Quick Reference Chart of the Most Popular Heavy-Lift Wire Rope Slings
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Parts of wire rope in body
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D/d Body*
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D/d Eye*
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Termination of each Eye
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Minimum Length
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Features
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Tri-Flex® sling
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3
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5/1
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1.5/1
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1 Ferrule
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6' for 7/8" component wire*
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Good replacement for single-strand wire rope slings
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Gator-Laid® sling
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9
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5/1
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1/1
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3 Ferrules
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6' for 3/4" component wire*
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80% efficiency; parallel-laid eyes
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Gator-Max® sling
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9
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5/1
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1/1
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Hand tuck
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15' for 1/2" component wire*
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80% efficiency; parallel-laid eyes
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Gator-Flex® sling
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9
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5/1
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1/1
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Hand tuck
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15' for 1/2" component wire*
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Unwrapped eyes easy to inspect
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Gator-Flex® grommet
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9
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5/1
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N/A
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Hand tuck
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4' for 1/4" component wire*
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Endless
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*Ratio based on finished body diameter
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*Ratio based on finished body diameter
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*Minimum length increases as component wire size increases
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Inspection of Slingmax® Wire Rope Slings
- Follow general criteria in ASME/ANSI B30.9 Chapter 9-2 “Wire Rope Slings – Selection, Use, and Maintenance”
- Retirement criteria: For Gator-family™ and Tri-Flex® slings of less than 9 parts, 20 broken wires per lay length means that the sling should be removed from service. For slings of 9 parts or more, 40 broken wires per lay length means that the sling should be removed from service.
Advantages: flexibility, low D/d ratios, fabrication to tight tolerance
Meets conditions specified by the Wire Rope Technical Board Sling Manual
