Factor 55 Blog

FACTOR 55 Take a deep dive into our proof load and destructive testing. Hear from our founder and lead engineer, Mike Costa, about techniques that are used to test FACTOR 55 products and see some of the processes we use to create the safest vehicle recovery components available. Things to ask about any recovery gear you may purchase- Is your vehicle recovery rigging validated through destructive testing? Does your rigging claim Working Load Limits (WLL) and Minimum Breaking Strengths (MBS) and provide proof? Ours is. We do. Empirical evidence. Real data. FACTOR 55- Engineered, TESTED, and Made in the USA...

We have received many requests about the ability to customize the Rope Guards on our line of foldable winch line shackle mounts like The FlatLink, FlatLink E, UltraHook, etc. Watch the video from our friend @im_just_jon_ and @mt_t4r , shot and edited by @basicbrando , to see just how easy it is to customize your Rope Guard! Every Rope Guard comes with an additional sticker inside the instructions. This will allow you to custom finish your Rope Guard and still maintain an OEM look. Have a custom color on your build? This is the perfect way to accent it. As...

Did you know that Factor 55 supplies much higher rated hard and soft rigging to our industrial/commercial customers? Soft shackles with a minimum breaking strength of 294,000 pounds, or kinetic ropes with breaking strengths exceeding 200,000 pounds. Similar to our products for the truck and SUV market, each piece of rigging is Made In The USA and marked with individual serial numbers for lot traceability and build date. Each soft rigging unit is also treated with Fiberlock, a Military and Safety industrial polymer. Check out Zac and Justin holding a typical truck/suv product opposite to our industrial line.Factor 55 – Engineered,...

Special thanks to U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jarrod Bunker for arranging a Closed System Winching™ training session with the National Guard’s 101st WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team). These specialized men and women of our Armed Forces (Army/Airforce) are trained to respond to any type of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident – think terrorist hot zones like bomb making chemicals and materials etc.. Factor 55 was invited to explain the Closed System Winching™ technique to the group. All of their vehicles are equipped with recovery winches with capacities ranging from 16.5K to the smaller UTV 3.5K winches. After...