Best Slip Hooks AI pick
Chosen by an AI model from its trained knowledge, with its reasoning.
AI pick (brand): Crosby
Crosby forged slip and hoist hooks carry clear load markings and are designed to accept latches, which is what lifting hooks need.
Not for: Anyone who needs to shorten chain at the hook, which calls for a grab hook instead.
What the AI looks for in Slip Hooks
- Slip vs grab hook
- Slip hooks have a wide throat and let chain or rope run free. Grab hooks have a narrow throat that locks a chain link to shorten the chain. Using a slip hook to shorten chain lets the load slide.
- Grade match
- Match the hook grade (for example grade 70, 80 or 100) and size to the chain. A lower-grade hook caps the system's capacity.
- Latch
- For lifting, use a hook with a working safety latch and replace any damaged latch. The latch keeps slack rigging from jumping the throat.
- Eye vs clevis
- Use eye hooks with shackles, links or rope eyes. Use clevis hooks for direct pinning to chain. The wrong attachment adds parts or side-loads the hook.
- Throat opening
- Discard any hook whose throat has opened beyond the maker's limit or that shows twisting. A spread throat shows the hook has been overloaded.
Brands that matter
- Crosby: Forged hoist, slip and sling hooks with latches.
- Campbell: Grade 70 and alloy slip and grab hooks.
- Columbus McKinnon (CM): Alloy sling hooks for chain slings.
What to avoid
- Tip loading or back-hooking a slip hook.
- Lifting with a hook that has no latch, or whose latch is missing.
- Unmarked hooks from towing or hardware bins used overhead.