Chain: Grade 80 Lifting Chain, Chain Slings and Load Chain, Nairobi
Which chain can I lift with?
Belay Rigging supplies Grade 80 lifting chain in Nairobi from 6 to 32 mm, quoted to the length you ask for, along with made-up chain slings and the load chain that goes back into a worn chain block. Galvanised chain is on this page too, further down and kept apart, because it is general purpose chain that must never lift. You order on WhatsApp.
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Choose what you need
Chain by the metre, chain slings and the fittings that go on them. Galvanised is further down, on its own. Each card opens WhatsApp with the item already filled in.
Black or silver
The black chain is for lifting. The bright zinc chain is general purpose and is not for lifting.
What we list, and in what size
What sizes of Grade 80 chain do you supply in Nairobi?
8, 10 and 13 mm are standard. 6, 7, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26 and 32 mm and Grade 100 are sourced to order.
| Item | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lifting chain, by the metre | 8, 10, 13 mm | Grade 80 black alloy. The three we quote as standard, to your length |
| Lifting chain, by the metre | 6, 7, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 32 mm | Sourced to order. Give us a working day |
| Grade 100 chain, by the metre | State diameter | Sourced to order. Same capacity in a lighter chain, at a higher price per metre |
| Load chain for chain blocks | 5 to 11.2 mm, sized to the block | Bring the old chain, or the details off the block's plate |
| Chain sling, 1 leg | State chain size and reach | Made up to EN 818-4 with master link and hook |
| Chain sling, 2 leg | State chain size and reach | Made up to EN 818-4. Two legs from one master link |
| Chain sling, 3 and 4 leg | State chain size and reach | Made up to EN 818-4. Say whether the legs are used together or in pairs |
| Master link | Sized to the chain | The top connection. Sized by the number of legs it carries, not by the chain alone |
| Connecting link | Sized to the chain | Joins chain to a component without a weld or a shackle |
| Clevis grab hook | Sized to the chain | Shortens a leg by taking a bite on a link |
| Sling hook with latch | Sized to the chain | The latch keeps the load on the hook. It is not a load-bearing part |
| Shortening clutch | Sized to the chain | Adjusts leg length. Set it with the leg slack, never under load |
| Chain bag | Small, medium, large | Keeps a sling off the ground and out of grit between lifts |
Send the size and the reach for a price and a date. Shackles, wire rope and webbing slings each have their own page.
What we quote
Grade 80 lifting chain, by the metre
- Material
- Alloy steel, heat treated
- Standard
- EN 818-2, medium tolerance chain for chain slings
- Finish
- Black self-colour. Grade 80 lifting chain is not galvanised
- Grade mark
- 8 or 80, embossed on the link at intervals along the length
- Sold as
- By the metre, quoted to the length you ask for, or full drum
- Sizes
- 8, 10 and 13 mm standard. 6, 7, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26 and 32 mm to order
Load chain for chain blocks
- What it is
- The lifting chain that runs through a manual chain block or lever hoist, replaced when it wears, stretches or picks up a nick
- What we need from you
- The make and capacity of the block, the chain size, and the fall length
- Standard
- EN 818-7, fine tolerance hoist chain
- Sold as
- By the metre, quoted to the fall you measure
- Note
- For the block itself, see chain blocks, 1 to 10 ton. This page is the chain that goes back into one
Do you make up chain slings to length?
Yes. Chain slings are made up to EN 818-4, one to four leg, to the reach you give us. Some buyers call them lifting chains with hooks. Tell us the number of legs, the chain size, the reach and the hook type at the bottom.
Chain slings, one to four leg
- Standard
- EN 818-4, chain slings made up from EN 818-2 chain
- Built from
- Master link, Grade 80 chain legs, and clevis grab or sling hooks with latches
- What we need from you
- Number of legs, chain size, reach, and the hook type at the bottom
- Shortening
- Clutches fitted where a leg has to be taken up on the job rather than at the bench
- Tag
- Every made-up sling arrives with the maker's tag. We add no tag of our own
Grade 80 components
- Material
- Drop-forged alloy steel
- Standard
- EN 1677-1, forged Grade 8 components
- Range
- Clevis grab hooks, sling hooks with safety latch, connecting links, master links, shortening clutches
- Grade mark
- 8 or 80, forged into the body beside the size
- Sized by
- The chain they fit, not by the job. Give us the chain diameter
- Finish
- Painted, usually red or gold. The paint is a finish, not a grade
- Note
- Fittings whose job happens at a connection but which carry no chain grade are on rigging hardware
Reading the mark, not the colour
How do I tell Grade 80 lifting chain from galvanised chain?
The finish does not show the grade. Black chain is not necessarily Grade 80, and paint on a fitting is a coating, not a rating.
The grade is stamped into the steel. On chain made to EN 818-2 it appears on a link at intervals along the length, most often as 8, 80, G8 or T8 for Grade 80, and 10 or G10 for Grade 100. On forged components made to EN 1677-1 it is stamped into the body beside the size.
Two checks in the yard. Check a link in the middle of a run as well as at the end, because chains get joined and the joined length can be a different chain. Then check every fitting on a made-up sling, because an unmarked fitting has no rating.
What lifting chain is not for
Grade 80 chain is made to carry a load in the air. It is not the chain for strapping a load onto a lorry bed. That is transport chain, and it lives on cargo lashing and recovery with the binders that tension it.
Do not use it for towing, security or fencing either. Recovery work puts shock into a chain made for a steady pull, and the damage does not show on the outside.
Galvanised chain is not rated to lift, so it has its own section and its own order link, apart from the table above.
Load chain for a chain block
Can I buy load chain for a chain block on its own?
The load chain usually wears out before the rest of a chain block does. Once it is stretched, bent, or thinned where the links bear on each other, the block is out of service.
Send the make and capacity off the block's plate, the chain size, and the fall you need. Bring the old chain if the plate has gone, because a worn chain still measures. It is quoted to the fall, and it goes back into the machine you already own.
Galvanised chain, general purpose, never lifting
Is galvanised chain safe for lifting?
No. Galvanised chain is not rated to lift any load. This is the bright silver chain sold for fencing, gates, security, animal tethering and hanging signs. It is graded 30 or 43 in mild steel, hot dip or electro galvanised, and it carries no grade mark anywhere along the link.
We supply it in the common sizes with quick links to suit, and we quote it on its own line so it does not go on the same delivery note as lifting chain. For lifting, use the Grade 80 chain in the table above.
How long it takes
The standard sizes and the common components are the quickest to source. Anything outside that takes longer, so give us a working day before you need it on site.
Made-up slings take longer than chain by the metre, because each sling is made up with its fittings before anything leaves. Larger diameters and imported items run longer again.
Tell us the date the job starts and the town it is in. We quote the price, the source time and the delivery against that date, in one message.
Delivery and how we quote
Nairobi goes by rider for small loads and van for heavy or long ones. Anywhere else in Kenya goes by courier or bus parcel to the town you name. Uganda and Tanzania are quoted per consignment with transit confirmed before you pay anything.
You get the price and the date in the same message. The quote holds for seven days.
Will you tell me what my chain can lift?
No. The working load limit for a lift is settled by whoever is responsible for that lift, from the maker's documentation for the exact chain and fittings in front of them. It does not come from a web page or a WhatsApp reply, ours included. We pass on whatever certificate and load table the maker issues. Full detail on delivery and how we work.
Order chain
Send the size, the length or the reach, and the quantity on WhatsApp. If it is load chain for a block, send the make and capacity of the block as well.
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