Factor 55 Blog

FACTOR 55 Equipped Racers Podium in All 5 ClassesIncluding 3 First Place Wins! 2019 King of the Hammers | 4400 Class 2nd Place- Erik Miller 2019 EMC | 4500 Class1st Place- Jimmy Jack 2019 EMC | 4800 Class1st Place- Casey Gilbert 2019 EMC | 4600 Class3rd Place- Josh Attebury2019 UTV King of the Hammers | UTV Class 1st Place- Mitch Guthrie JRThanks to everyone who stopped by the Factor 55 booth at the 2019 running of the King of the Hammers race, and congratulations to all of the racers that participated all week long. Factor 55 was represented on the podium for all 5 race classes, even...

Many of you have inquired about our destructive testing session from last week. Our product development process includes the testing of several design prototypes and small design iterations before we release a product to the public. One of our test challenges is to devise a method to attach to our products so that we can pull a load that does not break the attachment hardware and allows us to gather the Factor 55 product data instead. We prefer to use USA Crosby shackles and in some cases, the ultra strong shackles made by Skookum (9 ton WLL on a ¾ shackle –...

Did you know that many of the Factor 55 product ideas are derived from collaborative efforts between our engineers and other industry experts? To get products into our customer’s hands faster, we have discovered that continuous feedback from the end user during the development phase can actually accelerate the product development cycle. It also mitigates developing a product that does not fulfill it’s useful purpose. Take a look at our two Bridle winch shackle mounts derived from collaborations from the tow truck industry, fire departments, offroad trainers, racers, and military organizations. Although most of us may never need to recover...

Several of you have recently inquired about the function of the load centering spool that comes as standard equipment on our FlatLink XXL product. The spool is not intended to be used as a pulley since there is no type of bearing in the spool. The spool provides a self-centering feature for cables and ropes that are considerably smaller than the cable opening in the FlatLink. We shot a quick video that hopefully answers most of your questions.