Product Information
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.
Product Specifications:
The industrys 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 shackle pins (.875 diameter)
For rope and cable diameters up to 3/8
Available in the Military Specification Hard Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) Gray
5/8 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
Notes:
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