Vanguard Gold Pin Shackle Features:
· 5/8"” Screw Pin Bow Shackle WLL 3.25t with safety factor of 6:1
· Heat-treated carbon steel bow with alloy pins, quenched and tempered
· Metallic coating of “Golden Pin” shackle pin allows for closer thread tolerances than is possible with an extra layer of paint
· To assure total traceability, “Golden Pin” shackles are embossed with Vanguard ID, size, working load limit (WLL) and alloy pin ID
· Working load limits are based on shackles in new condition and are subject to downward adjustment in case of side loading:
o 45 degrees from vertical in-line, WLL reduces to 70%
o 90 degrees from vertical in-line, WLL reduces to 50%
WARNING DO NOT:
· exceed working load limits
· exceed 120-degree incline angle
· re-use shackles or pins that are visibly deformed
· use shackles that are worn in the crown or pin by more than 10% of the original diameter
· use screw pin shackles if the pin can roll under load
· proof test shackles beyond two times the working load limit
WARNING: If after a quarter turn, the pin remains hard to remove, there is a good chance that the shackle has been overloaded beyond the designed working load limit (WLL) and therefore the shackle must be discarded.