rigging 3

Question 1

a sling placed in a choke configuration is good for about half the weight of the same sling placed in a

Answer 1

vertical configuration

Question 2

a sling placed in a basket configuration is good for about twice the weight of the same sling placed in a

Answer 2

vertical configuration

Question 3

3 types of slings

Answer 3

synthetic, wire rope, chain sling

Question 4

weakest sling configuration

Answer 4

choker

Question 5

strongest sling configuration

Answer 5

basket

Question 6

sling configuration for setting poles

Answer 6

choker

Question 7

using multiple slings for a vertical configuration is a

Answer 7

bridle type configuration

Question 8

slings with missing or illegible name tags must be

Answer 8

immediately removed from service

Question 9

iwrc stands for

Answer 9

independent wire rope core

Question 10

eip stands for

Answer 10

extra improved plow steel

Question 11

chains used for lifting, rigging, or hoisting must be a min of

Answer 11

80 alloy chain

Question 12

shackle used for attaching or joining hardware such as insulator assemblies to structures

Answer 12

material shackle

Question 13

shackle used to join slings, provide effective means of choking slings, or provide attachment points for rigging purposes

Answer 13

rigging shackles

Question 14

when using a rigging shackle choker configuration, always rig the

Answer 14

eye end of the sling to the shackle pin and the running end through the shackle body

Question 15

sling length weight
—————- x —————— =
sling height # of slings

Answer 15

sling tension

Question 16

p.t.o. is?

Answer 16

power take off

Question 17

on a incline spoils are stored?

Answer 17

uphill

Question 18

what configurations are digger derrick turrets mounted in?

Answer 18

rear center, forward center, corner mount

Question 19

the boom is strongest when it is

Answer 19

fully retracted and at the highest possible angle

Question 20

actual lift capacity is defined by what three factors

Answer 20

the stability of truck, the manufactures imposed lifting limitation, the physical position of the boom

Question 21

the vertical distance the sheave is from the height of the turret base

Answer 21

sheave height

Question 22

the horizontal distance the hook is from the center of the turret

Answer 22

the hook radius