Factor 55 - FLATLINK E Expert Winch Shackle Mount - RED (00080-01)

• 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

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.