Braided Slings
8-PART ROUND BODY
TYPE 18 SLING WITH BRAIDED ROPE LEG, SLIP-THRU THIMBLE AND SLIDING CHOKER HOOK

 
Diameter of Ropes
in Braided
Sling
Inches		 Rated Capacities**
in Tons
EIPS Rope
IWRC		 Slip-Thru
Thimbles

Size
No.		 Choker
Hooks

Size
No.
1/8 0.71 W-2 2
3/16 1.5 W-3 3
1/4 2.6 W-4 4
5/16 3.9 W-5 5
3/8 5.5 W-5 6
7/16 8.6 W-6 7
1/2 11 W-7 8

** Rated capacities of basket hitches are based on a minimum diameter of curvature at the point of load contact of 20 times the component rope diameter.
Rated capacities of choker hitches apply when the angle of choke is greater than 135 degrees.

8-PART ROUND BODY
TYPE 58 SLING DOUBLE BODY CHOKER WITH SLIP-THRU AND CRESCENT THIMBLES

 
Diameter of Individual
Ropes
Inches		 Rated Capacities**
in Tons
EIPS
IWRC
Choker*
Hitch		 Rated Capacities**
in Tons
EIPS
IWRC
Vertical		 Rated Capacities**
in Tons
Slip-
Thru
Thimble
Size
No.		 Rated Capacities**
in Tons
Crescent
Thimble
Size
No.
1/8 1.4 1.9 W-3 8C
3/16 3.1 4.1 W-5 10C
1/4 5.1 6.8 W-6 16C
3/8 7.7 10 W-7 20C
7/16 17 23 W-8 24C
1/2 22 30 W-9 22C
9/16 28 38 W-10 40C
5/8 35 46 W-11 40C
3/4 49 66 W-11 48C

* Rated capacities of choker hitches apply when the angle of choke is greater than 135 degrees.
Larger sizes available.
Individual Rope Diameter up to 3/8" may be Galvanized Aircraft Cable.