December 2018 – Factor 55

Seasons Greetings | Holiday Closure Info

Thursday, 20 December 2018 by Factor 55

Seasons Greetings!

The end of every year brings us the opportunity to express our sincerest appreciation to all of our loyal customers. We never take for granted, the trust that you put into each and every winch safety product that we produce. Factor 55 is a true USA manufacturer and we take much pride in the engineering, testing, and manufacturing of our products right here in Boise, Idaho. American products, American jobs.

So from all of us here at Factor 55, thank you and we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Factor 55 will be closed for the Holidays!

If you need assistance please email sales@factor55.com and we will promptly return the message.

Any order placed from Friday December 21st after 4pm until Tuesday January 1st WILL NOT SHIP until Wednesday January 2nd.

Please let us know if we can help or if you have any questions.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

FROM ALL OF US AT FACTOR 55

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Extreme Duty Soft Shackles | Knot Placement Break Test Video

Tuesday, 18 December 2018 by Factor 55

Thanks for your patience on this. Here is the video of our soft shackle knot position test that many of you asked for. As mentioned before, we take the average breakage data from many sample tests completed. This video is typical of a single sample test. The first test is of our 10 inch soft shackle with the knot positioned in the middle of the span and the second test is with the knot positioned against the rigging, in this case the oversized test bed steel hook.

In the first part of the video you will begin to notice the white plasma fibers being revealed. This is simply the natural UHMWPE fibers that are not coated with the outer protective red coating.

As mentioned before, for these Factor 55 Extreme Duty Soft Shackles, the ultimate breaking strengths of either knot placement was within 2.2% of each other – between 44,000 and 45,000 pounds. We did not observe an ultimate strength advantage to either knot position arrangement.

Yes, we are interested in the ultimate strength data, but we are equally as interested in the repeatability of this data, as well as the behavior and repeatability of the failure mode. In all of the test samples, the ultimate failure mode was the same – the loop around the knot failed- highly repeatable.

So there you have it, highly repeatable ultimate breaking strengths, and highly repeatable failure modes. The exact qualities you want to see in your vehicle recovery gear.

Engineered, Tested, and Made in the USA

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Christmas Delivery | Order by Wed, Dec 19th

Tuesday, 18 December 2018 by Factor 55

GIVE THE BEST GIFT OF ALL

THE GIFT OF SAFETY!

*WEDNESDAY DEC 19TH*

Last chance to order for Christmas Delivery

If you need expedited shipping after Wed Dec 19th please contact sales@factor55.com or our sales team at 208-639-1674, M-F 8-5pm MST

Please let us know if we can help or if you have any questions.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

FROM ALL OF US AT FACTOR 55

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Does it matter how you use a Soft Shackle?

Monday, 03 December 2018 by Factor 55

Alright Factor 55 Nation, the moment you’ve been waiting for. Remember, this particular Factor 55 test was only to determine ultimate breaking strength differences and not whether during cycles of tension and slack, one configuration is a more secure attachment than the other. All tests were conducted without any possible sharp edges affecting the tests. D/d of 4-6.

INTERNET MYTH – The breaking point of a common soft shackle is highest when the knot is up against the rigging.

Is it? Well the answer is NO. Take a look at the test sheets and the pile of destroyed test samples. Here is a look at the empirical evidence:

Knot in the middle average breaking strength : 45,370 pounds

Knot against the rigging average breaking strength : 44,400 pounds

Yes, the knot in the middle of the span test samples broke consistently above the knot up against the rigging by about 2.2% but as we mentioned earlier, anything below 5% we consider to be within the experimental error of the test. So for those of you who answered “the same”, good job and congratulations you are correct.

Again, be careful, the internet is full of strong opinions and false statements of authority, especially from self-proclaimed experts. Be careful what you believe to be true. Always ask to see the data to back it up.

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