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By Kyle Buchter,  OFFROAD CONSULTING & DRIVING INSTRUCTION In my experience after decades in the field, off-roading’s second most assumed skill comes down to one thing—Winching. You just wrap the line around a tree and push the button. How hard can it be, right? I know there are a lot of off-roaders out there who automatically think they know how to winch their Jeep out of any situation or use it to help others who may be in trouble. I’ve seen it first-hand. But in reality, there is a lot more that goes into proper, and safe, winching than just...

NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT- Factor 55’s 5/8″ x 20′ Extreme Duty Kinetic Energy Rope rope is coated with a flexible, durable, weather-resistant polymeric coating. Rubberized rope eyes further increase durability at the wear points of the rope. Rated at 14,800 lb MBS, Factor 55’s 5/8″ x 20′ diameter Extreme Duty Kinetic Energy Rope is designed for use on increasingly popular UTV/ATV/POWERSPORTS machines. While smaller than some of the other Kinetic Ropes Factor 55 offers, the 5/8″ x 20′ rope still packs a lot of performance in a compact package. Factor 55 | Engineered, Tested, and Made In The USA. SPECIFICATIONS– For...

Here is the first in a series of product test videos we will be sharing in the weeks to come. Please be patient as we interpret the data that was accumulated. We performed dozens of pull tests, from simple proof loading for measuring possible permanent deformation, to ultimate failure testing.   This video is one of three samples of the LDP pear hole to pear hole in line axis tests for material yielding at 10,000 pounds, 20,000 pounds and finally the ultimate failure test. We observed no permanent deformation at the 10,000 and 20,000 pound proof loads. Ultimate breaking strength of...

The Land Rover Defender has not been available in North America since 1997. After a 23 year hiatus, Land Rover is reintroducing the Defender model to North America in the spring of 2020. This is one of the most highly anticipated new model releases from Land Rover. Compared to the other Land Rover models, the new Defender is designed to be the most capable off-road. Previously, Factor 55 was chosen to equip winch safety hardware to the recently released Land Rover Discovery 5 Trek edition. Now with equipping the new Defender TReK Edition, Factor 55 has supplied safety equipment to...