Kennedy wire and rope company makes flat webbing slings with eye on both ends that work well for this type of application. 2 inch or 3 inch wide should be more than enough for that lift ,and If not that brand ,that style seems most utilized from my experience doing hvac lifts. Make sure your insurance is updated with “lifting” classification on your policy !
Longer is better deepening how big dimensionally the unit is . They can eat up slings length quick going under and up the sides. Have 30 footers and 20 footers, and have shackles to add sling if needed. I have sets of 6 foot 10 foot and 15 foot endless round slings for adding length, they’re versatile and can shackle them to my tree slings or flat webbings if need be. Keep the angles of the load up to hook or shackle as vertical as possible. Maybe spreader bar needed for certain jobs hopefully not this AC unit!
Wouldn't that be likely to dent the housing?
Possibly yes. But it’s better than sheet metal cutting a sling at height. A spreader bar should keep it away from denting the housing. Same note for textile slings. But personally around sharp corners it’s hard to beat chain for cut resistance.
I appreciate your input.. I never have used them in practice only held them in hand and the seem like they could Velcro to the bark. again I’ve never used them so maybe off with that assumption. Also I was surprised the 5/8 quantum’s had a lesser cow hitch working load limit than the amsteel sling wespur offers in 9/16 From what I gathered from their website. I like the name of the Quantum X though
. What else am I missing, Steve ?
I didn’t even consider those for my use. I don’t even come close to WLL on the smaller slings 90 percent of my lifts. I would say I like how wesspur shows wll tested on a cow hitch. Gap premium offering sling from Yale looks like I may give them a go too
I find most slings are way too long for our uses at least for brush picks. I'd prefer 2 18/20' and a 24/26'I just went off wespur website .. It was minor number difference from the 9/16 amsteel 2 and the 5/8 x sling.. which say coming back soon on website.
the 3/4 X are available , I’m sure are super strong, I’ve seen the landing zones and size picks those eastern pa boys can take
They’re about 2 hours from me so I could go check em out.
Just make sure they're tagged. All rigging with cranes is required to be tagged per OSHA and AMSE. There are some really great slings out there that aren't tagged and shouldn't be in use.The ones we have used are spliced by local professional from 3/4 rigging line (it’s been a few different particular brands over the years I forget what we are on now).
I usually use 2x 25’ and 1x 35’ and that gets me home safe, on time or early
There's some companies down my way that make crane slings. HECO slings have been around since 1974. They're in Norfolk Virginia. Form what I have seen they do a lot of custom work. They don't have a website I can locate.
