The hot tubs I pick, and the way I pick them, require one (per side) of my 20' slings plus a 12'. I have long noticed 30' recovery straps at my local farm supply store, and always turned my nose up at them. But today, after checking (again) with the biggest rigging supplier in my state and only seeing 20' max lengths, I bought two 3" x 30' recovery straps, and will reserve them for hot tubs. I have mixed feeling about this, as they will will be the only rigging I use not approved (certified?) for overhead lifting, but my common sense tells me it shouldn't be a problem with a 800 pound tub, I will not pull them out on a "real" job.
Then again....the cone shaped VOR cover I picked the other day required a 20 and 12' sling, choked, as the cone was rigged by guys standing low and the diameter of the thing required it, and as the rigging slipped up higher, as planned, the shackle joining the two slings together got in the way of the choking action. As the cone weighed around 1,000 pounds, I will probably use the new slings on it also. . Anyone know why standard lifting slings seem to be hard to find over 20'? I have a hot tub tomorrow, and the VOR cone again in a few days, so will try them out, though I don't like the fact they are not certified etc. I have no worries about them working just fine.
Then again....the cone shaped VOR cover I picked the other day required a 20 and 12' sling, choked, as the cone was rigged by guys standing low and the diameter of the thing required it, and as the rigging slipped up higher, as planned, the shackle joining the two slings together got in the way of the choking action. As the cone weighed around 1,000 pounds, I will probably use the new slings on it also. . Anyone know why standard lifting slings seem to be hard to find over 20'? I have a hot tub tomorrow, and the VOR cone again in a few days, so will try them out, though I don't like the fact they are not certified etc. I have no worries about them working just fine.