SHACKLES Next: (continued)  
RIGGING HARDWARE
SHACKLES
FORGED
Working Load Limit permanently shown on every
shackle.
Capacities 1/3 to 150 tons.
Hot Dip Galvanized.
Anchor Shackles meet the performance require 
ments of Federal Specification RR C 271D TYPE
IVA, Grade A, Class 3.  
Chain Shackles meet the performance requirements
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of Federal Specification RR 271D TYPE IVB, Grade
A, Class 3.
BOLT  TYPE ANCHOR AND CHAIN SHACKLE
Working 
Dimensions
Nominal 
Load 
Size (in.)
Limit 
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
K
L
M
N
P
R
(tons)*
3/16
1/3
0.38
0.25
0.88
0.19
0.60
0.56
1.47
0.98
0.19
1.29
1/4
1/2
0.47
0.31
1.13
0.25
0.78
0.61
0.75
1.84
1.59
1.28
0.97
0.25
1.56
0.25
5/16
3/4
0.53
0.38
1.22
0.31
0.84
0.75
1.00
2.09
1.91
1.47
1.16
0.31
1.82
0.31
3/8
1
0.66
0.44
1.44
0.38
1.03
0.91
1.22
2.49
2.30
1.78
1.41
0.38
2.17
0.38
7/16
1 1/2
0.75
0.50
1.69
0.44
1.16
1.06
1.42
2.91
2.66
2.03
1.62
0.44
2.51
0.44
1/2
2
0.81
0.63
1.88
0.50
1.31
1.19
1.63
3.28
3.03
2.31
1.81
0.50
2.80
0.50
5/8
3 1/4
1.06
0.75
2.38
0.63
1.69
1.50
2.00
4.19
3.75
2.94
2.31
0.69
3.53
0.63
3/4
4 3/4
1.25
0.88
2.81
0.75
2.00
1.81
2.38
4.97
4.53
3.50
2.75
0.81
4.07
0.81
7/8
6 1/2
1.44
1.00
3.31
0.88
2.28
2.09
2.81
5.83
5.33
4.03
3.19
0.97
4.71
0.97
1
8 1/2
1.69
1.13
3.75
1.00
2.69
2.38
3.19
6.56
5.94
4.69
3.69
1.06
5.31
1.00
1 1/8
9 1/2
1.81
1.25
4.25
1.16
2.91
2.69
3.58
7.47
6.78
5.16
4.06
1.25
5.90
1.25
1 1/4
12
2.03
1.38
4.69
1.25
3.25
3.00
3.94
8.25
7.50
5.75
4.53
1.38
6.51
1.38
1 3/8
13 1/2
2.25
1.50
5.25
1.38
3.63
3.31
4.38
9.16
8.28
6.38
5.00
1.50
7.21
1.50
1 1/2
17
2.38
1.63
5.75
1.50
3.88
3.63
4.81
10.00
9.06
6.88
5.38
1.62
7.73
1.62
1 3/4
25
2.88
2.00
7.00
1.75
5.00
4.19
5.75
12.34
10.97
8.86
6.38
2.25
9.05
2.12
2
35
3.25
2.25
7.75
2.00
5.75
4.81
6.75
13.68
12.28
9.97
7.25
2.40
10.41
2.00
2 1/2
55
4.13
2.75
10.50
2.62
7.25
5.69
8.00
17.84
14.84
12.87
9.38
3.13
13.56
2.62
3
85
5.00
3.25
13.00
3.00
7.88
6.50
8.50
21.50
16.88
14.36
11.00
3.62
16.50
3.50
3 1/2
120
5.25
3.75
14.63
3.62
9.00
8.00
24.63
16.50
4.12
19.00
4
150
5.50
4.25
14.50
4.10
10.00
9.00
25.69
18.42
4.56
19.75
NOTE: Maximum Proof load is 2.2 times the Working Load Limit.  Minimum Ultimate Strength is 6 times the Working Load Limit.
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