‘Sling angle method —— 7 determine the amount of téasion oa @ sling used at angles other that, 90 degrees (vertical) Use the following formula: (Weight + No of legs) x'Load Angle Factor Weight = 4,000 Angle = 40 degrees No. of legs: 2 aes a eee eet (4000 +2) x 1.555 ore 2000 x 1.555 = 3,110 aD each leg will carry 3,110 Ibs of tension —_ Its strongly recommended that sting angles of iess than 30 degrees should NOT be uses, 75° 90° the horlzcntal sling aie eprroxches 30 daxrees,| ae 3 sing | f°? | sing | | Angie | ange | Angle Angle | Factor gle | Factor 5° | 1149 | 50° | 1.905 to [ s7s is° | 3esi | 6o° | 4.155 zoe | 2924 | 5° | 1.104 25° | 2964 | 70° | 1.064 aoe | 200 | 75° | 1.098 a5° | 1.742 | 80° | 1.015 1.224 aoe | 158s | ase | 1.004 ase | 1414 | 90° | 1.00 ‘When ths Joel is NOT stun oquly a slgs, the teaion| com eaeh ft nest alta indy by 8 qa ers,eld measurement mebog ‘The following formula provides acourate calcula- tang by using only measurements taken in the (Weight + No of legs) x (S = H) EXAMPLE: Weight = 4,000 Sling Length = 12 feet (144 inches) Height = 92 &1/2 inches (Weight + No of legs) x (S + H) (4000 + 2) x (144 + 92.5) or... 2000 x 1,556 = 3,112 Pisa J each leg will carry 3,112 Ibs of tension —_—— ‘The example on the lef, assumes the load weight, fs.4.000 tbs. ancl two (2) slings are-used that are cach 12 feet (144 inches) long, and the height from the load to the hook is 92-1/2", (4000 = 2) x (144 + 92.5) or 2000 x 1.556 = 3,112 Ibs ‘Therefore, cach leg will carry 3.112 Ibs of ten sion, In adiliuion, you can use Ufls “load factor" ‘number with thc chart on the previous page and devermine the approximate angle. I you look up the 1.556 on the chart you will ind that its close 55 or 40 degrees. CAUTION: These formulas are for any number of ling legs, but tis strongly recommended tht the formula be used for two legs, 2s there is 0 way to ‘assure that each fog wil carry its share of ne load. Its possible to ‘ave al the weight on ‘oo logs even with four fag bricte dve to load imbalance, or different leg lengths. . Wb te a Nesta a ce eg st a eee inl ayaa peso,“sm 0001 ‘sarcos “ga 009 =(Leg Loading |) Loading ies cee (Leg Loading |) 1 Leg: 1 leg carries the 2Ie a pe entire load ‘8 share the entire loaq It recommended you consider that only 2 legs will carry the load, even when using 4 legs, since itis difficult to assure that all the legs will carry an equal share of the load, 3 Legs: 3 legs share the entire load 4Legs: 2 legs carry a majority of the load, the other 2 legs help balance the load"SLING ANGLES: "TWO LEGGED SLING - WIRE ROPE, CHAIN, SYNTHETICS Warmest suane oF WORZONTAL SUING LOAD ANGLE. (Sou Sumas ate MELE Ocenee Bt eae conan or ea ‘emcxecee ose & 185 0 1.305 s sane fc eet eee /,_WenINGAt SHARE OF LOAD X LOAD ANGLE FACTOR HonzoNTAL Suna FEMBION f= Ga eX Santo -02 SEABON P= LOAD be Sin HENSON = LOAB x BI SUUNDIs08) TENSION 2 LOAD X D1 X S€MD1SOE)