3/4 in Tenex-TEC Dead-Eye Rigging Sling

This 3/4 in dead eye rigging sling is spliced from Samson Tenex-TEC, a firm 12-strand polyester that holds its shape and resists abrasion. The single eye lets you choke it on a spar in seconds and clip or tie off the tail to a block or ring.

How a dead eye sling works

A dead eye sling has one spliced eye and a plain tail. Wrap the tail around the stem, pass it through the eye, and it cinches down as the load comes on. The tail can then be tied to a block, threaded through a ring, or used to back up a natural crotch. It is quick to set, quick to remove, and easy to adjust for stem diameter.

Tenex-TEC is a tight 12-strand polyester. It stretches less than nylon, stands up to bark abrasion, and is easy to inspect strand by strand. See our heavy-duty rigging slings for other diameters and configurations.

Care and inspection

Look for cut or pulled strands, flattened or glazed sections where the sling rode against the stem, and any slipping in the splice. Retire a sling with damage in the eye or splice, since that is where it carries load. Rigging gear takes shock loads that can far exceed the weight of the piece, so size slings with a generous working load margin, inspect before every use, and retire any sling that is cut, glazed, melted or crushed. Rigging should be planned and run by trained crews working to ANSI Z133.

Wash off grit when needed, dry it in shade, and keep it apart from chainsaw fuel and bar oil.