This New Shackle is Strong Enough to Help Lift the Statue of Liberty
Revolutionary G-2140E Crosby® Shackles have a WLL Range of 200-300 Metric Tons and Save Riggers' Time by up to 90% (video below)
To put this mammoth of a shackle into perspective, the 300-ton WLL version of the alloy steel G-2140E shackle is over 1.5-feet tall and weighs a whopping 791 pounds.
Coming in at a hefty 450,000 pounds, Lady Liberty isn't leaving her home on Ellis Island anytime soon. But if the 305-foot tall national monument ever did need to be moved, the new Crosby® G-2140E Easy-Loc Shackles would be ready to handle the load (except the 200-ton which comes in just under the required WLL).
However, all fictional scenarios aside, a shackle with a 300-ton WLL is nothing new. In fact, we sell the standard Crosby® G 2140 Bolt Type Alloy Shackles with load limits up to 400-tons. And we have Crosby® Wide Body Sling Shackles that get all the way up to an incredible 1,550-ton WLL.
3 Really Big Benefits of the G- 2140E Crosby® Shackle
The real benefit of the G-2140E shackle is found in its new Easy-Loc® feature that is said to reduce heavy lift install and release time by as much as 90% over traditional securement methods, such as the classic nut and cotter pin shackle design.
This ingenious design takes away the time-consuming need to thread a nut on the shackle bolt, insert a cotter pin, and use tools to secure it properly.
1. Easy-Loc® Securement Saves Time & Money
Instead, the industry first Easy-Loc® design allows you to simply push down on a release button to quickly open the collar. Then simply slide the bolt in through the shackle and replace the Easy-Loc jaw. The Easy-Loc® positive locking design even tells you that collar installation is complete as the arms will be locked into place.
2. It's Lighter and Reduces Rust & Corrosion
On average, the Easy-Loc® hardware is nearly 40% lighter than traditional shackle nuts and the durable 316 stainless steel construction reduces rust and corrosion to help ensure it keeps working just as it should.
3. New Wide Grip Handle Design Makes Rigging Safer and Easier
If all those benefits aren't enough, Crosby® made the bolt on the revolutionary G 2140E with a new wide grip handle that increases application and handling efficiency while also reducing the chance for hazardous pinch points or bolt coiling.
