Wire Rope Slings With Thimble

Wire rope slings wire rope environmental considerations wire core wire rope iwrc must not be used at temperatures above 400 f.
Wire rope slings with thimble. In stricter senses the term wire rope refers to a diameter larger than 3 8 inch 9 52 mm with smaller gauges designated cable or cords. Single body wire rope slings feature 6 x 19 or 6 x 37 construction extra improved plow steel eips wire rope with an independent wire rope core iwrc. They include a tag that shows capacities in each configuration. A clamp and thimble in one convenient fitting simplifies installation while providing support and fray protection to the wire rope loop.
Our single leg eye and thimble wire rope slings combine excellent strength and a design that s easy to use in a variety of applications. Most lifts use one of three basic hitches. Wire rope is several strands of metal wire twisted into a helix forming a composite rope in a pattern known as laid rope larger diameter wire rope consists of multiple strands of such laid rope in a pattern known as cable laid. Available in several wire rope diameters eye and thimble wire slings are manufactured with mechanical flemish eyes for strength and efficiency and often used with anchor shackles.
Thimble and thimble wire slings are available in either a 6x25 or a 6x36 wire rope and manufactured with flemish eyes to offer superior efficiency. How wire rope slings are used hitches how wire rope slings are configured to lift a load is called a hitch. Vertical eye and eye hitch if one eye of the sling is attached to the lifting hook and the other eye is attached to the load this is called a vertical eye and eye or straight hitch. These slings are more abrasion and cut resistant than web and round slings yet lighter in weight than mesh and chain slings.
We also offer eye and eye sliding choker wire slings as well as cable laid in an eye and eye configuration. 18 8 stainless steel wire rope. Use a torque wrench to tighten the clamp. Fiber core ropes should not be subjected to degreas ing solvents.
Domestic eye and eye wire slings also available. In stock and ready to ship. However a thimble eye can also be pressed with a ferrule using many tonnes of force to provide a strong connection. Crimped and reinforced thimble eye slings have a thimble on the inside of the loops to prevent fraying.
Fiber core wire rope fc must not be used at tem peratures above 180 f. Single body flemish eye mechanical splice wire rope slings provide additional security superior to return loop slings should the swage sleeve become damaged during use. Crimped eye slings are secured with a metal sleeve.