What is Sling and its type ?

1. Rope sling

Formed by joining ends of 25 mm – 30 mm rope about 12 m long with a short end splice

• very commonly used
• used for bags, baled goods, barrels and cases .

2. Canvas Sling

• formed by sewing a piece of canvas between the parts of a rope sling
• cargo spillage retained in canvas
• used for mainly for bagged cargo stress on bags evenly spread, reducing chance of bags splitting.

3. Board sling

• Similar to canvas sling but wood is used instead
• used for slinging fragile cargo

4. Chain sling :

• length of chain with large ring at one end and hook or smaller ring at the other
• used for lifting heavy logs, bundles of iron & most steelwork
• ensure no ‘kink’ before lifting cargo

5. Car sling :

• Many types : designed for rapid handling of cars & lorries
• spreaders fitted to prevent bodywork of vehicles from setting in
• for lorries, buses & big chassis, wire slings attached directly to ends of axles .

6. Snotter

• Either rope or wire : with eye at each end
• wire : 16 – 20 mm dia 4 to 6 m long
• rope ; 50 – 60 mm dia 4 to 6 m long
• Used for slinging cases, bales, wet hides and timber

7. Net sling :

• Made of either rope or wire
• wooden board may be used with the net if there’s risk of packages being crushed
• Used for handling small packages, mails & sometimes frozen meat .

8. Box sling :

• Similar to trays- with wooden sides fixed around it
• used for handling fragile goods eg. explosives

9. Tray sling

• May be square, rectangular or round
• slung by short pieces of rope, called legs attached to the corners
• used for small cases or drums