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(NOTE: These ratings assume wire rope slings are constructed of XIP (Extra Improved Plow Steel) wire rope of either 6x19 or 6x37 class I.W.R.C (Wire Core) wire rope and that slings have been inspected for wear and are in acceptable condition. Exceeding these capacities can result in failure of the sling resulting in injury or even death.)

Wire rope sling assemblies with recommended maximum workloads.

(Capacity chart for single leg wire rope slings)

WIRE ROPE
DIAMETER

VERTICAL
CHOKER BASKET

1/4" .65-TONS .48-TONS 1.3-TONS

5/16 1.0-TONS .74-TONS 2.0-TONS

3/8" 1.4-TONS 1.1-TONS 2.8-TONS

7/16" 1.9-TONS 1.4-TONS 3.8-TONS

1/2" 2.5-TONS 1.9-TONS 5.0-TONS

9/16" 3.2-TONS 2.4-TONS 6.4-TONS

5/8" 3.9-TONS 2.9-TONS 7.8-TONS

3/4" 5.6-TONS 4.1-TONS 11.2-TONS

7/8" 7.6-TONS 5.6-TONS 15.2-TONS

1" 9.8-TONS 7.2-TONS 19.6-TONS

1-1/8" 12-TONS 9.1-TONS 24-TONS

1-1/4" 15-TONS 11-TONS 30-TONS

1-3/8" 18-TONS 13-TONS 36-TONS

1-1/2" 21-TONS 16-TONS 42-TONS

1-5/8" 24-TONS 18-TONS 48-TONS

1-3/4" 28-TONS 21-TONS 56-TONS

2" 37-TONS 28-TONS 74-TONS

Double and Multi-leg bridles are measured a little differently than EE (Eye & EYE) ET (Eye & Thimble) or TT (Thimble & Thimble) slings. The illustration below shows this. The hardware positioned at the 'top' of the assembly is not included in the length of the sling. The measurement is taken from the bearing point of the attachment, or eye, at the bottom of the assembly to the bearing of the wire rope sling that attaches to the link at the top of the assembly.

WIRE ROPE
DIAMETER.
2 LEG BRIDLE CAPACITIES.

1/4" .65-TONS .91-TONS 1.1-TONS

5/16 1.0-TONS 1.4-TONS 1.7-TONS

3/8" 1.4-TONS 2.0-TONS 2.5-TONS

7/16" 1.9-TONS 2.7-TONS 3.4-TONS

1/2" 2.5-TONS 3.6-TONS 4.4-TONS

9/16" 3.2-TONS 4.5-TONS 5.5-TONS

5/8" 3.9-TONS 5.5-TONS 6.8-TONS

3/4" 5.6-TONS 7.9-TONS 9.7-TONS

7/8" 7.6-TONS 11-TONS 13-TONS

1" 9.8-TONS 14-TONS 17-TONS

1-1/8" 12-TONS 17-TONS 21-TONS

1-1/4" 15-TONS 21-TONS 26-TONS

1-3/8" 18-TONS 25-TONS 31-TONS

1-1/2" 21-TONS 30-TONS 37-TONS

1-5/8" 24-TONS 35-TONS 42-TONS

1-3/4" 28-TONS 40-TONS 49-TONS

2" 37-TONS 52-TONS 63-TONS

Multi-leg wire rope bridles provide that user with a stable method in which they can manipulate wide loads in a balanced fashion.

WIRE ROPE
DIAMETER.
3 LEG BRIDLE
CAPACITIES.

4 LEG BRIDLE
CAPACITIES.

1/4" .97-TONS 1.4-TONS 1.7-TONS 1.3-TONS 1.8-TONS 2.2-TONS

5/16 1.5-TONS 2.1-TONS 2.6-TONS 2.0-TONS 2.8-TONS 3.5-TONS

3/8" 2.2-TONS 3.0-TONS 3.7-TONS 2.9-TONS 4.1-TONS 5.0-TONS

7/16" 2.9-TONS 4.1-TONS 5.0-TONS 3.9-TONS 5.5-TONS 6.7-TONS

1/2" 3.8-TONS 5.4-TONS 6.6-TONS 5.1-TONS 7.1-TONS 8.8-TONS

9/16" 4.8-TONS 6.8-TONS 8.3-TONS 6.4-TONS 9.0-TONS 11-TONS

5/8" 5.9-TONS 8.3-TONS 10-TONS 7.8-TONS 11-TONS 14-TONS

3/4" 8.4-TONS 12-TONS 15-TONS 11-TONS 16-TONS 19-TONS

7/8" 11-TONS 16-TONS 20-TONS 15-TONS 21-TONS 26-TONS

1" 15-TONS 21-TONS 26-TONS 20-TONS 28-TONS 34-TONS

1-1/8" 18-TONS 26-TONS 31-TONS 24-TONS 34-TONS 42-TONS

1-1/4" 22-TONS 31-TONS 38-TONS 30-TONS 42-TONS 51-TONS

1-3/8" 27-TONS 38-TONS 46-TONS 36-TONS 50-TONS 62-TONS

1-1/2" 32-TONS 45-TONS 55-TONS 42-TONS 60-TONS 73-TONS

1-5/8" 37-TONS 52-TONS 63-TONS 49-TONS 69-TONS 85-TONS

1-3/4" 42-TONS 60-TONS 74-TONS 57-TONS 80-TONS 98-TONS

2" 55-TONS 78-TONS 95-TONS 73-TONS 104-TONS 127-TONS

Typical chain sling assemblies with recommended maximum workloads.

CHAIN SIZE

SINGLE
TYPE 'S'

DOUBLE LEG CHAIN SLINGS
TYPE 'D"

TRIPLE TYPE 'T' AND
QUAD TYPE 'Q' CHAIN SLINGS

Vertical 60º 45º 30º 60º 45º 30º

1/4" -(9/32") 3,500 6,100 4,900 3,500 9,100 7,400 5,200

3/8" 7,100 12,300 10,000 7,100 18,400 15,100 10,600

1/2" 12,000 20,800 17,000 12,000 31,200 25,500 18,000

5/8" 18,000 31,300 25,600 18,100 47,000 38,400 27,100

3/4" 28,300 49,000 40,000 28,300 73,500 60,000 42,400

7/8" 34,200 59,200 48,400 34,200 88,900 72,500 51,300

1" 47,700 82,600 67,400 47,700 123,900 101,200 71,500

1-1/4" 72,300 125,200 102,200 72,300 187,800 153,400 108,400

Eye and Eye sling are slings that contructed of flat nylon or polyester webbing that have been sewn in a fashion that provides a loop at each end. Either the loop is flat or it can have a twist in it. Therefore, these slings are called Eye and Eye Flat or Eye and Eye Twist sling. Their capacities are given below.

NYLON EYE / EYE FLAT (EEF) AND EYE/EYE TWIST (EET) SLINGS

TYPE '3'

WIDTH

PLY

VERTICAL
CAPACITY

CHOKER
CAPACITY

BASKET
CAPACITY

60 DEGREE
HITCH

45 DEGREE
HITCH

30 DEGREE
HITCH

EYE & EYE FLAT (EEF)
&EYE & EYE TWIST (EET)

EEF-1-901

1"

1

1,600

1,300

3,200

2,800

2,300

1,600

EEF-2-901

1"

2

3,200

2,600

6,400

5,500

4,500

3,200

EEF-3-901

1"

3

4,100

3,300

8,200

7,100

5,800

4,100

EEF-4-901

1"

4

5,500

4,400

11,000

9,500

7,800

5,500

EEF-1-902

2"

1

3,200

2,600

6,400

5,500

4,500

3,200

EEF-2-902

2"

2

6,400

5,100

12,800

11,100

9,000

6,400

EEF-3-902

2"

3

8,200

6,600

16,500

14,300

11,600

8,200

EEF-4-902

2"

4

11,000

8,800

22,000

19,000

15,500

11,000

EEF-1-903

3"

1

4,800

3,800

9,600

8,300

6,800

4,800

EEF-2-903

3"

2

8,900

7,100

17,800

15,400

12,600

8,900

EEF-3-903

3"

3

12,300

9,900

24,700

21,400

17,500

12,300

EEF-4-903

3"

4

16,500

13,200

32,900

28,500

23,300

16,500

EEF-1-904

4"

1

6,400

5,100

12,800

11,100

9,000

6,400

EEF-2-904

4"

2

11,500

9,200

23,000

20,000

16,300

11,500

EEF-3-904

4"

3

15,300

12,200

30,600

26,500

21,600

15,300

EEF-4-904

4"

4

20,400

16,300

40,800

35,300

28,800

20,400

EEF-1-906

6"

1

9,600

7,700

19,200

16,600

13,600

9,600

EEF-2-906

6"

2

16,300

13,100

32,600

28,300

23,100

16,300

EEF-3-906

6"

3

22,900

18,300

45,900

39,700

32,400

22,900

EEF-4-906

6"

4

30,600

24,500

61,200

53,000

43,200

30,600

EEF-1-908

8"

1

12,800

10,200

25,600

22,200

18,100

12,800

EEF-2-908

8"

2

20,500

16,400

41,000

35,500

29,000

20,500

EEF-3-908

8"

3

30,700

24,600

61,400

53,200

43,400

30,700

EEF-4-908

8"

4

41,000

32,800

81,900

70,900

57,900

41,000

EEF-1-910

10"

1

16,000

12,800

32,000

27,700

22,600

16,000

EEF-2-910

10

2

24,000

19,200

48,000

41,600

33,900

24,000

EEF-3-910

10"

3

36,000

28,800

72,000

62,300

50,900

36,000

EEF-4-910

10"

4

48,000

38,400

96,000

83,100

67,900

48,000

EEF-1-912

12"

1

19,200

15,400

38,400

33,200

27,100

19,200

EEF-2-912

12"

2

26,900

21,500

53,700

46,500

38,000

26,900

EEF-3-912

12"

3

40,300

32,200

80,600

69,800

57,000

40,300

EEF-2-912

12"

4

53,700