JAsh1967
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- First Name
- Jason
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- Detroit, MI
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- Gladiator Sport S
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So I've got a Factor55 Flatlink and today, I nearly crunched my fingers winching the line in and am looking for suggestions. I had unspooled the line some, just to show someone the line and when I was winching back in, I will admit I was holding the Flatlink in a bad way. I was holding it with my fingers wrapped around it near the line, and set up so it would lay flat on the fairlead and, well, the line reeled in quicker than I was expecting (despite having been reeling it in for a minute!)
So, the good news, no damage done to the fingers, it was more a hard squeeze because the MOMENT I saw what was about to happen I let go of the IN button on the winch control.
What I'm wondering is, is there a better way to reel in the line with these Flatlinks? There's not really a way to put a loop through the hole in the Flatlink, not unless I want to take it out every time I need to use a shackle (hard OR soft) and I'd prefer not having the Flatlink sticking out straight like my Jeep is sticking it's tongue out at people.
So, the good news, no damage done to the fingers, it was more a hard squeeze because the MOMENT I saw what was about to happen I let go of the IN button on the winch control.
What I'm wondering is, is there a better way to reel in the line with these Flatlinks? There's not really a way to put a loop through the hole in the Flatlink, not unless I want to take it out every time I need to use a shackle (hard OR soft) and I'd prefer not having the Flatlink sticking out straight like my Jeep is sticking it's tongue out at people.
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