The Choker Hitch: Chain Slings

Learn more about choker hitch applications for chain slings

[@1TruePatriot]

Learned stuff here not seen elsewhere--thank you!

[@brianjohnston4207]

I inspect a ton of chain and Gunnebo GBK hooks are almost always used for choking and you can tell because there will be excessive sideplay in the hooks but also the bottom 1/3 of the chain legs will have the coating worn off. Hooks are often bent or broken off when used in this fashion and the proper choker hooks should be used but customers will continually buy new rigging and repeat.

[@bomacs]

Good

[@josereyes9726]

What link to ourchase the oilfield choker hook

[@wstxiseeyou]

Made a mistake right away by putting that hook over the weld side of the chain.

[@MotorsportsX]

thats not a rule.

[@BobaBabe5607]

Hooks need to be facing out not in