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Gripper® Slings offer longest service life and are most resistant to rough treatment. Excellent for abrasive and sharp edge loads.

Unirope is a factory certified Gripper® Sling fabricator. And YES, we do repairs and re-certifications.
 
 
TYPE 1 for Choker and Basket Hitches
 
TYPE 2 for Basket Hitches
 
Type 1
Sling application
Type 1
Sling application
     
     
    Working Load Limit lbs (Design Factor 5:1)
Heavy Duty – 10 gauge
   
Sling Width
inch
D
inch
Choker (1) 90° Basket 60° 45° 30°
2 1-3/4 1,600 3,200 2,700 2,000 1,600
3 2-1/2 3,000 6,000 5,100 3,800 2,800
4 2-1/2 4,400 8,800 7,480 5,600 4,400
6 2-3/4 6,600 13,200 11,225 8,400 6,600
8 4 8,800 17,600 15,000 11,250 8,800
10 4 11,000 22,000 18,700 14,000 11,000
12 4-1/2 13,200 26,400 22,440 16,800 13,200
14 4-1/2 15,400 30,800 26,180 19,600 15,400
16 4-1/2 17,600 35,200 29,920 22,400 17,600
18 4-1/2 19,800 39,600 33,660 25,200 19,800
20 4-1/2 22,000 44,000 37,400 28,000 22,000
     
(1) Applies to Type 1 slings ONLY
     
     
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