Cable Laid Sling Splice

The calculated sling breaking load csbl of a cable laid sling is equal to the sum of the minimum breaking loads of the individual outer and core rope unit ropes multiplied by a spinning loss coefficient of 0 85 and a splice loss of 0 75 according to imca m179.

Cable laid sling splice.

Used in steel warehouses metalworking shops and construction sites a wire rope or mesh sling from grainger grips tightly around loads without stretching and has vertical load limits up to 9 8 tons. Figure 1 figure 1 cable laid rope construction figure 2 figure 2 figure 2 cable laid sling. 2 cable laid slings 2 1 construction cable laid slings are formed from wire rope constructed of six unit ropes laid as outers over one core unit rope with a termination at each end usually in the form of a spliced eye as illustrated in and. Either a hand splice or a mechanical splice then forms an endless sling body.

Ask a kennedy wire rope sling co inc. This makes a very flexible sling for special applications. Flexibility is the outstanding characteristic of this type of sling. Hand spliced slings should not be used in lifts where the sling may rotate and cause the wire rope to unlay.

60 45 30 60 30 7x7x7. Rated load for cable laid wire rope single and two leg slings mechanical splice only based on design factor 5 and rated loads expressed in tons 2 000 lb single leg. Kennedy wire rope fabricates grommets configurations. Manufactured with uni loc flemish eye splice.

The eye loops on our sling cable are created with a flemish splice which is a mechanical splice where the rope cable is separated into two parts one part has three strands the other part has the remaining three strands plus the core then re laid back in the opposite direction to form the loop. One 1 2 diameter type hs 1 1 12 ft. How to order hand splice eye slings. The minimum circumference of the sling is 96 times the grommet s body diameter.

For a single leg hand spliced sling with loop on each end with rated capacity of 1 8 tons vertical 12 ft. The eye is the flemish type with a pressed on sleeve. Professional for assistance in choosing the appropriate grommet and for your wire rope sling inspection needs by. Grommets either have a wire rope body or a body made up of six strands which are laid helically around a strand core.

Strand laid hand spliced cable laid hand spliced and the most common mechanical spliced. Fit for any rugged environment these low cost slings handle temperatures ranging from 60 to 400 f and abrasive loads that tend to cut web slings. Design factor is 5 1 for the sling wll in tons of 2000 lbs. Cable laid slings are constructed from 7 individual galvanized ropes cabled together.