Cargo Handling Regulations




Table No. 8.—Galvanized-wire-rope Slings.

TABLE OF SAFE-WORKING LOADS FOR GALVANIZED-WIRE-ROPE SLINGS ON WHICH THE LOAD IS CARRIED ON TWO PARTS OR LEGS OF THE SLING, MADE OF ROPE HAVING THE BREAKING-LOAD SPECIFIED IN APPENDIX III.

Safe-working Loads for various Distances between Legs.

Size of Rope. Legs Parallel. B = L.
Circumference, in Inches. Diameter, in Inches (approximate). Strands and Wires 6/19.
Working-load, in Tons, &c. Working-load, in Pounds.
1 5/16 T. cwt. qr. lb.
1 1/8 3/8 0 16 2 8
1 1/4 13/32 1 0 0 0
1 3/8 7/16 1 5 2 24
1 1/2 15/32 1 9 2 24
1 5/8 1/2 1 16 2 8
1 3/4 9/16 2 0 0 16
1 7/8 10/32 2 9 0 16
2 5/8 3 6 3 12
2 1/8 11/16 3 13 2 24
2 1/4 23/32 4 8 0 0
2 3/8 3/4 4 15 1 20
2 1/2 13/16 5 2 3 12
2 5/8 27/32 5 10 3 12
2 3/4 7/8 6 4 0 0
2 7/8 29/32 6 17 0 16
3 15/16 7 6 1 4
3 1/8 1 8 6 1 4
3 1/4 11/32 8 16 0 0
3 3/8 11/16 9 6 3 12
3 1/2 11/8 10 3 1 20
3 5/8 15/32 10 14 1 4
3 3/4 13/16 11 12 0 0
3 7/8 11/4 12 10 1 4
4 19/32 13 9 0 16
4 1/8 15/16 14 2 1 4
4 1/4 111/32 14 15 1 20
4 3/8 13/8 15 16 0 0
4 1/2 17/16 17 4 0 0
4 5/8 115/32 17 18 3 12
4 3/4 11/2 19 1 2 24
4 7/8 19/16 19 16 2 8
5 119/32 20 12 2 8
5 1/8 15/8 ..
5 1/4 111/16 ..
5 3/8 123/32 ..
5 1/2 13/4 ..
5 5/8 125/32 ..
5 3/4 127/32 ..
5 7/8 17/8 ..
6 129/32 ..


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