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Drop Forged Turnbuckle Fitting Specifications

EYE SPECIFICATIONS and DIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONS IN INCHES MAXIMUM
LOAD
LBS.
A C D E
1/4 1/2 1 7/32 500
5/16 5/8 1-1/4 9/32 800
3/8 3/4 1-1/2 11/32 1,200
1/2 1 2 7/16 2,200
5/8 1-1/4 2-5/16 17/32 3,500
3/4 1-1/2 2-3/4 5/8 5,200
7/8 1-3/4 3-1/4 3/4 7,000
1 2 3-3/4 7/8 10,000
Maximum loads are based on a straight vertical lift in a gradually increasing manner. Any deviations such as angular lifts, shock loads, modification of the basic part, etc. will result in drastically reduced maximum loads.
Loads are based on a safety factor of 5 to 1.

HOOK SPECIFICATIONS and DIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONS IN INCHES MAXIMUM
LOAD
LBS.
A C D E
1/4 5/16 9/32 7/32 400
5/16 1/2 1/2 5/16 700
3/8 1/2 1/2 3/8 900
1/2 7/8 13/16 17/32 1,300
5/8 29/32 27/32 5/8 2,200
3/4 1-1/8 29/32 11/16 2,700
7/8 1-3/16 1-1/16 13/16 3,200
1 1-3/8 1-1/4 7/8 4,200
Maximum loads are based on a straight vertical lift in a gradually increasing manner. Any deviations such as angular lifts, shock loads, modification of the basic part, etc. will result in drastically reduced maximum loads.
Loads are based on a safety factor of 5 to 1.

JAW SPECIFICATIONS and DIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONS IN INCHES MAXIMUM
LOAD
LBS.
A *B C D *E F H P
1/4 7/32 5/16 25/32 3/8 5/8 9/32 1/4 500
5/16 1/4 5/16 7/8 15/32 5/8 9/32 1/4 800
3/8 9/32 13/32 1 1/2 13/16 11/32 5/16 1,200
1/2 5/16 1/2 1-9/32 5/8 1 15/32 7/16 2,200
5/8 3/8 21/32 1-21/32 7/8 1-5/16 35/64 1/2 3,500
3/4 1/2 13/16 1-27/32 15/16 1-5/8 43/64 5/8 5,200
7/8 9/16 29/32 1-31/32 1-5/32 1-7/8 25/32 3/4 7,000
1 11/16 1-1/16 2-13/32 1-3/16 2 15/16 7/8 10,000
Maximum loads are based on a straight vertical lift in a gradually increasing manner. Any deviations such as angular lifts, shock loads, modification of the basic part, etc. will result in drastically reduced maximum loads.
Loads are based on a safety factor of 5 to 1.
* At parting line, includes 7° draft.

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