Ideal in industrial environments, chain slings can be used to lift super heavy loads. Our range of grade 8 chain slings come in single leg, double leg, 3 or 4 leg varieties. Here we deal with single leg chain slings

Single Leg Chain Slings

With working load limits ranging from 1.5 tonne and pushing over 30 tonne at the top end of the spectrum as well as lengths up to 10 metres and a choice of fittings you can customise your chain slings to suit your needs. All our chain is grade 8 steel.

Grade 8 Single Leg Chain Sling Configuration

All our chain slings are finished at the top with a master link connector to provide quick and easy connection to the load hook on your hoist or crane.

At the bottom end of the chain leg you have more options. The popular choices are;

• Sling hooks with safety catches

• Self Locking hooks

• Swivel self locking hooks

 

Grab hooks are another option as are shortening grabs.

Shortening grab hooks are used when one or more lengths of chain is too long, causing the load to tilt and become unstable. A shortening grab fitted to the master link is used to anchor back the unwanted section of chain so that you can stabilise your load. This is the ONLY way to shorten chain safely in a temporary manner.

 

Grade 8 Chain Sling Specifics

The chain we use to make up our chain slings is known as grade 8, and is made from a heat treated steel alloy. The size of the chain links varies from 7mm to 32mm according to the working load limit (WLL) of the sling.

Operating temperature ranges are another consideration to undertake. For the majority this will not pose a problem, however if you are to be using your sling in environments above or below normal temperatures you must ensure the chain and components are suitable. Our range can be used safely in temperatures down to minus 40 or up to plus 400 degrees Celsius but possibly with a reduced WLL. ALWAYS refer to manufacturers instruction as well as loading charts.

Ordering your Chain Sling Online

Should you wish to purchase a chain sling online there is just a few things we will need to know. First up the safe working load you require or the chain size (one will determine the other!)

Secondly the length, this is the measurement taken from bearing to bearing in other words the top inside edge of the bowl of the last link.

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Next choose you preferred end fitting from the list given. Also check whether you will require shortening grab hooks or not. That’s pretty much it, just add your selections to your basket and checkout in the usual was, its quick, easy and safe.

Next choose you preferred end fitting from the list given and check whether you will require shortening grab hooks or not. That’s pretty much it, just add your selections to your basket and checkout in the usual was, its quick, easy and safe.

If you can’t find the right fitting from our list then give us a call. It is usually the case that we can source the items you would like at keen prices so you will get your ideal chain sling.

Chain Sling Hitches

A chain sling can be used in a number of different ways to enable the harnessing of different load types. The most straight forward is the straight lift where a single leg sling remains vertical from the hoist’s load hook to the load, this set up is where you will obtain the maximum working load limit without the need for any reductions.

A basket hitch is used when the chain needs to wrap around and under the load then hooked back into the top master link. A choke hitch wraps around the load in a similar way, however rather than hooking back to the master link it is hooked into a chain link closest to the load.

Choke and basket hitches will nearly always need changes to the maximum working load limit, to find out by how much you will need to consult the loading charts as the angle of the sling is also taken into consideration.

Chain sling safety

Just like any other type of lifting equipment, safety is a top priority, and so it should be. Yearly thorough inspections according to LOLER regulations are a must, however your slings should be visually checked regularly (before each use is perfect). Every link should be looked over, observing any miss shaped links or elongated links which could mean the chain has been improperly used (possibly overloaded). Do not use until professionally checked and load tested for safety’s sake.

One weak link is all that it takes for a chain to fail completely which could result in a catastrophe.

Always adhere to the marked safe working load and follow safe slinging procedures.