New crane TIP

[Reach]

If you do use shackles like @oceans suggested they must be either nutted and pinned, or if they are screw in-must be moused. Wesspur has a sweet product. Scroll down to see the Crane Man Climber Tie In. https://wesspur.com/slings/crane-slings.html

That looks simple, solid, and functional. I’ve used something very similar, a crane company (not Crane Man) we used to use had their own version of that.

 

[Reach]

Do you just clip it to the cable above the ball? Any chance you got a pic?

I finally remembered to take a picture for you. (Thanks Steve for posting and reminding me how forgetful I am). I don’t have a crane ball handy at the moment, so you’ll just have to pretend the beat up old rope with a slip knot is a cable and ball.

It’s really simple the way it works, and the new version is quite strong (this one is too, but the newest one is far superior)

 

[Chris Schultz]

Someone please explain: That kit from Wesspur is $415, the webbing strap is $22. To the best of my knowledge those shackles aren’t ~$100/each are they? What am I missing? (Not shitting on Wesspur, that’s where a good majority of my gear comes from) The crane sling from Gap Arborist looks like a hot ticket to me.

 

[Reach]

Someone please explain: That kit from Wesspur is $415, the webbing strap is $22. To the best of my knowledge those shackles aren’t ~$100/each. What am I missing?

That one had me puzzled too, until I looked at the shackles. Those are 3/4” Crosby shackles, and actually do cost that much. Scroll down a little more and you’ll see they’re listed at $130 each.

We don’t have Crosby shackles, for that very reason. They’re definitely an excellent shackle, but I can’t justify the cost difference, for the amount we use them.

The crane tie in front Gap Arborist is definitely an excellent choice, I don’t think you can go wrong with it. You just can’t lift a truck with it the way you can with the Crane Man setup.

 

[Chris Schultz]

That one had me puzzled too, until I looked at the shackles. Those are 3/4” Crosby shackles, and actually do cost that much. Scroll down a little more and you’ll see they’re listed at $130 each.

We don’t have Crosby shackles, for that very reason. They’re definitely an excellent shackle, but I can’t justify the cost difference, for the amount we use them.

The crane tie in front Gap Arborist is definitely an excellent choice, I don’t think you can go wrong with it. You just can’t lift a truck with it the way you can with the Crane Man setup.

Beat me to it, continued to scroll down, and sure as shit, $130/piece.

 

[Fivepoints]

We use a different tie in from Gap that came out of their spicing shop. They are continuous loop slings made from phantom climbing rope. They get girth hitched around a wired shut 3/4" shackle that is around our load line above the ball. They work really well.

 

[Steve Connally]

Someone please explain: That kit from Wesspur is $415, the webbing strap is $22. To the best of my knowledge those shackles aren’t ~$100/each are they? What am I missing? (Not shitting on Wesspur, that’s where a good majority of my gear comes from) The crane sling from Gap Arborist looks like a hot ticket to me.

Those shackles are expensive. The webbing 4 fold stitched is expensive. The loom is probably the cheapest thing about it. Its not just the 22 dollar loop of webbing.

 

[Chris Schultz]

@Reach the crane tie in from GAP does look nice, but like someone has mentioned is there an issue of the carabiners being side loaded? Obviously you’ve used them, I’m considering pulling the trigger on it, but I’d like your 2 cents on the issue of side loading.

 

[Reach]

@Reach the crane tie in from GAP does look nice, but like someone has mentioned is there an issue of the carabiners being side loaded? Obviously you’ve used them, I’m considering pulling the trigger on it, but I’d like your 2 cents on the issue of side loading.

I don’t believe there is. The crane ball is wide enough that the biners are loaded more or less in line, as the rope bends around the ball. Also, since this tie in uses two steel biners, I believe the side load rating is high enough that it would still be plenty strong if it were side loaded.

 

[climbingmonkey24]

Do you just clip it to the cable above the ball? Any chance you got a pic?

I’ve been on crane jobs where we used something similar but a big ring on one end and smaller ring on the other so you can run it though if you want, no carabiners or shackles. Looks something like this

 

[Rooted.Tree.Solutions]

I’ve been on crane jobs where we used something similar but a big ring on one end and smaller ring on the other so you can run it though if you want, no carabiners or shackles. Looks something like this

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I don’t understand how you’re using that without a shackle?

 

[Reach]

I don’t understand how you’re using that without a shackle?

The small ring fits through the big one, so you just choke it around the cable above the ball. I’ve used that one, and it works just fine, I just happen to prefer the Gap Arborist version.

 

[Jehinten]

I’ve been on crane jobs where we used something similar but a big ring on one end and smaller ring on the other so you can run it though if you want, no carabiners or shackles. Looks something like this

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I use this one as well, choked around the cable. My only complaint is that for our particular setup the sling could be a couple of inches shorter. We just give it a wrap around the cable before choking it. It does add some extra bending to the sewn eyes on the large ring, but I inspect it before every job with no signs of wear.