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FORGED EYE BOLT
WARNINGS AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Regular Nut Eye
Bolt G-291
Shoulder Nut Eye
Bolt G-27
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Machinery Eye
Bolt S-279 / M-279

Important Safety Information -
Read & Follow

Inspection/Maintenance Safety:

  • Always inspect eye bolt before use.
  • Never use eye bolt that shows signs of wear or damage.
  • Never use eye bolt if eye or shank is bent or elongated.
  • Always be sure threads on shank and receiving holes are clean.
  • Never machine, grind, or cut eye bolt.

Assembly Safety:

  • Never exceed load limits specified in Table I.
  • Never use regular nut eye bolts for angular lifts.
  • Always use shoulder nut eye bolts (or machinery eye bolts)  for angular lifts.
  • For angular lifts, adjust  working load as follows:
Direction of Pull (in-line) Adjusted Working Load
45 degrees

30% of rated working load

90 degrees

25% of rated working load

  • Never undercut eye bolt to seat shoulder against the load.
  • Always countersink receiving hole or use washers to seat shoulder.
  • Always screw eye bolt down completely for proper seating.
  • Always tighten nuts securely against the load.
Table 1 (In - Line Load)
Size
(in.)
Working Load Limit
(lbs.)
1/4 650
5/16 1,200
3/8 1,550
1/2 2,600
5/8 5,200
3/4 7,200
7/8 10,600
1 13,300
1-1/4 21,000
1-1/2 24,000
     WARNING
  • Loads may slip or fall if proper eye bolt assembly and lifting procedures are not used.
  • A falling load can seriously injure or kill.
  • Read and understand both sides of these instructions, and follow all eye bolt safety information presented here.
  • Read, understand, and follow information in diagrams and charts below before using eye bolt assemblies.

 

 

 

 

 

 Shoulder Nut Eye Bolt ---
Installation for Angular Loading
 IN - LINE

  • The threaded shank must protrude through the load sufficiently to allow full engagement of the nut.
  • If the eye bolt protrudes so far through the load that the nut cannot be tightened securely against the load, use properly sized washers to take up the excess space BETWEEN THE NUT AND THE LOAD.
  • Thickness of spacers must exceed this distance between the bottom of the load and the last thread of the eye bolt.
  • Place washers or spacers between nut and load so that when the nut is tightened securely, the shoulder is secured flush against the load surface. 

Table 2 (in-Line)
Metric Size Working Load Limit
- kg.
m6 200
m8 400
m10 640
m12 1000
m16 1800
m20 2500
m24 4000
m30 6000
m36 8500

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