Quick Overview
Typical winch hooks are not as safe and secure as a pin and shackle system. Really when you are to the point you need to pull out your winch it likely getting into a serious situation and that is when you need your gear to be at it’s best. The new ProLink shackle mount system, by Factor 55, is much safer, stronger and in the end smarter choice.
Look at these photos to see the obvious advantages of the ProLink vs. the standard hook. The least of which is how well designed and attractive the ProLink product is, I mean honestly this thing is a sexy piece of equipment.
ProLink Benefits over Standard Hook Winch Mount
- 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″ 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”
- Massive 5/8 inch diameter carbon steel double shear pin – 6Al-4V Titanium upgradeable
- 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
Check out the ProLink Products in further detail:
We have the Standard ProLink
The ProLink Loaded (includes a Titanium Pin & Rubber Guard)
and the ProLink Rubber Guard
