CROSS SLING 



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CROSS SLING 



This sling is used when a Top Load is to be packed. 



Fig. 1. 



The pac1(s being balanced to load them ivith the Cross Sling: 



Fig. I. No. I. takes the sling rope at the middle and 

 throws both ends across the mule to No. 2. No. I 

 holds sufficient of the bight of the sling rope so 

 that it will come about to the top of the off load. 

 No. 2 arranges the ends thrown to him at the proper 

 distance for the pack and dropping to the ground 

 parallel with the sides of the sobre-jalma. He then 

 lifts the off pack in place, holds it there while he 

 brings up the ends of the two ropes and throws 

 them, over the off pack, back to No. /. 

 The position of the sling rope is now as shown in 

 Fi§. I, 



