SAFE WORKING LOADS FOR WIRE ROPE SLINGS

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ONE LEG ONE LEG TWO LEG TWO LEG TWO LEG U SLING
WIRE
ROPE
DIAMETER
Inches Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons
1/4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8

3/8 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.6 1.7

1/2 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.6 1.1 3.0

5/8 2.3 1.7 3.0 2.4 1.7 4.6

3/4 3.4 2.6 4.4 3.4 2.6 6.8

7/8 4.3 3.2 5.6 6.6 3.2 8.6

1 5.7 4.2 7.3 6.0 4.2 11.3
1/4 8.7 6.5 11.2 9.1 6.4 17.3

BASKET BASKET BASKET TWO LEG TWO LEG TWO LEG

WIRE
ROPE
DIAMETER
Inches Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons
1/ 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.4
4
3/8 1.1 0.9 0.6 1.5 1.2 0.9
1/ 1.9 1.6 1.1 2.6 2.1 1.5
2
5/8 3.0 2.4 1.7 4.0 3.3 2.3
3/ 4.4 3.6 2.6 5.9 4.8 3.4
4
7/8 5.6 4.6 3.2 7.5 6.1 4.3
1 7.3 6.0 4.2 9.8 8.0 5.7
1/ 11.2 9.1 6.4 14.9 12.2 8.7
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Rope
Diameter

Inches 1 Part 2 Parts 3 Parts 4 Parts

Tons Tons Tons Tons
1
/2 0.11 0.20 0.27 0.32
3
/4 0.22 0.40 0.54 0.66
1 0.37 0.67 0.91 1.10

Safe working loads for fibre falls these loads should not be exceeded. A factor of safety of 1 Onas been taken and
the sheave friction has been assumed 1 0% of the ope tension of each sheave passed over

ANNEXURE - 4
WIRE
ROPE
DIAMETER

In In Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons

1
/2 8 1.5 2.9 4.1 5.3 6.1 7.0

5/8 10 2.3 4.4 6.3 8.1 9.5 10.9

3
/4 13 3.4 6.6 9.3 12.0 14.0 16.2

7/6 14 4.3 8.3 12.2 15.2 17.7 20.4

1 16 5.6 10.9 16.0 19.9 23.2 26.7

Safe working loads for wire rope slings