Webbing Sling Uses

Webbing Sling Uses

Thanks to their flexible, lightweight and compact design, webbing slings have many us applications. Although we most often equate webbing slings with lifting and lowering activities, the following article illustrates just how flexible a piece of lifting equipment they are.

What Are Webbing Slings?

Before looking at the various uses and applications for webbing slings, it is essential to understand why they’re so adaptable.

Webbing slings are straps that are flat, they’re often woven from polyester, with two looped eye holes on either end.

Their polyester structure ensures that they are light and flexible, making it simple for them to wrap around items, objects or loads. While this means that they are lighter than other lifting equipment, such as wire rope, it provides a unique set of benefits for webbing slings and their users.

Lifting & Lowering Tasks

Beginning with the most common application of webbing slings; they are extremely useful for raising and lowering tasks. While they do have a lower maximum lifting weight, they are especially useful in circumstances where the power of the lifting equipment is not such a priority.

For example, due to their lightweight design, webbing slings are perfect for wrapping around odd-shaped loads and loads with a large bearing surface.

Wire ropes, although stronger than webbing slings, are unable to provide this level of versatility. This gives the webbing slings a special place in the world of raising and lowering.

Towing & Pulling Tasks

Webbing slings are perfect for towing jobs, helping you save time and money. They have the advantage of being lightweight, compact and easy to store, ideal for towing and pulling tasks.