Factor 55 has great customer service! I had trouble installing the rope guard on my Flatlink and I ended up sending mine back to them and they sent me a new Flatlink with rope guard installed. Great products, great people.
FYI using soft shackles makes the rigging not a closed system, so all that "Closed system" gear you bought was just a waste of money. Also you can buy better "recovery" gear at your local rigging store.
Not entirely true. It really depends on the type of soft shackle and how it’s spliced. You can buy many things at local rigging shops but not everything. Some for even more money than what’s available and most are really overkill for the application as even with our local rigging shop they mostly supply to industrial customers and not recreational wheelers. Thanks for your comment and feedback.
@@mikehancho5286 so, if choking a flat sling around an object, and attaching a hard shackle to that remaining eyelet to complete your rigging, would that not be a closed system? My point is our Closed System mounts are meant to work with hard shackles but there are varying quality properties in the use of soft shackles. Ours self tighten under load, so even as a “Semi-Closed System”, it is still a good option depending on what you’re rigging to and the rigging scenario. Buying quality USA made “Closed System” gear is not a waste when it solves many other problems than simply basing it off the type of rigging connection device (hard or soft shackle) you decide to use. Like having integrated rubber pads to protect the Fairlead surface and properly storing the winch line until you’re ready to deploy it, creating a positive stop at the end of the line to keep the rope tight on the drum, or simply protecting the end of the line from abrasion due to road debris, trail debris, or running into rocks. There is a lot more to unpack here. Feel free to call us anytime at 208-639-1674 and we can discuss if you like. Thanks!
Nice video Justin & Lite Brite!
Wheeling with Justin!!! Heck yeah!
Factor 55 has great customer service! I had trouble installing the rope guard on my Flatlink and I ended up sending mine back to them and they sent me a new Flatlink with rope guard installed. Great products, great people.
Thank you for your business and support!
That is awesome! Do what ya love and make money doing it! Great Video!
Now let’s shoot one together!
@@Factor55 You got that right!
FYI using soft shackles makes the rigging not a closed system, so all that "Closed system" gear you bought was just a waste of money.
Also you can buy better "recovery" gear at your local rigging store.
Not entirely true. It really depends on the type of soft shackle and how it’s spliced. You can buy many things at local rigging shops but not everything. Some for even more money than what’s available and most are really overkill for the application as even with our local rigging shop they mostly supply to industrial customers and not recreational wheelers. Thanks for your comment and feedback.
@@Factor55 Soft shackles are choker based of which is by definition not a closed system.
@@mikehancho5286 so, if choking a flat sling around an object, and attaching a hard shackle to that remaining eyelet to complete your rigging, would that not be a closed system? My point is our Closed System mounts are meant to work with hard shackles but there are varying quality properties in the use of soft shackles. Ours self tighten under load, so even as a “Semi-Closed System”, it is still a good option depending on what you’re rigging to and the rigging scenario. Buying quality USA made “Closed System” gear is not a waste when it solves many other problems than simply basing it off the type of rigging connection device (hard or soft shackle) you decide to use. Like having integrated rubber pads to protect the Fairlead surface and properly storing the winch line until you’re ready to deploy it, creating a positive stop at the end of the line to keep the rope tight on the drum, or simply protecting the end of the line from abrasion due to road debris, trail debris, or running into rocks. There is a lot more to unpack here. Feel free to call us anytime at 208-639-1674 and we can discuss if you like. Thanks!