RUD · Bolt-on lifting points

VLBG-PLUS / VLBG / VLBG-Z

Name: RUD VLBG-PLUS / VLBG / VLBG-Z
Brand: RUD

Screwed into a tapped hole or through-bolted. The common case, and the one where thread engagement and tightening torque decide whether it holds.

36 part numbers

RUD · boltable

A lifting point is a rated component. We inspect them too.

RUD · 4 tables

RUD VLBG-PLUS / VLBG / VLBG-Z

Transcribed from RUD's USA catalogue. Figures are theirs — tonnes, kilograms and millimetres, with imperial tables where RUD publishes them.

Design factor 4:1

RUD catalogue p58 · 12 part numbers

RUD rates the same part at both 4:1 and 5:1. Use the figure that matches the design factor your application works to.

Type	WLL [t]	Weight (kg/unit)	T [mm]	A [mm]	B [mm]	C [mm]	D [mm]	E [mm]	F [mm]	G [mm]	H [mm]	I [mm]	K [mm]	L [mm]	M	N [mm]	Tightening torque [Nm]	Order no.
VLBG-PLUS-0.63t-M8	0.63	0.3	75	30	52	34	24	40	10	29	11	75	45	40	M8	32	30	8504651
VLBG-PLUS-0.9t-M10	0.9	0.32	75	30	54	34	24	39	10	29	15	75	45	44	M10	32	60	8504652
VLBG-PLUS-1.35t-M12	1.35	0.33	75	32	54	34	26	38	10	29	18	75	45	47	M12	32	150	8504653
VLBG-PLUS-2t-M16	2	0.55	85	33	56	36	30	39	13.5	36	22	86	47	58	M16	38	150	8504655
VLBG-PLUS-3.5t-M20	3.5	1.3	110	50	82	54	45	55	16.5	43	32	113	64	75	M20	48	400	8504657
VLBG-PLUS-4.5t-M24	4.5	1.5	125	50	82	54	45	67	18	43	37	130	78	80	M24	48	760	8504659
VLBG-PLUS-6.7t-M30	6.7	3.3	147	60	103	65	60	67	22.5	61	49	151	80	110	M30	67	1,000	8504661
VLBG-PLUS-7t-M36 (Special bolt)	7	3.4	146	60	103	65	60	74	22.5	55	52	151	80	107	M36	67	700	8500829
VLBG-PLUS-8t-M36	8	6.2	196	77	122	82	70	97	26.5	77	63	205	113	140	M36	79	800	7983553
VLBG-PLUS-10t-M42	10	6.7	196	77	122	82	70	94	26.5	77	73	205	113	150	M42	79	1,000	7983554
VLBG-PLUS-15t-M42	15	10.9	222	95	156	100	85	109	36	87	63	230	130	150	M42	100	1,500	7982966
VLBG-PLUS-20t-M48	20	11.6	222	95	156	100	95	105	36	87	73	230	130	160	M48	100	2,000	7982967

Design factor 4:1 — vario length

RUD catalogue p59 · 11 part numbers

RUD rates the same part at both 4:1 and 5:1. Use the figure that matches the design factor your application works to.

Type	WLL [t]	Weight (kg/unit)	T [mm]	A [mm]	B [mm]	C [mm]	D [mm]	E [mm]	F [mm]	G [mm]	H vario [mm]	I [mm]	K [mm]	L vario [mm]	M	N [mm]	Tightening torque [Nm]	Order no.
VLBG-PLUS-0.63t-M8	0.63	1	75	30	54	34	24	40	10	29	8–76	75	45	37–105	M8	32	30	8600470
VLBG-PLUS-0.9t-M10	0.9	1	75	30	54	34	24	39	10	29	10–96	75	45	39–125	M10	32	60	8600471
VLBG-PLUS-1.35t-M12	1.35	1	75	32	54	34	26	38	10	29	12–116	75	45	41–145	M12	32	150	8600472
VLBG-PLUS-2t-M16	2	1	85	33	56	36	30	39	13.5	36	16–149	86	47	52–185	M16	38	150	8600474
VLBG-PLUS-3.5t-M20	3.5	1	110	50	82	54	45	55	16.5	43	20–187	113	64	63–230	M20	48	400	8600476
VLBG-PLUS-4.5t-M24	4.5	1	125	50	82	54	45	67	18	43	24–222	130	78	67–265	M24	48	760	8600478
VLBG-PLUS-6.7t-M30	6.7	1	147	60	103	65	60	67	22.5	61	30–279	151	80	91–340	M30	67	1,000	8600480
VLBG-PLUS-8t-M36	8	1	197	77	122	82	70	97	26.5	77	36–223	205	110	113–300	M36	87	800	8600289
VLBG-PLUS-10t-M42	10	1	197	77	122	82	70	94	26.5	77	42–273	205	110	119–350	M42	70	1,000	8600290
VLBG-PLUS-15t-M42	15	1	222	95	156	100	85	109	36	87	42–263	230	130	129–350	M42	100	1,500	8600291
VLBG-PLUS-20t-M48	20	1	222	95	156	100	95	105	36	87	48–303	230	130	135–350	M48	100	2,000	8600292

1 Weight depends on the design.

Design factor 4:1 — vario length

RUD catalogue p59 · 4 part numbers

RUD rates the same part at both 4:1 and 5:1. Use the figure that matches the design factor your application works to.

Type	WLL [t]	Weight (kg/unit)	T [mm]	A [mm]	B [mm]	C [mm]	D [mm]	E [mm]	F [mm]	G [mm]	H vario [mm]	I [mm]	K [mm]	L vario [mm]	M	N [mm]	Tightening torque [Nm]	Order no.
VLBG-1.2t-M14	1.2	1	85	33	56	36	30	39	13.5	36	14-129	86	47	50–165	M14	38	120	8600399
VLBG-2t-M18	2	1	110	50	82	54	45	55	16.5	43	18–27	113	64	61–70	M18	48	200	8600384
VLBG-2.5t-M22	2.5	1	110	50	82	54	45	54	16.5	43	22–57	113	64	65–100	M22	48	250	8600385
VLBG-4t-M27	4	1	147	60	103	65	60	59	22.5	61	27–239	151	80	88–300	M27	67	400	8600387

1 Weight depends on the design.

Design factor 5:1 — vario length — imperial

RUD catalogue p60 · 9 part numbers

RUD rates the same part at both 4:1 and 5:1. Use the figure that matches the design factor your application works to.

Type	WLL [lbs]	Weight (lbs/unit)	T [inch]	A [inch]	B [inch]	C [inch]	D [inch]	E [inch]	F [inch]	G [inch]	H vario [inch]	I [inch]	K [inch]	L vario [inch]	M	N [inch]	Tightening torque [Nm]	Order no.
VLBG-Z-0.63t-3/8"-16UNC	1,110	1	2.95	1.18	2.13	1.34	0.94	1.54	0.47	1.14	0.63–3.86	2.95	1.77	1.77–5.00	3/8"-16UNC	1.26	22	8600440
VLBG-Z-1t-1/2"-13UNC	1,760	1	2.95	1.26	2.13	1.34	1.02	1.50	0.47	1.14	0.87–4.84	2.95	1.77	1.97–5.98	1/2"-13UNC	1.26	44	8600441
VLBG-Z-1.5t-5/8"-11UNC	2,640	1	2.95	1.30	2.20	1.42	1.18	1.54	0.53	1.42	0.94–5.83	3.39	1.85	2.36–7.24	5/8"-11UNC	1.50	111	8600442
VLBG-Z-2.5t-3/4"-10UNC	4,400	1	3.35	1.97	3.23	2.13	1.77	2.17	0.65	1.69	1.10–7.28	4.45	2.52	2.80–8.98	3/4"-10UNC	1.89	111	8600443
VLBG-Z-2.5t-7/8"-9UNC	7,040	1	4.33	1.97	3.23	2.13	1.77	2.17	0.65	1.69	1.06–8.31	4.45	2.52	2.76–10.00	7/8"-9UNC	1.89	295	8600444
VLBG-Z-4t-1"-8UNC	8,810	1	4.92	1.97	3.23	2.13	1.77	2.64	0.71	1.69	1.61–8.31	5.12	3.07	3.31–10.00	1"-8UNC	1.89	561	8600445
VLBG-Z-5t-1 1/4"-7UNC	14,080	1	5.79	2.36	4.06	2.56	2.36	2.52	0.89	2.40	1.61–10.94	5.94	3.15	4.02–13.35	1 1/4"-7UNC	2.64	738	8600446
VLBG-Z-8t-1 1/2"-6UNC	35,270	1	7.76	3.03	4.80	3.23	2.76	3.82	1.04	3.03	2.44–10.63	8.07	4.33	5.51–13.66	1 1/2"-6UNC	3.43	590	8600447
VLBG-Z-20t-2"-4.5UNC	44,000	1	7.76	3.74	6.14	3.94	3.74	4.13	1.42	3.43	2.72–11.89	9.06	5.12	6.14–15.31	2"-4.5UNC	3.94	738	8600448

1 Weight depends on the design.

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