Turnbuckles

Applications

Turnbuckles are normally used for rigging or tensioning of wires, ropes, rods etc. They are are designed for straight / in-line rigging, tensioning or lashing. Range

Van Beest offers a wide range of turnbuckles, i.e.:

• Load rated Green Pin® turnbuckles;

• Open body rigging screws generally to DIN 1480;

• Rigging screws with welding ends;

• Closed body rigging screws;

• Special turnbuckles for lashing (hamburgers).

Design

Green Pin® turnbuckles are manufactured to ASTM F1145-92, formerly U.S. Fed. Spec. FF-T-791, and have a safety factor of 5 to 1. The Green Pin® turnbuckles are drop forged.

Turnbuckles can be equipped with the following end fittings: eye/eye, hook/hook, hook/eye, jaw/jaw and jaw/eye. All parts are interchangeable, locking nuts are supplied with all sizes.

Rigging screws generally to DIN 1480 are available with welding ends and in hook/eye, eye/eye, hook/hook and jaw/jaw combinations.

Closed body rigging screws are available in jaw/jaw, jaw/eye and eye/eye combinations.