Built from 5/16 inch alloy steel, the Machining & Welding 5/16 IN 365 LB Alloy Steel S Hook carries a 365 pound working load limit in a compact S-hook form.

This style of hook is common in meat processing, warehousing, and general rigging wherever a fast, open connection point is more practical than a closed shackle.

Alloy steel construction gives the hook the strength to handle its rated load while keeping the profile compact and easy to handle.

This hardware is inexpensive enough to keep several sizes on hand, covering a range of chain and sling connections without special ordering.

Maintenance departments, fabrication shops, warehouses, and construction crews all rely on equipment in this category to handle lifts that come up again and again. Having the right beam or crane on hand means operators are not left rigging a load with mismatched slings or borrowed hardware, which keeps every lift consistent regardless of who is running it that day.

Rated capacity should always be treated as a hard limit, not a target, and a quick visual inspection before each lift is one of the simplest ways to keep a lifting operation safe. Make sure your operators are trained on the specific rigging setup this equipment requires, and confirm that anyone signing off on a lift understands how to read the working load limit and match it against the actual load being moved.

Properly rated hardware, stored and maintained correctly, tends to outlast the equipment it gets paired with. Building a simple habit of checking condition before each use costs very little time and pays off in fewer surprises when a piece of rigging hardware is actually under load.

The full spec sheet is below, covering capacity, dimensions, and construction details at a glance.

The Machining & Welding 5/16 IN 365 LB Alloy Steel S Hook is ready for quick, everyday chain and sling connections.

Product Info:
•  Working Load Limit: 365 lbs
•  Wire Diameter: 5/16 in
•  Style: C
•  Reach: 2.75 in
•  Shipping Weight: 0.1 lbs