Product Details
Universal Flatlink Series Foldable Shackle Mount by Factor 55®. This product is made of high-quality materials to serve you for years to come. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers in mind. It will meet your needs and deliver great quality at an affordable cost.
Features
- Precision machined from 6 series aluminum
- Compatible with all roller fairlead license plate mounting brackets
- When folded flat- less than 1.75" of thickness
- Weight- 23 Oz
- Max load rating: 16, pounds
- Ultimate failure: greater than 4, pounds
- Fits steel cables and synthetic winch ropes to 3/8" 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
- Eliminates hook rattle and fairlead damage
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 the secure screw pin attachment. The FlatLink does not require splicing and is compatible with steel cables or synthetic ropes up to 3/8" in diameter. The cable eye is retained in the FlatLink by a 5/8" diameter grade 5 steel double shear pin and internal snap ring. It is installed easily in minutes. The EPDM Rubber Guards protect alloy fairleads and are securely attached to the FlatLink with 4 barbed tips. The FlatLink stows neatly against either roller or Hawse type fairleads and is designed to be used with common 3/4" shackles. The FlatLink is constructed of 6000 series billet aluminum and is anodized/powder coated in 5 different colors.
Located in Boise, Idaho Factor 55® is an engineering design firm specializing in mechanical design and analysis. Their staff has extensive experience in the Aerospace, Defense, and semiconductor industry but they have always been passionate about off roading through out their careers. All of their products are designed in house using the latest 3D CAD software and optimized using Cosmos FEA (Finite Element Analysis). Before they release any products to the public, they also perform a destructive test on each design with the assistance of a test facility equipped with test measurement and data recording equipment. They take great pride in knowing all of their products are derived from sound engineering disciplines.