What is the rated capacity of the Platform Clevis?

• A. 7,000 lbs
• B. 6,000 lbs
• C. 8,000 lbs
• D. 9,000 lbs

Answer: (A)

Rated capacity is the maximum safe load that a piece of rigging hardware is designed to carry. For the Platform Clevis, the standard rating assigned by design and testing is seven thousand pounds. This fixed rating ensures the clevis and its pins can safely transmit the load through the sling system, even under the dynamic conditions of a lift. When planning a sling-load, you compare the load to this rating and never exceed it; if the load or dynamic factors push beyond seven thousand pounds, you’d choose different hardware or reduce the load. The other numbers don’t match the Platform Clevis’s standard safe-load rating, so they wouldn’t be appropriate for this component.