If a load has four attachment points, and a medium clevis is used at each point, what is the maximum load weight?

• A. 15,000 lbs
• B. 31,500 lbs
• C. 7,500 lbs
• D. 12,500 lbs

Answer: (A)

Distributing a load across multiple attachment points increases the total safe lifting capacity in proportion to how many points are used. Each connection point has its own rated capacity, and when the load is shared evenly among all points, you can sum those per-point capacities to get the overall limit. With four attachment points, the safe maximum becomes four times the rating of a single point.

So, the correct reasoning is: four attachment points, each with a medium clevis rated for a certain amount per point, means the total safe load is that per-point rating multiplied by four. The other numbers would require per-point ratings that don’t match standard hardware ratings or would rely on unsafe load-sharing assumptions, which isn’t permitted under proper rigging practices.

Keep in mind that this assumes the load is evenly distributed, rigging angles are acceptable, and there are no dynamic effects that would increase or decrease the actual safe load.