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Grommet Slings
STRAND LAID GROMMET WIRE ROPE SLINGS
No. 11B Rated Capacity - Tons (2,000 Lbs.)
7 x 19 AND 7 x 37 CLASS - IPS
BASKET HITCHES
SLING
BODY
DIA.
(IN) VERT.
*
CHOKER VERTICAL 600 450 300 1/4 .85 .60 1.7 1.5 1.2 .85
5/16 1.3 .93 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.3
3/8 1.9 1.3 3.8 3.3 2.7 1.9
7/16 2.6 1.8 5.2 4.5 3.6 2.6
1/2 3.3 2.3 6.7 5.8 4.7 3.3
9/16 4.2 2.9 8.4 7.3 6.0 4.2
5/8 5.2 3.6 10. 9.0 7.4 5.2
3/4 7.4 5.2 15. 13. 10. 7.4
7/8 10. 7.0 20. 17. 14. 10.
1 13 9.1 26. 22. 18. 13.
1-1/8 16. 11. 32. 28. 23. 16.
1-1/4 20. 14. 39. 34. 28. 20.
1-3/8 23. 16. 46. 40. 33. 23.
1-1/2 27. 19. 54. 47. 38. 27.
1-5/8 31. 22. 62. 54. 44. 31.
1-3/4 36. 25. 72. 62. 51. 36.
1-7/8 41. 28. 81. 70. 57. 41.
2 46. 32. 92. 79. 65. 46.
2-1/8 51. 36. 102. 88. 72. 51.
2-1/4 56. 39. 113. 98. 80. 56.
2-3/8 62. 44. 124. 108. 88. 62.
2-1/2 68. 47. 136. 117. 96. 68.
2-3/4 81. 56. 161. 140. 114. 81.
3 94. 66. 189. 163. 133. 94.
Strand Laid Grommets have either a wire rope body, or
a body of six strands laid helically around a strand core,
with either a hand tucked or a mechanical splice to form
an endless sling body. Minimum circumference of the
sling is 96 times the grommet body diameter.
Hand Tucked
Continuous Construction
...made from one
continuous strand
Rated Capacities Basket Hitch and vertical lift based on D/d ratio of 5 when "d" is
diameter of the finished grommet.
Rated Capacities based on pin diamter no smaller than 5 times the body diameter.
Sling angles of less than 30 degrees shall not be used.
*See Choker Hitch Rated Capacity Adjustment chart.
Mechanical Splice
7 Parts of Wire Rope
in the Sling Body
No. 14B Rated Capacity - Tons (2,000 Lbs.)
6 x 19 AND 6 x 37 CLASS - IPS - IWRC
BASKET HITCHES
SLING
BODY
DIA.
(IN) VERT.
*
CHOKER VERTICAL 600 450 300 1/4 .92 .64 1.8 1.6 1.3 .92
5/16 1.4 1.0 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.4
3/8 2.0 1.4 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.0
7/16 2.8 1.9 5.5 4.8 3.9 2.8
1/2 3.6 2.5 7.2 6.2 5.1 3.6
9/16 4.5 3.2 9.0 7.8 6.4 4.5
5/8 5.6 3.9 11. 9.7 7.9 5.6
3/4 8. 5.6 16. 14. 11. 8.
7/8 11. 7.6 22. 19. 15. 11.
1 14. 9.8 28. 24. 20. 14.
1-1/8 18. 12. 35. 31. 25. 18.
1-1/4 22. 15. 43. 38. 31. 22.
1-3/8 26. 18. 52. 45. 37. 26.
1-1/2 31. 22. 62. 53. 44. 31.
1 -5/8 36. 25. 72. 62. 51. 36.
1-3/4 41. 29. 83. 72. 59. 41.
1-7/8 47. 33. 95. 82. 67. 47.
2 54. 38. 107. 93. 76. 54.
2-1/8 60. 42. 120. 104. 85. 60.
2-1/4 67. 47. 134. 116. 95. 67.
2-3/8 75. 52. 149. 129. 105. 75.
2-1/2 82. 57. 163. 142. 116. 82.
2-3/4 98. 69. 196. 170. 139. 98.
3 115. 81. 231. 200. 163. 115.