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SLINGS
WIRE ROPE
WORKING LOAD LIMITS
MECHANICAL SPLICE
IWRC 
STRAND MECHANICAL SPLICE
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VERTICAL, CHOKER OR VERTICAL BASKET
RATED CAPACITY IN TONS OF 2,000 LBS.
RATED CAPACITIES SHOWN APPLY ONLY TO 6X19 AND 6X37 CLASSIFICATION WIRE ROPE.
VERTICAL
CHOKER
BASKET
ROPE 
DIA. (IN)
EIPS
EIPS 
EIPS
1/4
1.1
0.74
2.1
5/16
1.6
1.2
3.3
3/8
2.4
1.6
4.7
7/16
3.2
2.2
6.4
1/2
4.1
2.9
8.3
9/16
5.2
3.7
10
5/8
6.4
4.5
13
3/4
9.2
6.4
18
7/8
12
8.7
25
1
16
11
32
1 1/8
20
14
41
1 1/4
25
17
50
1 3/8
30
21
60
1 1/2
36
25
71
1 5/8
41
29
82
1 3/4
48
33
95
1 7/8
54
38
109
2
62
43
124
2 1/8
69
48
138
2 1/4
77
54
154
2 3/8
85
60
171
2 1/2
94
66
188
2 5/8
103
72
207
2 3/4
113
79
225
2 7/8
122
86
245
3
133
93
265
RATED CAPACITIES BASKET HITCH AND VERTICAL LIFT BASED ON D/d RATIO OF 5 WHERE  d  = BODY DIAMETER OF THE FINISHED
GROMMET.
RATED CAPACITIES BASED ON PIN DIAMETER NO SMALLER THAN 5 TIMES THE BODY DIAMETER.
RATED CAPACITIES BASED ON DESIGN FACTOR OF 5.
HORIZONTAL SLING ANGLES LESS THAN 30 DEGREES SHALL NOT BE USED.
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