How a Crosby Shackle Is Made

[@geraldbaudat3444]

So glad to see this finally posted. We at Crosby take great pride in our work. Thank you for coming and filming!

[@DebraMeyers-g9q]

American made, beats harbor freight with no comparison.

[@sccolbert]

Do y'all really proof load every single shackle? Or is it just a few from a given batch?

[@davefrantz876]

They skipped the part of how they are bent after the stamping ..

[@MottyGlix]

@@davefrantz876 I wanted to see that.

[@welderfixer]

I know It likely doesn't matter much, but I'd like to thank all of you at Crosby for making all of the rigging and lifting gear that I and most professional riggers use to safely and reliably lift and move everything we do from old scrap to brand new CNC machines. MADE IN THE USA! I wish all of you at Crosby all the very best in life, Kevin

[@misterheadache]

I've been a career mechanical engineer for 30+yrs. Have done mostly plastic and stamped metal part design. Have always felt that closed die forging is the most badass of all manufactuirng processes. Thanks for putting this awesome video together!

[@alexdrockhound9497]

ive got a real soft spot for EDM machining.

[@donaldjones3580]

I did helicopter lift work, up to 10,000 lbs. for over 10-years, as the helicopter mechanic on construction job site we were responsible that the loads were rigged correctly, a ton of Crosby's passed through my hands and inspection for correct rigging. Never had an issue with a shackle, we used screw type pins, to speed up the constant moving of rigging from unit to unit. Still have some Crosby's that made their way to my home.

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for sharing! Appreciate a good story from those working in the industry!

[@Idrinklight44]

Hey, I did to, we only did 5k lifts tho, St Louis Helo. Started as a 53 CC and mechanic.

[@Idrinklight44]

Not many of us around!

[@Hydraulic67]

One of my biggest pet peeves is being on/around job sites and hearing people spout their ignorance, it is so nice to see videos like this as more people need to understand what it really takes keep things running, or to build things from scratch. Cost is always brought up, but after they see videos like these, it tends to open their eyes as how much goes in to just one segment of a large job, it also quells the money issue as people, for the most part, begin to see how much goes into the safety of a well made (American) product. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[@LiftingandRigging]

Could not have said it better ourselves! Thanks for sharing.

[@robertqueberg4612]

Ignorance is a plague in every industry caused by the internet. In videos such as this one people who have watched too many "chopper" reality programs, and refer to pieces of bar stock (round, square, hex, flat, hollow bar, plate, or sheet as "billets" which, if I remember my Toolmakers apprenticeship correctly, are one of the first steel making steps, after the ingots are poured from the Bessemer Converter. This was in 1966, but the steel industry is not a place for fads and styles. Billet, is a misnomer started by Orange County Choppers, and other dopers who build bikes that are only useful in a parade at Sturgis etc.

[@dougankrum3328]

So, now we see how much money is wasted by using one of those 'imported' screw pin shackles, and it breaks, dropping your new $800,000 McLaren....on its roof from 30 feet.

[@glenkelley6048]

I had 38 years at sea, using HD Crosby fittings every day! Lots and lots of wild things happened! NEVER A CROSBY SHACKLE FAILURE!

[@ch3no2killz]

The Navy always provides the GOOD stuff! Cause your ass depends on it! That one time you can't bitch about a 50 buck hammer.

[@Sp1der44]

Having used literally thousands of these doing entertainment gigs as well as material handling in the Military they are really the finest quality and incredibly durable - I have never in my entire experience with lifting seen a Crosby shackle fail to perform exactly as expected. 100% respect to everyone there for making an extremely high-quality product! Great Video. 👍

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for sharing! Love to hear from people out in the field utilizing the product everyday.

[@shanewenger5592]

This commitment to quality is why I use Crosby products.

[@PickingBluegrassMusic]

American ingenuity. We need far more manufacturing on our soil.

[@williamhodgden8970]

With idiots voting democrat we loose to foreign countries every year

[@MWL4466]

I work at the lifting division of Xtek Canada and we use Crosby products almost exclusively. Lives depend on our equipment so its important to have THE best. With off shore products, you can never be sure of its quality. With Crosby, we know we can rely on its durability.

[@TomokosEnterprize]

As our use in the bush in Northern Canada. I will never use any other. I have seen the compatitian fail more than once. Like you lives depend on them. I have NEVER HAD ONE FAIL !

[@markmazzella5222]

Since I use this equipment regularly, I definitely appreciate all work and quality control that goes into there products

[@philrobson7976]

I’ve used Crosby shackles for years and have never even considered doubting their integrity; top notch quality always.

[@williesnyder2899]

I’ve sought out and utilized CROSBY products for over fifty years because of their designs, American manufacture and very high quality!

[@Saullavado44]

Crosby represents some of the best in American manufacturing. Thannk you!

[@Sheighton13]

Great to see a company take so much pride in quality in today's day n age.

[@ErnieMathews]

Working in a shipyard I appreciated shackles. Thanks for telling me more.

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for watching!

[@bluethunder1951]

When I started out in the Oil industry over 48 years ago the first thing we were taught was how to use a fire extinguisher and a Crosby shackle. The one thing thats stuck with me is to always give the locking pin a slight turn backwards so it doesn’t get stuck and need a hammer or pinch bar to get it out. Great products and dependable.

[@LiftingandRigging]

It's interesting that you bring that up. 48 years ago, that was a common practice, but now we teach never to do that. Check out this video if you are curious as to why. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKDUqXx8qbaSiJosi=vDNf19A9GPTc5VA4&t=120

[@bluethunder1951]

@@LiftingandRigging I watched the video, of course the manufacturer would say that to cover any liabilities of the shackle being improperly used, like putting a nylon sling around the pin when lifting and the load shifts causing the pin backs out, when lifting a load properly rigged the pin imo will never back out even if it’s a bit loose by a thread.

[@danielmartin531]

I was taught to turn it tight and back off a half turn for the same reason

[@LiftingandRigging]

@@danielmartin531 You run the risk of widening the spread of your shackle if the load weight shifts to one side. Once that happens the shackle is no longer safe for use. ASME B30.26 states the pin must be hand-tight.

[@HJZ75driver]

Never ever back it off. That slight gap is enough to bend a pin. do it up til it stops. there’s a flat, and a hole in the end for a reason

[@ohhs7830]

Worked at Crosby-Laughlin in the 1970's in downtown Portland, Maine. No automation. Back then, there just hot steel and incredible noise from the hammers. In the winter, you could stand 20F on one side and near 1500F on the other side. It was so loud, you could hear the hammers blocks away. Very dangerous, dirty work by brave men.

[@srf2112]

I'm just one of those people that loves industrial grade steely things and such. This was fun to watch.

[@gentjim5007]

Years ago I ran American friction cranes in a scrapyard. All of our terminal connections for our wire ropes were Crosby products. For safety reasons you cannot skimp on those parts. Crosby is the best, period.

[@roberthoffman4713]

The place I worked for only used Crosby products. I was often tasked with assembling sets of lifting device's. Many were to lift concrete precast. I also made some custom logging chains. I had to learn a little bit that concerned the type of stuff I was working with. I still have the riggers guide that was given to me way back then. Occasionally I would be asked to make something different and I would refer to the riggers guide. Look i am no engineer and at times I was left with questions and I would call and ask the manufacturer and they would answer questions and give me advice. If I didn't understand what they told me I would ask and they were great about making sure I understood it and I was comfortable making and sending the stuff out in the field to get used. Their stuff was always nice quality. I have 1 or 2 50 ton shackles that were left behind on a job and after holding them for a few years I was told to get rid of them. I can't imagine how much they cost. So I brought them home. All these years and I will probably never have a need for them. I tried to sell them to a few construction companies and they said they would never use anything that big. So I'm stuck with them.

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for sharing! We love all these stories coming from the riggers who are using the product!

[@HeavyHaulKen]

I used to deliver round bar to Crosby in Longview, TX. We picked them up at Chaparal Steel Midlothian. You could feel the ground shake when they were using the steam forge and hear it also! Great products!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

I have used everything I saw on that board. Have always had great work with your product. Thanks to All the hard work that has been put into everything. Thanks

[@cdalton3169]

Love this video! I only use Crosby hooks to hold my excavator and tractor on my trailer. Absolute best hardware made. Love y’all!

[@korhing1066]

Thank God ! Quality Made in America ! Crosby Workers Pride !

[@robertmceuen3630]

Found a 7/8" Crosby shackle on the roadway just yesterday. You can bet I stopped and picked it up. Used, but great condition.

[@RichardSmith-ms6hh]

Use Crosby regularly, here in UK. Good to see manufacturing process.

[@briantetreault1875]

Hello from Anna Texas! Crosby shackles is what my company uses. Great to see the work that goes into one of these units.

[@chrisretired5379]

Awesome company, product, and video !👍👍👍👍🎊🎊

[@greenpumascom]

I’m a BI developer and my customers think what I do is magic, but these dudes are the real deal.

[@richardwalters1803]

Magnificent forging facility

[@bob-the-Millwright]

I use Crosby Shackles daily up to 35 ton They are of the highest quality and have always exceeded our expectations. Thank you for producing such a high-quality product. My life depends on it.

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for watching!

[@farmboy5622]

I worked in Nuclear Power Stations for 36+ years. We mainly used Crosby Shackles and equipment. Never heard of any major problems.

[@mackellyman5642]

Have you ever noticed how "tough" metal workers are...Excellent content.

[@elsavelascopaul796]

I know!

[@micdiva]

Crosby is the best in my opinion

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

I ended up with a few from a military project back in the 80’s. Used them for 4wheeling, for 30+ years, and log removals since then. Never failed.

[@iamgriff]

I operated several 45 ton Overhead Cranes for almost a decade moving coiled steel. Every one of our Cranes used a Crosby Shackle and Scale, attached to a Bradley rotating grab. I sure don’t miss those old factories, or sitting inside a bird cage in the hot ceiling breathing diesel exhaust.

[@PhillipMiass]

I see these shackles all day at Ford, especially on our hoists. I appreciate their dedication to quality, as my coworkers and I rely on it for our safety. USA!

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for sharing! Always great to hear from customers using these in the field.

[@tomwilliams8675]

I worked in power line construction for much of my life. We used Crosby's in so many applications. Nice to finally see how they are made. Thanks🤝🤝👍🇺🇸

[@larrymabe1146]

It’s so nice to see we still have some quality heavy industry manufacturing on USA shore…..

[@Dream.of.Endless]

KZbin never disappoints to suggest videos. And i'm glad it was this video. 👍

[@treesquatch9150]

I am waiting to hear from Nash & Young!!!!!

[@jpkatz1435]

HAY... don't forget Steven S....OK!!!

[@TheSilmarillian]

Nice 1.

[@ralphday4842]

They're now suspended...

[@TheGor54]

Love Crosby shackles and eye bolts!

[@jeepinwithjulia]

Glad I bought these for going off road.

[@Tex_Track]

I see these everyday. Thank you for the video!

[@GnarlyGnarwall]

I'm proud to use Crosby shackles

[@felixcat9318]

I absolutely loved this video! Seeing these high quality specialist products being made with company control at every step of the design, materials, manufacture and testing gives an appreciation of the dedication to making the best of its type where the company name guarantees the quality. Subscribed.

[@kahvac]

Excellent video ! I've used your shackles for decades never had a problem with any of them. Given a choice Crosby is always my first choice for hoisting work. Thank you for the factory tour !

[@robertryan4485]

Awesome company we all need to support great quality and great strength be safe 😇🙏🙏🙏

[@TD16V]

Fantastic! I made sure Crosby shackles were the only ones set up in our crib; no excuses not to really! But the best part of this video is I can point it out as validated proof to my colleagues that a shackle is called a shackle, not a clevis. 😂🤣😂

[@RickShort21]

Excellent industrial video. Well done.

[@whynot5045]

Wow. Incredible processe

[@CausticLemons7]

Now THIS is heavy metal!

[@robertconklin3322]

That was absolutely amazing!

[@geckoproductions4128]

very instructive. thank you for making and sharing this video

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnboforsyth5970]

Seeing the robots in this setting was pretty cool imo

[@michaeltrilck5680]

„Crosby Shakles“ Company is 160 years old… „LASCO Umformtechnik GmbH“ (Hammer/forging machines a.s.o.)Made in Germany, too… 👍👍👍😎

[@dj196301]

I'm Canadian but made in the USA means a lot to me.

[@cheeseymccheese7249]

Best of the best right there

[@PhilipMcWilliams-e7u]

I was just talking about this place the other day because of the insane amount of heat in that frikin place! As an inspection and maintenance professional, I was hired to a local company who sent me out there to keep the dynos and certs up to date. Anyway, those giant steam hammers are unbelievable! They literally show up on the seismograph and had me convinced i was experiencing an earthquake when I first stepped foot on the ground in the distant parking lot. I have to give it up for those poor fokes who deal with that hellish heat in there. Ya'll some bad dudes!

[@LiftingandRigging]

AC is pumping now. It was actually pretty comfortable while we were there.

[@LumexProductions]

Such great work and information on an amazing process. Everyone involved are amazing people and it is such a great video! Very informational thank you.

[@kenrowell9351]

Great video. Took notice because I have a Crosby "D" ring.

[@Mikesworld777]

We’ve used shackles we needed cranes to hook up 😂 all Crosby

[@MythicFool]

Relied on these for years while with the Corps of Engineers. Only problems came from sand fouling in the threads, but those were always easy to remedy. Never once had a shackle fail.

[@Raphael_NYC]

Excellent production of a fascinatiung topic. Thank you. raphael nyc

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for watching.

[@activemanishere]

There is good reason that all critical picks, handrail, and permanent fixturing is done with Crosby hardware only. Every job I've been on has these rules.

[@snowgorilla9789]

Canadian shipbuilder here, we only use Crosby, because our LIVES depend on them not failing. And they don't when used correctly. Thank You

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for sharing!

[@stevenspaziani9159]

Awesome video. I loved videos that actually teach you something.

[@wreckum56]

Great American work!

[@tomt9543]

Excellent video!

[@TexRun88]

Fantastic !!

[@henrycarlson7514]

Interesting , Thank You for showing How an important , but generally ignored product is made

[@melvincredeur9701]

Crosby products ( hooks, end hardware, etc) not just shackles are the best. Used them for about 30 years.

[@roberts.5790]

very good

[@markb.1259]

A+++ video!!!

[@vicpetrishak7705]

Never heard of Crosby ratchet chain binders . Please inform me the difference between a clevis and a shackle .

[@LiftingandRigging]

There is no difference, just terminology. Most people in the lifting and rigging industry refer to them as shackles, as this is how the ASME standards and manufacturers refer to them. Often, those who use shackles in their daily lives but not necessarily in the lifting industry, such as farmers, will refer to them as clevises.

[@vicpetrishak7705]

@@LiftingandRigging Thank you for the answer . Now I am telling my farmer friends !

[@TomokosEnterprize]

I insince of Crosby in all my rigging. Anything else will never be used. Lives depend on them.

[@SBB1337x]

Good work. I think you guys will get more subscribers if you guys also upload safety tips and procedures when you use these tools.

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for watching! Check out this playlist, it should have a lot of what you are looking for. kzbin.info/aero/PL--l2Filq_ThRA6wXdYVvTq2tLOdAtssI&si=i2-bqh7PCDpD9uki Also, check out www.mazzellacompanies.com/learning-center/ where we have a TON of educational content!

[@dougankrum3328]

Excellent video, accurate voice over and a good look at most of the manufacturing process. these are like 'Crescent' wrenches...no matter where they come from, on the job site they're always a "Crosby"...Nice to see high quality American made product. Only thing any more impressive is looking through the store/s that sell these.

[@LiftingandRigging]

Pop on down to your local Mazzella Rigging Shop. We have plenty.

[@terrynorthern38]

The best!

[@littlehills739]

how long dose the drill and taps last ? how dose the rotary tumbler not dent / damage the shackles

[@LiftingandRigging]

The quench and temper process gives the shackles their strength. It would take more than a light tumble to damage these shackles.

[@bradfordpanzie]

I tap these shackles at this facility,you can get 3-400 parts out of one tap multiply that by 2 machines..quite a few.i also drill the shackle holes and you can get several hundred out of 1 drill.been doing it 20 years.-suzy g.

[@hermanschijf21]

Love from holland,love usa.❤❤❤❤

[@elsavelascopaul796]

We love you guys!

[@mdtransmissionspecialties]

Being a Mazzella employee, do we get a discount on Crosby?

[@bkdexter79]

I'm happy to see an American family owned business thriving in this environment. Cheap Chinese shackles are everywhere and are dangerous to use due to poor quality tempering. Justin looks like he's straight out of college! lol

[@mackellyman5642]

Temper embrittlement is caused by specific impurities in the steel, which segregate to prior austenite grain boundaries during heat treatment. The main embrittling elements (in order of importance) are antimony, phosphorus, tin, and arsenic.

[@davidplatenkamp]

6:30 will the forgings not deform from being dropped one meter while red hot?

[@rashesthippo]

It's hot but I don't think it's malleable enough to deform from that drop height

[@gregbrown672]

Have a few that are over 60 years old still serviceable

[@stevehartz4615]

Cool!!

[@fightington]

Good work with this video but please consider improving music choice/music production and know when music isn't appropriate which is also very important. Can see how much passion goes into this though and shows in great vid.

[@horrido666]

What's not explained well is why forging is used in the first place. The billets are made with a rolling process, which creates a grain. Like wood, metal is much stronger if the grain is kept oriented align the load path, and you get some work hardening. With forging the grain is maintained while being shaped into the final product, plus you get even more work hardening. The temperatures are control carefully so you don't aneal the metal while you are working it.

[@edwardwalter5548]

Crosby is the best. Everyone knows it

[@HeavyForge]

What’s the steel that’s used?

[@LiftingandRigging]

The billets are made from the highest quality fine grain special bar forging steel, all from domestic steel mills.

[@mtgoat1016]

What's the difference between a Bow and a Crosby shackle?

[@LiftingandRigging]

Great question. Crosby is a brand. A bow shackle is a type of shackle that refers to the shackle's shape. For example, Crosby manufactures both bow and chain shackles. Check out this article and video if you want to learn more. www.mazzellacompanies.com/learning-center/different-types-of-shackles/

[@mtgoat1016]

@@LiftingandRigging no kidding Einstein your thumb nail clearly shows a Bow shackle yet it says Crosby I've been rigging since you were a tadpole in ya daddy's ball sack.

[@pauliewalnuts240]

I make leather goods and ive been using these on various items. Theres a market for quality brass, nickel, & stainless steel from .5 in. in 1/8 increments to 1in. These are much smaller then the shackles you make & fine jewelery like appearance is more important then strength. They usually only hold leather handles to a bag or braided leather rope to a wallet, keychain, etc. Even the tiny shackles arnt stressed to anywhere near their limits. These little things are pretty damn expensive for the relative amount of material. Perhaps its not your niche, but there arnt currently many sellers of these brass shackles. You obviously make quality shackles for strength and im sure you could make quality decorative shackles for appearance.

[@justin8894]

Metal!

[@jacobshepherd3997]

Ironworker here. If it’s not Crosby we don’t trust it.

[@spyder2383]

Once I bought a Ram 3500 dually, I knew I needed a Crosby shackle.

[@fricknjeep]

hi there interesting , best to all john

[@LiftingandRigging]

Thanks for watching!

[@gustavderkits8433]

There are some video excerpts that appear to be out of sequence. Some shackles are shown with bolts in place during hardening and tempering. It is surprising that hardening is shown before tapping. The wear on the tapping tool will be high.

[@Thewaldo12345]

They don’t make all their dies in house. My shop has made a few. Along with several gauges.

[@davidwood301]

Crosby shackles have always been my choice for anchor and mooring setups. Not the place to go cheap.

[@steveanderson4768]

I was in Navy Diver and we would use these shackles and stuff for doing screw changes in the water when you have to lift at 28 foot 65,000 pound propeller take the old one off and put the new one on and you have divers in the water can get one from China

[@LiftingandRigging]

Sounds like a pretty important lift to put in the hands of a Chinese shackle. Do they have the material certifications? Do you really know where the steel is coming from? Do they have the quality checks to make sure their product is safe?