Length Tolerance
Hand spliced slings are manufactured to a length tolerance of plus or minus 2 rope diameters or plus or minus 0.5% of sling length, whichever is greater. Slings, which will be used as matched sets will be within 1/2 rope diameter of each other.
Rated Capacities for hand spliced slings
6×19 and 6×37 Classifications, Improved Plow, Fiber Core
| Standard Eye Size (in.) | Rated Capacity (ton/2000 lbs.) | ||||||
| Rope Diam. (in.) | Construction | W | L | Vertical | Choker Hitch | Vertical Basket Hitch | Recommended Minimum Length |
| 1/4 | 6×19 | 3 | 6 | .49 | .37 | .99 | 1′ 10″ |
| 5/16 | 6×19 | 3 | 6 | .76 | .57 | 1.5 | 2′ 0″ |
| 3/8 | 6×19 | 3 | 6 | 1.1 | .80 | 2.1 | 2′ 2″ |
| 7/16 | 6×19 | 4 | 8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2′ 8″ |
| 1/2 | 6×19 | 4 | 8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 2′ 10″ |
| 9/16 | 6×19 | 5 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 3′ 4″ |
| 5/8 | 6×19 | 5 | 10 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 3′ 6″ |
| 3/4 | 6×19 | 6 | 12 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 4′ 2″ |
| 7/8 | 6×19 | 7 | 14 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 5′ 2″ |
| 1 | 6×19 | 8 | 16 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 5′ 10″ |
| 1-1/8 | 6×19 | 9 | 18 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 17.0 | 6′ 8″ |
| 1-1/4 | 6×37 | 10 | 20 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 21.0 | 7′ 4″ |
| 1-3/8 | 6×37 | 11 | 22 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 25.0 | 8′ 0″ |
| 1-1/2 | 6×37 | 12 | 24 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 29.0 | 8′ 10″ |
| 1-5/8 | 6×37 | 13 | 26 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 34.0 | 9′ 6″ |
| 1-3/4 | 6×37 | 14 | 28 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 40.0 | 10′ 4″ |
| 2 | 6×37 | 16 | 32 | 26.0 | 19.0 | 51.0 | 11′ 8″ |
6×19 and 6×37 Classifications, Improved Plow, IWRC
| Standard Eye Size (in.) | Rated Capacity (ton/2000 lbs.) | ||||||
| Rope Diam. (in.) | Construction | W | L | Vertical | Choker Hitch | Vertical Basket Hitch | Recommended Minimum Length |
| 1/4 | 6×19 | 3 | 6 | .53 | .40 | 1.0 | 1′ 10″ |
| 5/16 | 6×19 | 3 | 6 | .81 | .61 | 1.6 | 2′ 0″ |
| 3/8 | 6×19 | 3 | 6 | 1.1 | .86 | 2.3 | 2′ 2″ |
| 7/16 | 6×19 | 4 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2′ 8″ |
| 1/2 | 6×19 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 2′ 10″ |
| 9/16 | 6×19 | 5 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 3′ 4″ |
| 5/8 | 6×19 | 5 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 3′ 6″ |
| 3/4 | 6×19 | 6 | 12 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 4′ 2″ |
| 7/8 | 6×19 | 7 | 14 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 5′ 2″ |
| 1 | 6×19 | 8 | 16 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 14.0 | 5′ 10″ |
| 1-1/8 | 6×19 | 9 | 18 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 18.0 | 6′ 8″ |
| 1-1/4 | 6×37 | 10 | 20 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 22.0 | 7′ 4″ |
| 1-3/8 | 6×37 | 11 | 22 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 8′ 0″ |
| 1-1/2 | 6×37 | 12 | 24 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 32.0 | 8′ 10″ |
| 1-5/8 | 6×37 | 13 | 26 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 37.0 | 9′ 6″ |
| 1-3/4 | 6×37 | 14 | 28 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 43.0 | 10′ 4″ |
| 2 | 6×37 | 16 | 32 | 28.0 | 21.0 | 55.0 | 11′ 8″ |
Rate loads are based on a diameter of 25 times the individual rope diameter at points of sling contact with load.
WARNING: Hand-spliced slings should not be used in lifts where the sling may rotate and cause the wire rope to unlay.
