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Category: Rigging Tips and Techniques

How To Easily Find Center of Gravity for Your Load
Understanding the Center of Gravity in Rigging In rigging, the center of gravity is the point within a load where it balances evenly in all directions. Simply put, it’s where the weight of the load is concentrated. Identifying the center of gravity is crucial for safe rigging—lifting a load directly above this point ensures stability […]
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Choosing the Right Air Winch
Air winches are essential tools for lifting or pulling loads to specific points with efficiency and safety. Known for their high speed and automatic holding brakes, air winches often outperform other comparable winches in certain applications. However, selecting the right air winch for your project requires careful consideration.
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Machinery Moving with Jack and Slide
Hydra-Slide’s compact and hand-portable Low Profile Skidding Systems are a safe, simple, and reliable way to move heavy machinery in challenging circumstances.
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Guidelines For How To Use Tag Lines
Tag line usage is an important method to prevent line-of-fire injuries during overhead lifts. They can help you avoid having to put your hands directly on a load. A planned tag line procedure helps the lift go smoothly – especially with large, complex loads.
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Using The Coefficient of Friction to Calculate Frictional Force
Whether you’re in the business of rigging, engineering, or just trying to rearrange your living room, grasping the COF concept is like unlocking a cheat code for moving objects with ease.
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Confused By Eyebolt Standards? Let’s Clear it Up.
Confused about eyebolt standards? You’re in the right place! In this blog, we are breaking down the governing standards for eyebolts used primarily in rigging operations. When ANSI first published the B18.15 standard on forged eyebolts in 1960, they stated as a disclaimer that “it would be impossible to develop an ANSI standard which would […]
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What Does “Never Saddle a Dead Horse” Mean?
There’s a well-known saying intended to aid in remembering which way to attach a wire rope clip that reads, “never saddle a dead horse.” As our blog title reflects, that’s what we’ll be discussing today.
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What is Pythagoras’ Theorem?
What is Pythagoras’ Theorem? We’re glad you asked! Pythagoras’ Theorem, also called the Pythagorean Theorem, is a geometry formula discovered by the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras sometime between 569 – 475 BC. The theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other […]
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Effect of Angles on Sling Capacities
Understanding the effect of angles on sling capacities is a critical part of safe rigging. You should know that using slings at an angle can quickly become deadly if the angle is not considered prior to selecting which sling to use. This is because the tension on each leg of a sling increases as the angle […]
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5 Hand Chain Hoist Misuses You Need to Avoid
One of the most commonly used pieces of lifting equipment is the hand chain hoist, also known as a chain fall. Notable for their versatile use in various industries, modern hand chain hoists have maintained their durability and ruggedness while minimizing pulling effort, so the operator doesn’t need to overstrain. However, that doesn’t mean they […]
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