FACTOR 55 FLATLINK EXPERT & XXL WINCH SHACKLE MOUNT

Note: All FLATLINK winch shackles are supplied with the optional rope guard factory fitted by Factor 55. The rope guard not only protects the rope from UV damage but it also prevents wear when climbing rocks. It also looks great and increases the strength of the shackle.

The FlatLink provides a means to eliminate the conventional winch hook and replace it with a safer and more secure screw pin shackle resulting in a CLOSED SYSTEM WINCHING operation

EXPERT

• When folded flat – less than 1.75 inches of thickness
• Eliminates hook rattle and fairlead damage
• Lightweight – Precision CNC machined 6000 series aluminum
• Made in the USA
• Ratings Without Rope Guard Fitted
• Max Rated Load: 16,000 pounds
• Ultimate Failure – Greater then 40,000 pounds

XXL

• Designed for both steel cable and synthetic winch rope eyes
• Fits common 7/8 and 1” screw pin shackle sizes (1.0 and 1.125 pin diameters)
• Eliminates hook rattle and fairlead damage
• Lightweight – Precision CNC machined 6000 series aluminum
• Made in the USA
• Ratings Without Rope Guard Fitted
• Max Rated Load: 26,000 pounds
• Ultimate Strength – 68,000 pounds

The FlatLink E provides a means to eliminate the conventional winch hook and replace it with a safer and more secure screw pin shackle resulting in a CLOSED SYSTEM WINCHING operation. The large pear shaped shackle mounting hole allows for attachment to either the pin or bow end of common screw pin shackles, as well as common OEM recovery points. This makes the new FlatLink E more versatile than the current FlatLink design, but it also adds the possibility of a dangerous shackle side loading condition (See Picture), especially during momentary slack conditions. A shackle side loading condition is not possible with our standard FlatLink shackle mount due to the shackle pin mounting constraint. For the recreational off roader we highly recommend the safer standard FlatLink product, not the FlatLink E. This way the winch operator does not have to monitor whether the shackle may have shifted and rotated in the recovery tackle. The FlatLink E is only available in the Military Specification Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) hard anodized gray finish.

Conventional winch hooks can cut and fray recovery straps and often allow strap ends to escape during momentary slack cycles of a typical winching recovery. Screw pin shackles do not allow strap loops to escape due to their secure screw pin attachment. The FlatLink E does not require splicing and is compatible with steel cables or synthetic ropes up to 3/8 inches in diameter. The cable eye is retained in the FlatLink E by a 5/8 inch diameter 6Al4V Titanium double shear pin and internal snap ring. Installation takes only minutes. The EPDM Rubber Guards protect alloy fairleads and are securely attached to the FlatLink E with 4 barbed tips each. The FlatLink E stows neatly against either roller or Hawse type fairleads and is designed to be used with common 3/4 inch shackles.

• Compatible with all roller fairlead license plate mounting brackets
• Weight – 26 ounces
• Fits steel cables and synthetic winch ropes to 3/8 inch diameters
• EPDM Rubber Guard protects alloy fairleads and cushions line stowage
• Simple snap ring removal for shear pin
• Fits common 3/4 shackles/D-Rings

U.S. Utility Patent No. 9,388,025
Foreign Patents Pending

XXL

Compatible with wire rope diameters of up to 3/4″ and synthetic rope tube thimbles up to 5/8″ in diameter. Fits shackle pin diameters of 1 1/8″. 7/8″ diameter titanium double shear pin. Minimum breaking strength of 65,000 lbs.

• Replace conventional winch hooks with a safer more secure shackle/D-ring
• Safer recoveries through the practice of Closed System Winching
• Lightweight – Precision CNC machined 6000 series Military Grade Aluminum
• No splicing required – double shear pin design
• Designed for both steel cable and synthetic winch rope eyes
• Equipped with a shear pin load centering spool for wire rope applications
• Foldable and stows rattle free against fairleads
• Integrated EPDM rubber pads for fairlead protection
• Fits common 7/8 and 1” screw pin shackle sizes (1.0 and 1.125 pin diameters)
• For synthetic rope diameters up to 5/8 and wire rope up to 1”
• Available in the Military Specification Hard Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) Gray
• 7/8” diameter double shear pin
• Max Rated Load: 26,000 pounds
• Ultimate Strength: 68,000 pounds
• Weight: 51oz

U.S. Utility Patent No. 9,388,025
Foreign Patents Pending