# How to Attach a Sling to a Lifting Hook
A sling is a section of wire rope that connects the object to be lifted with the lifting hook. The wire has an eyelet loop on each end and has a metallic tag that states its manufacturer and weight limit. Slings are attached to the lifting hook via a vertical, choker or basket hitch. Factors like load diameter, diameter of the lifting hook pin, and the angle at which the sling is used should be calculated into a lift, prior to lifting, by a trained technician or rigging engineer.
Things You'll Need
- Wire rope sling
- Lifting hook and boom
- Trained rigging engineer
- Load to lift
Instructions
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Vertical Hitch
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1
Slip the lifting hook through one eyelet.
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2
Slip the opposite eyelet through the lifting hook on the load.
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3
Loop a long rope around all four corners of the load to control it as it's lifted. These ancillary ropes are called "tag lines."
Choked Hitch
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4
Wrap the sling around the load.
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5
Feed one eyelet through the other to close a loop around the load, "choking" it.
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6
Pull the eyelet that was fed through, vertically, and slip it onto the lifting hook.
Basket Hitch
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7
Slip one eyelet through the lifting hook on the boom.
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8
Wrap the lifting strap around the bottom of object to be lifted.
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9
Bring the open eyelet from the bottom of the object, up to the lifting hook, and slip it on to complete the basket hitch.
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