FlatLink XXL Winch Shackle Mount Assembly Anodized Gray Factor 55

The ProLink Bridle provides winch owners with a means to replace the conventional winch hook with a safer and stronger screw pin shackle/D-ring.The ProLink Bridle is a multiple shackle mount product designed for winch cables. The ProLink Bridle is a specialized commercial product designed primarily for the towing industry.

The three individual shackle mounting holes allow the winch operator to mount fixed length bridle links to the outside positioned holes for common bridle towing, as well as a single centered shackle mounting point for a conventional single shackle recovery point. Dedicated shackle mounting points prevent dangerous shackle side loading conditions due to the pivoting feature of the shackle pin mounting hole. This allows for Closed System Winching techniques to be applied.

For commercial high repeating bridle towing, dedicated self centering shackles result in a safer means to bridle tow. This ProLink Bridle operation is similar to fish plate towing used in the ship towing industry where boat yaw is undesirable. Like all models in the ProLink family, the ProLink Bridle is engineered and made in the USA from 6000 series billet aluminum and is equipped with a 6Al-4V titanium double shear pin. The ProLink Bridle is only available in the Military Specification Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) hard anodized gray finish.
Features:

• Color: Anodized Gray
• Machined from 6000 series billet aluminum.
• 5/8 diameter Titanium double shear pin
• 4.5 inches tall, 5.25 inches in wide, 3.5 inch base diameter
• Working Load Limit of 16,000 pounds
• Ultimate failure of greater than 42,000 pounds
• Fits all steel cables and synthetic ropes up to 3/8inch diameter
• EPDM Rubber Guard protects alloy Hawse fairleads and cushions line stowage
• Simple snap ring shear pin retainment
• Made in the USA

Eliminate the conventional winch hook and replace it with a safer and stronger FlatLink shackle thimble and D-ring. The FlatLink shackle mount is the Industry’s first folding shackle mount for recovery winches. With less than 1.75 inches of thickness, the Flatlink will work with all roller fairlead license plate mounting brackets.

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 inches in diameter. The cable eye is retained in the FlatLink by a 5/8 inch 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 inch shackles. The FlatLink is constructed of 6000 series billet aluminum and is anodized/powder coated in 5 different colors.
Features:

• Color: Gray
• Precision machined from 6000 series aluminum
• Compatible with all roller fairlead license plate mounting brackets
• When folded flat – less than 1.75 inches of thickness
• Weight – 23 ounces
• Max load rating : 16,000 pounds
• Ultimate failure : greater than 40,000 pounds
• 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
• Eliminates hook rattle and fairlead damage
• Made In USA

The FlatLink E (Expert) is a variation of our popular foldable standard FlatLink winch shackle mount. 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.
Features:

• Color: Anodized Gray
• Made in the USA
• Precision machined from 6000 series billet aluminum
• Compatible with all roller fairlead license plate mounting brackets
• When folded flat – less than 1.75 inches of thickness
• Weight – 26 ounces
• Max load rating : 16,000 pounds
• Ultimate failure : greater than 40,000 pounds
• 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
• Eliminates hook rattle and fairlead damage