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Pear shaped ring
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High-Strength Forged Weldless Pear Shaped Links (often referred to as Weldless Teardrop Master Rings or G70 Pear Links) are essential terminal components engineered for industrial towing and cargo restraint systems. Formed as a completely seamless single piece of solid alloy steel without any joint welds, these links eliminate critical structural weaknesses. Their distinct tapered pear geometry automatically centers the load apex, making them the ultimate end fittings for Grade 70 transport chain slings, heavy-duty towing recovery lines, vehicle tying, and flatbed logging tie-downs.
Size (A) (in.) | Size (A) (mm) | Stock No. | WLL (lb) | WLL (t) | Weight Each (lb) | Weight Each (kg) | B: Inside Length (in.) | C: Inside Width (in.) | F: Material Dia. (in.) |
1/2" | 13 | 1013575 | 7,000 | 3.15 | 0.55 | 0.25 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
5/8" | 16 | 1013584 | 9,000 | 4.09 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 3.75 | 2.50 | 1.25 |
3/4" | 19 | 1013595 | 12,300 | 5.59 | 1.76 | 0.80 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 1.50 |
7/8" | 22 | 1013604 | 15,000 | 6.81 | 2.82 | 1.28 | 5.25 | 3.50 | 1.75 |
1" | 25 | 1013613 | 24,360 | 11.0 | 4.22 | 1.91 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 |
1-1/8" | 28 | 1013622 | 30,600 | 13.9 | 6.25 | 2.83 | 6.50 | 4.50 | 2.25 |
1-1/4" | 32 | 1013631 | 36,000 | 16.4 | 8.25 | 3.74 | 7.75 | 5.00 | 2.50 |
1-3/8" | 35 | 1013640 | 43,000 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 5.10 | 8.25 | 5.50 | 2.75 |
1-1/2" | 38 | 1013654 | 54,300 | 24.7 | 14.25 | 6.46 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 |
1-3/4" | 44 | 1013672 | 84,900 | 38.6 | 22.50 | 10.2 | 10.50 | 7.00 | 3.50 |
2" | 51 | 1013690 | 102,600 | 46.6 | 34.00 | 15.4 | 12.00 | 8.00 | 4.00 |
Precision die-forged from a single block of high-grade alloy steel. The grain flow structure remains unbroken, ensuring 100% uniform cross-sectional strength with zero risk of seam cracking or brittle localized failures.
The unique teardrop contour acts as an automatic load guide. It naturally corrals attached hooks, shackles, or cable loops down to the narrow apex, preventing destabilizing side-slipping or dangerous edge friction under dynamic pulling forces.
The tapered top neck allows for a compact connection profile that fits snugly into specific vehicle towing slots, tie-back eyelets, and winch line terminations without unnecessary crowding.
Coated in an industry-proven gold chromate (yellow zinc / galvanized) plating compound. This robust surface finish provides excellent protection against coastal moisture, industrial chemical grit, road salt, and harsh outdoor scraping.
Our modern factory houses automated forging press lines and advanced heat treatment setups (quenching and tempering), delivering exceptional structural yield strength and identical dimensions across mass volume production.
100% of our production runs undergo strict non-destructive 2.5 times the WLL proof load testing. Every master pear link is deeply embossed with permanent material tracking marks, size specs, and grade classifications ("G70" or "WLL") for total safety transparency.
We serve major global rigging brands by developing custom shapes. Our in-house tool shop can adjust internal widths/lengths or emboss your custom corporate logo directly into the steel tooling matrices.
Cut out trading middlemen to optimize your commercial procurement network. We provide tightly nested export carton packing on sea-freight pallets, guaranteed manufacturing lead times, and direct factory engineering compliance files.
A: An oblong master link has symmetrical curved ends and is typically used to connect multiple sling legs or sit comfortably on large crane hooks. A pear-shaped (teardrop) link features a tapered top and a wider base, specifically designed to slide into confined towing pockets while centering single hooks or tow shackles to prevent shifting during pulling.
A: When manufactured as Grade 70 transport fittings with a gold chromate finish, they are engineered and certified exclusively for cargo securement, flatbed tying, pulling, and vehicle towing applications (DOT compliance regulations). If your distribution channel requires overhead crane lifting, please contact our team to select our Grade 80 / Grade 100 super alloy steel series, which comply with overhead lifting standards.
A: Every single wholesale order leaving our factory floors is accompanied by an official Mill Test Certificate (MTC). This document contains full traceability charts verifying the structural steel alloy chemistry, batch heat codes, certified 2.5x proof-load data logs, and ultimate mechanical breaking test scores.
A: We maintain a large inventory of pre-forged raw link structures for core standard sizes (1/2", 5/8", 3/4"), ensuring a fast factory turnaround of 25–35 days for custom plated batches. We support flexible trial volumes for new distributors. Please contact our international sales desk to outline your dimensional list and receive a detailed volumetric quote!
