Rigging hardware
Lifting points
632 Crosby and RUD part numbers across 42 families — bolt-on, weld-on and plug-in, with working load limits, design factors, torque values and full dimensions as published.
Read this before choosing
An eye bolt pulled at an angle is not rated for anything like its vertical capacity
The rating stamped on an eye bolt is its vertical rating. Pull it at an angle and the capacity falls away sharply — and a plain (non-shoulder) eye bolt must never be side-loaded at all. Crosby publishes the reduction for each angle; use their figures rather than estimating, and never work one out from the vertical rating yourself.
That is the reason hoist rings exist. The bail pivots and the body swivels, so the ring stays aligned with the pull and holds its rating through the full range of angles. If the load will be lifted at anything other than straight up, a hoist ring is usually the right answer and an eye bolt usually isn’t.
Torque matters
Hoist rings are only rated when installed at the published torque — it’s in the table for every model. Under-torqued, the bolt can loosen in service.
Thread engagement
The full effective thread length has to engage, and the tapped hole must be deep enough and square to the surface. Partial engagement is a common cause of failure.
UNC or metric
Both are listed and they are not interchangeable. Check which thread the tapped hole actually is before ordering.
31 families · 512 part numbers
Bolt-on lifting points
Screwed into a tapped hole or through-bolted. The common case, and the one where thread engagement and tightening torque decide whether it holds.
Crosby
SS-125 UNC Stainless Hoist Rings
25 part numbers
Crosby
HR-125 UNC Hoist Rings
20 part numbers
Crosby
HR-1000 UNC Hoist Rings
16 part numbers
Crosby
SS-125M Metric Stainless Hoist Rings
16 part numbers
Crosby
HR-1200 UNC Side Pull Hoist Rings
15 part numbers
Crosby
G-277 Shoulder Nut Eye Bolts
14 part numbers
Crosby
M-279 Metric Shoulder Machinery Eye Bolts
13 part numbers
Crosby
S-279 UNC Shoulder Machinery Eye Bolts
12 part numbers
Crosby
G-400 Eye Nuts
11 part numbers
Crosby
HR-125M Metric Hoist Rings
11 part numbers
Crosby
HR-1000CT UNC Hoist Rings
11 part numbers
Crosby
HR-1200M Metric Side Pull Hoist Rings
10 part numbers
Crosby
HR-1000M Metric Hoist Rings
9 part numbers
Crosby
HR-1000MCT Metric Hoist Rings
7 part numbers
RUD
VWBG-V / VWBG
80 part numbers
RUD
PP-S / PP-B / PP-VIP / So-PP-VIP
56 part numbers
RUD
VLBG-PLUS / VLBG / VLBG-Z
36 part numbers
RUD
VRS / VRS-F / VRS-G STARPOINT
34 part numbers
RUD
ACP-TURNADO
24 part numbers
RUD
ACP-TURNADO SUPERMAX
18 part numbers
RUD
ACP-TURNADO MAX
15 part numbers
RUD
VLBG-10.9
12 part numbers
RUD
INOX-STAR
9 part numbers
RUD
VRM-STARPOINT
8 part numbers
RUD
WBPG
6 part numbers
RUD
B-ABA
6 part numbers
RUD
VABH-B
4 part numbers
RUD
RBG / VRBG
4 part numbers
RUD
VRBG / VRBG-FIX
4 part numbers
RUD
VWBM
3 part numbers
RUD
VCGH-G
3 part numbers
10 families · 119 part numbers
Weld-on lifting points
Welded to the load. No thread to strip and nothing to come loose, at the cost of a welding procedure and an inspection of the seam.
Crosby
S-264 Pad Eyes
6 part numbers
Crosby
S-265 Forged Link
5 part numbers
RUD
VRBS-FIX / VRL-FIX / VASK-FIX
21 part numbers
RUD
WPP-S / -B / -VIP + VWBS / VWBS-KA
20 part numbers
RUD
VRBK-FIX / VRL-FIX / VASKK-FIX
18 part numbers
RUD
VLBS / -U / -U-LT / -P
17 part numbers
RUD
VRBS / VRL-FIX / VASK
15 part numbers
RUD
W-ABA
7 part numbers
RUD
VABH-W / VCGH-S
7 part numbers
RUD
INOX-ABA
3 part numbers
1 family · 1 part numbers
Plug-in lifting points
Dropped into a plain hole and locked. Fast to fit and to move between identical parts.
Inspection
Lifting points wear out
Threads strip, bails bend, and swivels seize. A lifting point that lives on a die or a mould gets cycled far more than most rigging, and it’s easy to forget it’s there. We inspect them alongside the rest of your gear.
Rigging inspection →Not sure
Send us the application
Tell us the load, the thread in the part, and whether the lift is straight up or at an angle. That’s enough for us to say whether an eye bolt will do or you want a hoist ring — and to give you the right size rather than the nearest one.
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Other rigging hardware
Eye bolt or hoist ring?
If the pull isn't straight up, the answer is usually a hoist ring. Send us the load and the angle and we'll confirm the part.