We Come To You.
Safe For Use,
Or Out Of Service.
A trained inspector reads the story in the strands: wear, breaks, kinks, and crushing that mean a rope or sling is done. You get a clear verdict and your paperwork, fast.
- Qualified, experienced rigging inspectors
- All lifting gear: slings, wire rope, chain, hardware
- Pickup from your yard, or inspection on location
- Repairs and re-certification handled in-house
Six Ways A Rope
Tells On Itself.
Every failure mode leaves a signature. Our inspectors know them all, and know which ones mean a rope must leave service immediately.
Broken Wires
Tensile and fatigue breaks in individual wires, in the crowns or in the valleys of the strands.
Birdcaging
Strands sprung open by a sudden release of tension. A rope with a birdcage is replaced immediately.
Kinks & Curls
Distortion from pulled-down loops or jumping a sheave, permanent damage that ends a rope's service life.
High Strands
One or more strands wearing ahead of their neighbors, from improper socketing, seizing, kinks, or dog-legs.
Strand Nicking
Adjacent strands rubbing under high loads or small sheaves, leading to wire breaks in the valleys.
Drum Crushing
Flattened, crushed rope from small drums, high loads, and multiple-layer winding.
One Shop,
Every Service.
Testing, inspection, repair, consulting, and the space to work: all of it under the Gator Rigging roof.
Load Testing
200,000 lb vertical and 260,000 lb horizontal test beds with ASTM E-4 calibrated load cells, accurate to ±1% true load.
Get It TestedNDT Inspections
Magnetic particle, dye penetrant, ultrasonic, and visual testing on steel, aluminum, and stainless, by third-party certified techs.
Schedule NDTSling Repair
Damaged sling legs and components inspected and replaced by our qualified fabricators, back in service fast.
Repair My SlingsPad Eye Testing
30-ton portable tester: load test pad eyes vertically, inverted, or in a horizontal plane, on your site.
Get a QuoteMarine Consulting
Heavy lift supervision, seafastening, onshore and offshore lift plans, logistics, and barge and tug services.
Plan the LiftProperty Rentals
Main building, main yard, and pipe yard for rent at our Cut Off, Louisiana location.
See the PropertiesLook It Over.
Lift With Confidence.
Contact us to have our inspectors perform a visual inspection on your lifting gear, at our shop or wherever it works.
Morgan City & Cut Off, LA · Fax (985) 631-4999