Winch Shackle

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

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 world’s first foldable winch shackle mount with self centering load pool. Compatible with wire rope diameters of up to 3/4 inch and synthetic rope tube thimbles up to 5/8 inch in diameter. Fits shackle pin diameters of 1 1/8 inch. 7/8 inch diameter titanium double shear pin. Minimum breaking strength of 65,000 lbs.
Features:

• Color: Anodized Gray
• 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 1inch 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 inch
• Available in the Military Specification Hard Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) Gray
• 7/8 inch diameter double shear pin
• Max Rated Load: 26,000 pounds
• Ultimate Strength: 68,000 pounds
• Weight: 51oz
• Made in USA

Hitchlink 2.0 Reciever Shacle Mount. Use your receiver as a recovery tow point.
Features:

• Color: Gray
• Lightweight precision CNC machined 6000 series aluminum
• Weighs only 1.9 pounds. Steel versions weigh up to 8 pounds
• Rated at 9500 pounds
• Ultimate failure at 51,000 pounds
• Fits standard 2 inch receivers
• Fits common 3/4 screw pin shackles/D-Rings
• Anodized or powder coated for oxidation protection
• Made in USA

Warning:

• Never exceed factory receiver hitch pull rating
• Always use a quality steel alloy 5/8 inch hitch pin
• Always pull in line with the hitch, do not bind or side load the shackle

For Class V hitch receivers. Our truck owners asked and we listened. No need to Sleeve Class V hitch receivers to weaker Class III and Class IV. Finally a hitch receiver shackle mount designed for Class V receivers. Only available in Military Specification Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) hard anodized gray finish.

The HitchLink 2.5 will accept both 3/4 and 7/8 shackles. It can be oriented inside the hitch receiver allowing the shackle tab to be parallel to the bumper or vertical depending on its desired need. It also eliminates the need to use a receiver sleeve to downsize your receiver to a 2 inch adapter. Rated at 18,000 lbs. Ultimate Failure at 69,000 lbs. Use your receiver as a recovery tow point.
Features:

• Color: Hard Anodized Gray
• Lightweight precision CNC machined 6000 series aluminum
• Weighs only 3.6 lbs pounds
• Rated at 18000 pounds
• Ultimate failure at 69,000 pounds
• Fits standard Class V 2.5 inch receivers
• Fits common 7/8 inch pin) and 7/8 inch (1 inch pin) screw pin shackles/D-rings
• Available in the Military Specification Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) Gray
• Cross drilled hitch pin attachment (vertical or horizontal shackle pin axis)
• Made in USA

Warning:

• Never exceed factory receiver hitch pull rating
• Always use a quality steel alloy 5/8 inch hitch pin
• Always pull in line with the hitch, do not bind or side load the shackle

ProLink Expert. Replace conventional winch hooks with a safer more secure shackle/D-ring. Lightweight, Precision CNC machined 6000 series aluminum. No splicing required, titanium double shear pin design.

Designed for both steel cables and synthetic winch ropes. Integrated EPDM rubber boot for fairlead protection. Connects to either the pin or bow end of common 3/4 inch screw pin shackles. Connects to the pin ends of 7/8 inch and 1 inch screw pin shackles. Fits over most OEM tow hooks.
Warning: Keep forces in line. Do not side load shackle

Features:

• Color: Gray
• For rope and cable diameters up to 3/8 inch
• Fits common 3/4 inch screw pin shackles/D-rings
• Mil-Spec anodized or powder coated
• 5/8 inch diameter 6AI-4V titanium double shear pin
• Max Load: 16,000 pounds
• Ultimate Strength: 40,000 pounds
• Weight: 30oz

Replace conventional winch hooks with the new safer, stronger, and smarter Factor 55 ProLink shackle mount. Factor 55 introduces the new ProLink shackle mount for winch cables and synthetic ropes. Engineered and machined in the USA from lightweight billet 6061 aluminum, the ProLink provides a safe means to easily attach a standard 3/4 inch screw pin shackle to existing winch cable and rope eyes

The cable or rope eye is captured into the body of the ProLink by a removable oversized 5/8 inch double shear pin. The front of the ProLink provides the precision shackle mounting hole and massive 1.2 inch thick mounting tab.

The ProLink is compatible with both Hawse and Roller fairleads and snugs neatly against both versions.
Product Specifications:

• Color: Blue
• Screw pin shackles are up to 5X stronger than conventional winch hooks
• Conventional hooks are too small to safely fit both ends of a recovery strap
• Recover straps cannot slip out of a shackle like they can with hooks
• Hook safety latches are not rated for loads and can tear recovery straps
• Conventional hook surfaces add higher stresses to recovery strap fibers, resulting in decreased strap ratings
• Shackles can be quickly removed and stowed away until needed for winching.
• Hooks do not cinch neatly against fairleads and are prone to rattling and loosening
• Conventional winch hooks are designed for chains – not commonly used recovery straps
• Engineered, Tested, and Made in USA — Patent Pending
• Stress analyzed using COSMOS FEA and destructively tested for confirmation
• Billet construction — precision machined from 6061-T6 Kaiser Aluminum round bar
• 16,000 pound max load rating
• Fits all steel cables and synthetic ropes up to 3/8 inch in diameter
• Fits eyes equipped with standard or tube thimbles to 3/8 inch diameters
• 1.2 inch shackle tab thickness virtually eliminates shackle rattle
• 5/8 inch diameter 6Al-4V titanium double shear pin
• Optional EPDM Rubber Guard protects alloy Hawse fairleads — rubber barb attachment
• Can be installed and removed in minutes — simple snap ring removal
• Cinches neatly against all types of fairleads — Hawse or Roller
• Beautifully anodized and zinc plated in the USA

Replace conventional winch hooks with the new safer, stronger, and smarter Factor 55 ProLink shackle mount. Factor 55 introduces the new ProLink shackle mount for winch cables and synthetic ropes. Engineered and machined in the USA from lightweight billet 6061 aluminum, the ProLink provides a safe means to easily attach a standard 3/4 inch screw pin shackle to existing winch cable and rope eyes

The cable or rope eye is captured into the body of the ProLink by a removable oversized 5/8 inch double shear pin. The front of the ProLink provides the precision shackle mounting hole and massive 1.2 inch thick mounting tab.

The ProLink is compatible with both Hawse and Roller fairleads and snugs neatly against both versions.
Product Specifications:

• Color: Silver
• Screw pin shackles are up to 5X stronger than conventional winch hooks
• Conventional hooks are too small to safely fit both ends of a recovery strap
• Recover straps cannot slip out of a shackle like they can with hooks
• Hook safety latches are not rated for loads and can tear recovery straps
• Conventional hook surfaces add higher stresses to recovery strap fibers, resulting in decreased strap ratings
• Shackles can be quickly removed and stowed away until needed for winching.
• Hooks do not cinch neatly against fairleads and are prone to rattling and loosening
• Conventional winch hooks are designed for chains – not commonly used recovery straps
• Engineered, Tested, and Made in USA — Patent Pending
• Stress analyzed using COSMOS FEA and destructively tested for confirmation
• Billet construction — precision machined from 6061-T6 Kaiser Aluminum round bar
• 16,000 pound max load rating
• Fits all steel cables and synthetic ropes up to 3/8 inch in diameter
• Fits eyes equipped with standard or tube thimbles to 3/8 inch diameters
• 1.2 inch shackle tab thickness virtually eliminates shackle rattle
• 5/8 inch diameter 6Al-4V titanium double shear pin
• Optional EPDM Rubber Guard protects alloy Hawse fairleads — rubber barb attachment
• Can be installed and removed in minutes — simple snap ring removal
• Cinches neatly against all types of fairleads — Hawse or Roller
• Beautifully anodized and zinc plated in the USA

The Factor 55 ProLink XXL is the largest and strongest ProLink winch shackle mount in production. The ProLink XXL provides winch owners with a means to replace the conventional winch hook with a safer and stronger screw pin shackle/D-ring. Originally designed for military 24,000 pound winch applications, the ProLink XXL is now available to the general public.

Like all models in the ProLink family, the XXL is engineered and made in the USA from 6000 series billet aluminum and is equipped with a 6Al-4V titanium double shear pin. In this case the shear pin diameter is .750 inches. The base of the XXL is protected by the barbed high durometer EPDM rubber guard. With a working load limit of 24,000 pounds and an ultimate failure of over 63,000 pounds, the Prolink XXL is definitely up to the task.

The XXL is compatible with steel cables and synthetic ropes up to 1/2 inch in diameter. The XXL is also compatible with common 3/4 inch shackles as well as larger 7/8 inch shackles. Like other ProLink products, the XXL is available in 5 anodized/powder coated colors – black, silver, gray, red, and blue.
Features:

• Color: Gray
• MADE IN USA
• 6000 series billet Kaiser Aluminum
• .750 inch diameter Titanium double shear pin
• 5 inches tall and 4 inches in diameter.
• Working Load Limit of 24,000 pounds
• Ultimate failure of greater than 63,000 pounds
• Fits all steel cables and synthetic ropes up to 1/2 inch diameter
• EPDM Rubber Guard protects alloy Hawse fairleads
• Simple snap ring shear pin retainment

The world’s safest winch hook. Featuring Industry first Closed System Shackle Mount hole machined into the body of the hook, safety latch retraction pocket resulting in a clear throat opening, integrated secondary safety latch locking feature-latch locking pin stored in the body of the UltraHook which can be removed and inserted in to the hook tip, locking the latch into place.

EPDM rubber pads for fairlead protection, titanium double shear pin, and a finger grip feature that promotes proper Hook Up orientation. The first winch hook that can be stored against your fairlead protecting either your hawse or roller style fairlead from a metal to metal connection.
Features:

• Color: Gray
• The industry’s first winch hook with an integrated shackle pin mount
• Two methods of use: conventional hook opening, or shackle mount
• Shackle pin mount allows the safer practice of Closed System Winching
• Finger grip feature promotes proper Hook Up orientation
• Double locking safety clasp – lock the safety clasp with the included clevis pin
• Latch lock clevis pin stored conveniently in hook body
• Integrated EPDM rubber pads for fairlead surface protection
• Max opening deformation clearly laser engraved
• Lightweight – Precision CNC machined 7000 series Military Grade Aluminum
• No rope splicing required – double shear pin design accepts rope/cable eyes
• Designed for both steel cables and synthetic winch ropes
• Foldable to stow rattle free against fairleads
• Shackle pin mounting hole accepts 3/4 shackle pins (.875 inch diameter)
• For rope and cable diameters up to 3/8 inch
• Available in the Military Specification Hard Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) Gray
• 5/8 inch diameter 6AI-4V grade V titanium double shear pin
• Max Rated Load: 16,000 pounds
• Ultimate Strength – Hook Throat Opening: 31,000 pounds
• Ultimate Strength – Shackle Pin Mount: 48,000 pounds
• Weight: 32oz
• Made in USA

Winch Line Shackle Mount Splice On Foldable Gray from Factor 55. Replace conventional winch hooks with a safer more secure shackle/D-ring. The world’s first foldable splice-on winch rope shackle mount. Unique machined rope path provides complete rope protection from impact and UV.

• Safer recoveries through Closed System Winching
• Lightweight Precision CNC machined 6000 series Military Grade Aluminum
• For synthetic winch rope only
• Integrated EPDM rubber pads for fairlead protection
• Connects to both the pin and bow end of common 3/4 inch screw pin shackles
• Connects to the pin ends of 7/8 inch and 1 inch screw pin shackles
• For synthetic winch rope diameters up to 1/2 inch
• Available in Military Spec Hard Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) and powder coated finishes
• Weight: 20oz
• Made in the USA