Tie rod assemblies & Turnbuckles manufactured by BBI are usually offered as components of the respective assemblies. Most often, these are used alongside clevises. Turnbuckles possess right-hand internal threads on one end and left-hand internal threads on the other end. When you rotate the turnbuckle, the tie rod assembly tightens.
Availability
Though turnbuckles are not a stocked item, at BBI, you can avail them in a couple of days. Well, turnbuckles are available as plain finish as well as hot dip galvanized finish; medium carbon steel and stainless steel.
Dimensions
| Dia. (D), in. | Standard Turnbuckles | Weight in Pounds | Safe Working Load, Kips | Part Numbers (6 inch) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions, Inches | Length, Inches | ||||||||||||||
| A | N | C | E | G | 6 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 36 | ASD | LRFD | Plain | Galvanized | |
| 1⁄2 | 6 | 25⁄32 | 79⁄16 | 11⁄16 | 15⁄16 | .65 | .90 | 1.20 | 3.67 | 5.50 | 18707 | 18719 | |||
| 5⁄8 | 6 | 15⁄16 | 77⁄8 | 13⁄16 | 11⁄2 | .98 | 1.35 | 1.58 | 2.43 | 5.83 | 8.75 | 18708 | 18720 | ||
| 3⁄4 | 6 | 11⁄16 | 81⁄8 | 15⁄16 | 123⁄32 | 1.45 | 1.84 | 2.35 | 3.06 | 4.25 | 8.67 | 13.0 | 18709 | 18722 | |
| 7⁄8 | 6 | 15⁄16 | 85⁄8 | 13⁄32 | 17⁄8 | 1.85 | 3.02 | 4.20 | 5.43 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 18710 | 18723 | ||
| 1 | 6 | 17⁄16 | 87⁄8 | 19⁄32 | 21⁄32 | 2.60 | 4.02 | 4.40 | 6.85 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 23.3 | 18711 | 18724 | |
| 11⁄8 | 6 | 19⁄16 | 91⁄8 | 113⁄32 | 29⁄32 | 4.06 | 4.70 | 6.10 | 19.3 | 29.0 | 18712 | 18725 | |||
| 11⁄4 | 6 | 19⁄16 | 91⁄8 | 19⁄16 | 217⁄32 | 4.00 | 6.49 | 7.13 | 11.30 | 13.1 | 25.3 | 38.0 | 18713 | 18726 | |
| 13⁄8 | 6 | 113⁄16 | 95⁄8 | 111⁄16 | 23⁄4 | 6.15 | 29.0 | 43.5 | 18714 | 18727 | |||||
| 11⁄2 | 6 | 17⁄8 | 93⁄4 | 127⁄32 | 31⁄32 | 6.15 | 9.70 | 9.13 | 16.80 | 19.4 | 35.0 | 52.5 | 18715 | 18728 | |
| 15⁄8 | 6 | 21⁄2 | 11 | 131⁄32 | 3⁄32 | 9.80 | 40.9 | 61.3 | – | – | |||||
| 13⁄4 | 6 | 21⁄2 | 11 | 21⁄8 | 39⁄16 | 9.80 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 19.5 | 47.2 | 70.8 | 18716 | 18729 | ||
| 17⁄8 | 6 | 213⁄16 | 115⁄8 | 23⁄8 | 4 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 62.0 | 93.0 | – | – | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 213⁄16 | 115⁄8 | 23⁄8 | 4 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 27.5 | 62.0 | 93.0 | 18717 | 18730 | |||
| 21⁄4 | 6 | 35⁄16 | 125⁄8 | 211⁄16 | 45⁄8 | 19.6 | 30.9 | 43.5 | 80.0 | 120 | – | – | |||
| 21⁄2 | 6 | 33⁄4 | 131⁄2 | 3 | 5 | 23.3 | 30.9 | 42.4 | 100 | 150 | – | – | |||
| 23⁄4 | 6 | 43⁄16 | 143⁄8 | 31⁄4 | 55⁄8 | 31.5 | 54.0 | 125 | 188 | – | – | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 45⁄16 | 145⁄8 | 35⁄8 | 61⁄8 | 39.5 | 161 | 242 | – | – | |||||
| 31⁄4 | 6 | 57⁄16 | 167⁄8 | 37⁄8 | 63⁄4 | 60.5 | 79.5 | 203 | 305 | – | – | ||||
| 31⁄2 | 6 | 57⁄16 | 167⁄8 | 37⁄8 | 63⁄4 | 60.5 | 70.0 | 79.5 | 203 | 305 | – | – | |||
| 33⁄4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 45⁄8 | 81⁄2 | 95.0 | 280 | 420 | – | – | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 45⁄8 | 81⁄2 | 95.0 | 280 | 420 | – | – | |||||
| 41⁄4 | 9 | 63⁄4 | 221⁄2 | 51⁄4 | 93⁄4 | 152 | 390 | 585 | – | – | |||||
| 41⁄2 | 9 | 63⁄4 | 221⁄2 | 51⁄4 | 93⁄4 | 152 | 390 | 585 | – | – | |||||
| 43⁄4 | 9 | 63⁄4 | 221⁄2 | 51⁄4 | 93⁄4 | 152 | 390 | 585 | – | – | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 71⁄2 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 200 | 491 | 737 | – | – | |||||
Dimensions per AISC Manual of Steel Construction thirteenth edition page 15-16 ASD – Allowable Stress Design (according to the AISC 9th Ed.)LRFD – Load and Resistance Factor Design (according to AISC 3rd Ed.) | |||||||||||||||