sling hitches and how their capacity is affected by factors like angle and number of legs. It explains that a single sample sling has a working load limit of 500 lbs in a vertical hitch. When used in other hitches like choker or basket, its capacity is reduced depending on the sling angle. Formulas are provided to calculate a sling's capacity when rigged at an angle other than vertically.

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    This document provides information on different types of sling hitches and how their capacity is affected by factors like angle and number of legs. It explains that a single sample sling has a working load limit of 500 lbs in a vertical hitch. When used in other hitches like choker or basket, its capacity is reduced depending on the sling angle. Formulas are provided to calculate a sling's capacity when rigged at an angle other than vertically.

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    This document provides information on different types of sling hitches and how their capacity is affected by factors like angle and number of legs. It explains that a single sample sling has a working load limit of 500 lbs in a vertical hitch. When used in other hitches like choker or basket, its capacity is reduced depending on the sling angle. Formulas are provided to calculate a sling's capacity when rigged at an angle other than vertically.

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    This document provides information on different types of sling hitches and how their capacity is affected by factors like angle and number of legs. It explains that a single sample sling has a working load limit of 500 lbs in a vertical hitch. When used in other hitches like choker or basket, its capacity is reduced depending on the sling angle. Formulas are provided to calculate a sling's capacity when rigged at an angle other than vertically.

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    This illustration shows the

    basic sling hitches.


    It also shows capacities for a
    single sample sling, rigged
    with each hitch.
    The sample sling's Working
    Load Limit in a vertical hitch
    is 500 lbs.
    Vertical Choker Basket Hitches
    Sample Sling WLL (lbs.): 500 375 1,000 866 707 500
    This sling has a Working Load Limit of 500 lbs. in a vertical hitch. sed in a choker hitch, it would have
    a capacit! of "#5 lbs. sed in a basket hitch with the legs at a $0% angle to the load, it would have a
    working load limit of &,000 lbs. sed in a basket hitch with the legs at a '0% angle to the load, it would
    have a working load limit of ('' lbs., etc. ) Wh!* The angle at which a sling is used, and the number of
    legs lifting the load can significantl! effect its capacit!. The formula for this calculation is shown below.
    Vertical When a sling is used in a vertical hitch,
    the full lifting capacit! of the sling material can be
    utili+ed.
    Choker ) ,ue to the stress created at the choke
    point, slings rigged with this hitch achieve onl!
    about #5- of their potential capacit!.
    .lwa!s pull a choker hitch tight before a lift is
    made ) never during the lift. (more, click here)
    Basket Hitch !"0#$ ) The cradle configuration of
    this hitch allows the two e/tending ends 0legs1 of
    the sling to function as if the! were two separate
    slings. The capacit! of the sling in this hitch is
    twice that of the same sling in a vertical hitch, but
    onl! if the sling angle of each leg is $0% 0see right1.
    Lifting with both legs at $0% would normall!
    re2uire two lifting devices or a spreader bar.
    Basket Hitch !less than "0#$ )
    When slings or sling legs are used
    at an angle during a lift , the sling
    capacit! is reduced. 3ow much it is
    reduced depends on the sling angle
    0see above and table, right1.
    4ote that the rated capacit! of a "0%
    5asket is onl! one half that of a $0%
    5asket. 6ling angles below "0% are
    strongl! discouraged. . sling angle
    of '0% or more is preferred.
    Sling Speci%ication &a'les )
    6ling tables throughout our site
    contain the Working Load Limits of
    slings rigged with these hitches at
    certain specified angles.
    (orm)la %or a*+)sting the Working Loa* Limit o% a sling or sling leg )se* at an angle,
    Vertical Hitch Working Load Limit 7 Number of Legs* 7 Sling Angle Factor WLL at s!ecified
    angle"
    The Working Load Limit for the sample sling above, in a '0% basket hitch would be calculated as follows8
    #$$ lbs" 09ertical WLL1 / % 0num. of legs1 / "&'' 0sling angle factor from table1 : &'' lbs"
    *Chain Slings: When adjusting the working load limit of four-legged chain slings, the number of legs entered in the formula must be
    not !. "his is due to the difficult# of rigging a $uad leg chain sling so that all legs share the load e$uall#.
    se the formula below and the 6ling .ngle
    Table to estimate the lift angle.
    H - L . Sling /ngle (actor
    To calculate the reach for e2ual legs
    needed to rig at a ;5% or '0% angle.
    0each at 60 *egrees, L . 1 2 3
    0each at 45 *egrees, L . 154 2 3
    <n =ulti)Leg 6lings8
    0each . L
    6lings in a 5asket 3itch8
    0each . 1 L 6 the *istance aro)n* the loa* (
    from lift %oint to lift %oint.)
    Loa* /ngle (actor . L - H
    Load <n >ach Leg of a 6ling 0L
    &
    1 :
    Loa* (lbs.) 2 Loa* /ngle (actor
    7)m'er o% Legs8
    ?6ee also three and four leg slings below
    To calculate the load on each leg of a sling
    with une2ual legs8
    Load on Leg L
    &
    :
    Loa* (lbs) 2 3
    1
    2 L
    1

    H 2 !3
    1
    6 3
    1
    $
    Load on Leg L
    @
    :
    Loa* (lbs) 2 3
    1
    2 L
    1

    H 2 !3
    1
    6 3
    1
    $
    &riple leg slings have 50- more capacit! than
    double legs onl! if the center of gravit! is in the
    center of the connection point and the legs are
    adAusted to share the load e2uall!.
    Bigging a 9)a* leg sling so that all legs share the
    load e2uall! is ver! difficult. Therefore, when
    adAusting the working load limit of four leg chain
    slings, the number of legs in the calculation must
    be " not ;. =an! riggers follow this model for
    2uad leg slings of an! material, rel!ing on the
    fourth leg for stabilit! onl!.
    Choke /ngle ) When lifting or turning a load
    rigged with a choker hitch, the angle at which a
    sling is turned back on itself can reduce it's capacit!
    below what is listed for its choker hitch, if the angle
    is too severe. When a load is allowed to hang free,
    the natural choke angle is about &"5%.
    If the angle is less than &@0%, !ou must adAust its
    Choker 3itch Working Load Limit b! the
    appropriate choke factor from this table.
    Choker Hitch WLL 2 Choke (actor .
    /*+)ste* WLL
    Choker Hitch 0ate* Capacit: ) . choker hitch
    will have #5- of the capacit! of a single leg
    vertical hitch onl! if the corners are softened and
    the hori+ontal angle is greater than "0%.
    se blocks to prevent angles less than "0%.
    ;ore <n%ormation,
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    Wire 0ope Slings <ntro*)ction
    Wire 0ope Slings Warnings
    Chain Slings <ntro*)ction
    Chain Slings Warnings
    We' Slings <ntro*)ction
    We' = 0o)n* Slings Warnings
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