New Crane Slings

chris_girard · May 23, 2016

New Crane Slings
I've been using these new "Multi-Point Slings" (mistakenly referred to by some as "spider-legs") from WesSpur for the last few weeks and all I can say is they are incredible. They have a knotted WLL of 7,056 lbs! They are made from Quantum X Dyneema/Polyester are tied and untied easy using a cow hitch termination. Do not let the price scare you off. Bid them into a job and they will pay for themselves right away.

Now, 9 times out of 10, I can sling anything with a single eye-to-eye choker, but when I need that zero movement factor on some picks, you won't beat these slings. We tested them out thoroughly at The Crane Man Inc. Workshop in Penn. and I was sold after using them.

A big thanks to Nice Guy Dave from WesSpur for letting us put the slings through a bunch of different tests.

Here's a link:

http://www.wesspur.com/slings/misc-t...ng-slings.html

flyingsquirrel25 · May 24, 2016

Chris thanks for sharing these. I have been looking for a higher wll to replace my double braid "spider legs". These look rather promising. My only question is as a set, why are they going with 2 - 25' and 1 - 30'? I almost always have a 15 & 25 on the hook (plus a rated round sling) for most picks. And even then the 25 stays in the bag most of the time.
Just wondering if I'm missing out on something!!!
Thanks

monkeylove · May 24, 2016

Hopefully Chris or Dave have the full answer but I would think that they were just trying to achieve better pick angles by allowing the hook to be further away from the wood, or they have some really big canopies out there.

Steve Connally · May 24, 2016

I found a he 25 and 30 to allow for better slinging and the length lending itself to the boom having a higher angle. Higher angel allows more weight right? You also can do a bunch of marls if needed and you don't loose length.

chris_girard · May 24, 2016

monkeylove and Steve hit the nail on the head. Better angles and being able to use them on large canopies if you have the LZ.

Steve knows about these slings and he can tell you how impressed we were at the workshop using them. They just got better and better as we used them and they got broken in. I would suggest using a cow's hitch and not a clove hitch, as we did have a little more difficult untying the clove, especially if it wasn't first backed up with a half hitch.