How to Splice Winch lines & Why you should upgrade your Winch system.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Justin from Factor 55 notices that my Toyota Tacoma winch line has become frayed due to small sharp burs on my fairlead that developed due to the steel winch hook digging into the aluminum fairlead. This excessive wear can lead to early failure of winch lines. The solution to this mess involved installing a few upgrades to my winching system. First we cut out the worn section of rope and Justin demonstrates how to easily splice and repair any winch line using the Factor 55 Fast Fid needle. Next we installed the Ultra Hook. Rather than dangling your hook out of your fairlead the ultra hook is sucked up tight to the fairlead and rest on rubber pads to protect the surface. The hook withstands incredible amounts of pulling force and is most likely the worlds safest recover hook. Once i get the proper length hardware ill be installing the Factor 55 fairlead as well that has many advantages over the cheaper aluminum fairlead I was using. I hop you guys enjoy this demonstration on how to splice, repair and upgrade your winch system. You can learn more about Factor 55 by checking out their website www.factor55.com
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nailed it. lmaoo
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Bro you win for top comment 😂
100% won the Internet today.
Oh my God thank you 😄
The most impressive part of this video is the fact that he didn’t lose that snap ring while juggling all of those pieces and standing in the grass.
And while wearing medium-weight leather globes... (I say "medium-weight" because I consider "heavy-weight" to be something like arc welding gauntlet type gloves and "light-weight" to be more like dress / driving gloves)
I definitely would have lost that snap wring in the grass -- even without the gloves...
I absolutely cherish people like Justin. Passion leads to knowledge, and transfering that knowledge and passion leads to a flow state of pure bliss. He could go on forever, about the same shit, and we'd all be just as interested. This is a man who found his groove and dominates it.
I have the same winch with a mid bumper on my tacoma.i just hook the hook to a shackle on the bumper so it never gets close enough to do what happened to yours...anyways,love the content,stay safe!🤙
Isn't it funny how people can figure out the most complicated way of fixing a problem! And then all the fanboys drooling over it saying this is the greatest thing ever!!
I don’t understand the hate. A regular hook is terrible. Having to leave a shackle on your bumper to hook your hook on is also terrible (now you have the winch line and a shackle out in the elements instead of in your recovery bag, it can get stolen, etc). A closed system with the small basic flatlink is better in every way and isn’t expensive. It sits flush on the fairlead. Creates a closed system with a D ring shackle. Easy and clean.
When I was a kid, I used to go to my grandparents boat shop. I would make spliced ropes with eyelets all day. I had fun and it was easy money for the shop. Today, it's a lost art.
Best fid/loop instruction vid yet! I love the Factor 55 fast fid, it's made repairs and splicing stupid simple. I now keep one with each winch. You can save yourself money and eliminate a lot of kinetic metal by using their loop guard + rope shackles instead.
Awesome to hear man! Thank you. That's a good idea, i need to pick up a few Fast Fids myself for my trucks. Good tool to have
I don't care how safe, fancy or "good" it may be; it's not worth $300.00. But I a sure there are a multitude of people who will watch this and fork out five times what it's worth.
Rigger by trade here.. great vid . Not to be that guy.. but that's not a Brummel. That splice will slip under slack. You need to weave the two tails into each other for a true Brummel. I would recommend you stitch it to seize it under slack in this configuration.
Plus 1 for this comment. He did not do a locking brummel or taper the tail how I would...
100% I seen that and said the same thing. His tail was not long enough to hold without a lock.
There aren't any burrs, it's soft aluminiun for a ourpose put the winch line hook in the tow point on the truck, you don't need th wind the hook into the fairlead, just another load of bollocks.
A good company is one that can convince you to buy crap you don’t need. Fairlead, hook, fid, rope guard for said hook, the ring inside, what did I miss?
Winch. Fancy bumper. Overland truck. Truck tent.
Tarp and a backpack is all you need. Hell, skip the backpack and use the tarp.
Yeah I often come across vehicles far from the end of the pavement that are in need of recovery and I just grab my handy dandy tarp to pull them out…
Oh wait.
@@timothyc4214 it was sarcasm. The point was you don’t need anything to get out into the wild.
I can get further than any truck ever designed.
Your passion for your subject is truly inspiring. Keep spreading knowledge!
I swear to god overlanders will pay for anything that will not make their IFS vehicle anymore capable. "Ohhh a $400 fairlead why not"
Gives it 20 hp and Bluetooth locker up front
I bout stickers that gives me 15 extra mpgs. You can buy them as well. But save up. It costs 200 bucks.
And why shouldn't they if they have the money? U mad?
You are way off on your price 🤣 clear indication of you can’t afford it and you are big mad 😡
The fairlead in this video retails for $88 as of today when I’m on their website making this comment
@@matt.mckinziefactor 55 ultra hook is $280, for $15 worth of aluminum and $15 of CNC work .
They make a poly block that fits between the steel hook and aluminum fairlead. Problem solved for like $20.
That "special" tool is something that had been around since the age of sailing ships hundreds of years ago.
I've had Factor 55 gear on all of my rigs. Had it on my Jeep TJ, had it on my Subaru Outback, have it on my Tacoma.
I'll never go with anything else. Their stuff is just too damn good.
Great tutorial. Honestly, wasn't expecting this. Been a fan of Factor 55 since they first release their product line. One day I'll actually have winch so I can buy their products.
First you take the dinglebop and push it through the grumbo, where the fleeb is rubbed against it. It's important that the fleeb is rubbed, because the fleeb has all of the fleeb juice.
Then a Shlami shows up and he rubs it, and spits on it.
Then you cut the fleeb. There's several hizzards in the way.
The blaffs rub against the chumbles, and the plubus and grumbo are shaved away.
That leaves you with a regular old plumbus!
Shit this is a good one too hahaha
Thank you, I learned a lot. Now I see the importance of paying more for a good product. 👍
Great video ! I DONT KNOW WHY I DIDNT THINK ABOUT MY WATER SKIING DAYS WHERE WE WOULD REPAIR SKI ROPES OR MAKE OUR OWN USED A PLASTIC HOLLOW NEEDLE ! Worked the same !
Sweet how to video. Hey be been putting off doing this just because of having to pull that cord tail out and re inserting it. As usual with the right tools and know how it looks easy. 👍🏼
That proper tow hitch is a must. Engineering correct. Straight pull. No shear line
Justin is a great guy! Super knowledgeable
Excellent procedure. I!m from the sea and barge work so we spliced our big wire rope on a big set up that look like a tire machine. We pulled the cable in the back door of the rigging room up overhead n down into a guide to position it verticle to do the splice. Big job. Dandahermit
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Wow thats really cool 2:55 so this "hard anodization" must be basically making some sort of aluminum carbide or ceramic to get to sapphire hardness
Plain anodizing adds no hardness protection but you can have lots of different colors. There’s lots of videos on TH-cam showing how to do it at home.
Hard anodizing is a lot more expensive and worth it if you need the protection.
Learned how to spliced synthetic winch rope. Nice.
The harbor freight 12k synthetic system is really really similar. I think it's good enough for me. Just glad j have a winch if i need it. I'm still trying to figure out how to pull myself backwards with only a front winch lol
Youll need four snatchblocks, & attachment points: front attachment, side attachment ( to Avoid running line under yiur vehicle) and two rear. Use a sigle line pull front & side, then a double line pull at rear.
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Love these guys, been using their stuff for years! Great Video Max
Just found your channel. Liking the jams so far. Really enjoy the instructional vids.
Awesome Vlog Maxx
Enjoyed the Winch upgrade and your Tacoma looks great
Awesome video. It’s nice to have some educational videos. Thanks!
The fairlead looks really nice but what do you even need a hook for?
Very informative video. Big fan of that dude.
That was cool to see that winch content! Thank you for sharing it
one thing i dont like about their fids is how the wire itself has sharp edges that can abrade the rope as you pass it through it, especially if you have to redo it
Thanks for posting this, that was some great info.
I don’t get the point of hooks. Just splice a loop in your winch rope, no metal at all!
exactly!
Great job Justin!!
This comment section is full of Harbor Freight Inside track members, and it shows 😂. I'll gladly pay once for usa made high quality gear...especially when its potentially going to save lives. Great vid btw...Justin is a wealth of knowledge and great dude. Factor 55 is an awesome company that keeps safety and quality in the forefront while designing all of their products!
Justin is such a legend dude! He can talk shop for hours he’s so knowledgeable. Thanks for watching!
@Maxx.Powell that's for sure! ..talk to him daily!!
I always say, I can’t afford to buy cheap.
Great video and content love the hook and fairled
That rope was not spliced correctly from the factory. The tail is to short and isn't tapered enough. This is a major fail on the rope manufacture's side.
The rope manufacturer didn’t splice it. They just sold the rope to the winch manufacturer. Jeeez. 🙄
Thank Max!!! Cool stuff! Keep up the good work!
Max-adent approved!!!! 😂😂🇺🇸💪🏼
still a giant hunk of metal that can potentially become a projectile.
i really thought this video was going to be the hook-less fairlead from yankum
Yea, your rope is going to fail way before that hook lmao
@@r3volut1on that's what is "supposed" to happen yeah, but it doesn't always work that way. Recovery points fail too.
That gear looks fantastic, yes, it’s pricey, but you get what you pay for, the gear out where I live, doesn’t look as good as yours, someone has put a lot of thought an money in to this, an yes it looks the goods, don’t think you guys are selling this out here in Australia as yet? Keep the good work up.
awesome video! great instructor too!
7:25 He has to be joking right? Was no need to pull that tail out before cutting it, didn’t help to save anymore rope than if he left it in. Gives me no confidence with Factor 55 when simple people are promoting it
This dude knows way too much about winches than anyone should...good lord!!!!!
So much knowledge! Lol.
Yea, I don't want a metal projectile on the end of my winch line......the termination content was nice though.......
Why would you tighten the hook against the fairlead like that. You have d ring mounts on either side, put a d ring in and hook to that
Hard coat anodizing can be done in a bunch of colors. There are plenty of other objects in aerospace, military and firearms that get other colors. M16s are almost black, they are hard coat anodized, aero does green, tan, blue, red etc.
For type 1 and type 2 yes you can use tint. A type 3 (true hard anodized) will be either greenish for 3k series, grey for 5k series, almost black with 6k series, or dark blue black for 7k series aluminum.
Great Video
the cost for the factor 55 fairlead is pretty affordable for what you get.
We make these at work all my buddies have been given one lol
What kind of winch were you running here?
Excellent!!!
Easy fix for that fairlead getting dinged up ,put a Rubber Winch Cable/Hook Bump Stop on before it gets dinged up and it will never happen.
That was a very cool video
That guy is really worried about his manicure, wearing gloves while handling a synthetic line give me a break.
I will stick with steel cable.
I tought you get no ads with Premium TH-cam???!!!
Do not make the eye splice this way. The tail should have gone through and not the end shown. Properly, when the tail isn't loose, the McDonald's brummel is the only way to lock the eye.
Suh dude. Am I first?
Cool shit.. I’m still running steel tho bois.. I’m too hard on shit.. maybe someday tho
Had a friend die from a hitch ball breaking and flying through the back of his cab
I will be starting a go fund me for Max to get a haircut. I fear if this goes on much longer he will be wearing skinny jeans with paid for holes in them and he may even wear beanies when it’s hot out. He has fallen victim to the TH-cam curse when success is achieved hipster begins. Please support this cause. We can’t lose another one.
long hair is dope
@@chir0pter your right it looks great on ladies. For men no upside just a pain in the ass.
Okay ya drama queen 😂
Let Maxx do Maxx 🤌🏻
@@AscendingBliss drama queen? It was clearly a joke.
Ok glassman 😆, such a drama queen
So what shop is the guy in the background talking about 😂😂
Cool Ty
This'll sound stupid to the long time viewers but what happened with Carol
He set her free a few years ago.
Yeah I set her free. I started traveling a lot and it wasn't fair to the bird 😕
Awsome
Weird. Never had an issue with steel on steel.
Perhaps that's your problem.
Dump the twine.
KNOW your winch system will NOT fail.
Hard anodize has nothing to do with the color it’s the dye.
Just don't roll all the cable in. And it won't bang it.
$300 just for the hook
cool but unless someone is giving away the tools to do this for free. Im not about to buy a tool i will only use once or twice every few years.
A hook that costs half the price of a winch itself. Nope.
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First!?
Dang it.
What a bunch of bullshit
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Worlds safest winch hook is a winch line without a hook.
Check out the freedom winch line
“It’s American Made”. On a Japanese truck.
Toyotas are built in Kentucky, texas and Mississippi.
talk about overkill for 99% of users
The line wasn’t completely embedded. You covered it nicely with your hand. But no one saw😜
y'all remember back in the day when we used wire rope. and it like didn't need any of this crap?
The rope is fairly tough stuff, I wouldn't have an issue with having some to use as an extension if needed, but for the main line, I'll stick to the wire rope, not hard to do splices and repairs on it either.
My man bringing in the d/d ratio! As a firefighter on a technical rescue team, who likes to nerd out on heavy equipment rigging and rope rescue (Taco owner too!) I really enjoyed this video. Thank you Maxx and Justin
Something tells me this dude has done this before.
Take the aluminum POS off throw it in the Garbage and get a old school roller now you have 0 friction 0 heat
Better to add all the weight before suspension. Then you can get the right suspension to handle the weight properly.
That's a good point!
worlds most expensive winch hook
Everyone hates everything they didn't make money on.
"With ours." "This one will be a huge upgrade." Yep, for $$$$ I can play with your crap also.
I've been on countless recoveries where I was called in to recover things they couldn't. All while they had all the fancy expensive products and I go in with cheap, basic tools and get the job done.
Thanks for another great video Maxx. I've seen that Factor 55 sales guy before and he's very knowledgable. If money were no object, they have a lot of products that make improvements to rigs, although some of it is a little unnecessary. Really looking forward to seeing the Tundra lifted with bumpers.
Justin is awesome, I live in Boise and stop in all the time and talk to him. He’s a genuine dude
Wouldn’t a rubber bumper on your line protecting the fair lead be cheaper? I even have one on my steel winch line.
First thing they taught us in coast guard boot camp never use gloves when handling lines lol
I suspect that those lines are not going to be picking up pieces of cactus in them... ;)
I use wire rope winch line and I definitely use gloves...
These are very rarely high rope-speed applications
Re the forged hook, which absolute idiot would cut the eye when cutting - or disassembling) and resplicing (or clamping) cable / lines is always the preferred method...
NB. Always maximise jargon to improve one's market position.
Well - for real strength do a deep bury - stitched brummel splice - NB to brummel around a piece of hardware, one needs the free end to be released from the winch... A stitched deep bury is a one end affair...
The "1:1" advice on minimum bend radius may need some proof to that pudding - It could be true with 12 strand woven rope, definitely not likely with higher weave count... ???.
Old school cut a tennis ball and slide it over the winch line it will keep your Hook from hitting your aluminum fair lead
I'm 3rd
" Tools not jewels" then proceeds to install two Gucci toy hooks
Great info. I'm ordering that rope tool from the 55.
I still don't have my suspension done. I decimated my front and rear stock bumpers on my Tundra on one trip and decided I needed to protect the truck body more than I needed new suspension.
Eventually I will get the suspension done and lockers installed. Just gotta space out the $$$.
These kits are only 5 percent better than stock. If they really offred much they would have a g meter and speed over obsticals comparesion.
The safest hook is no hook..
The simplest DIY Splicing tool is a length of fencing wire. (Make a smooth ball of the sharp ends to avoid losing it inside the rope, or poking "one" in the eye..
Receive rrecovery points - should be cross drilled to allow alternate axes of operation - If pulling to the side a vertical orientation is way better... - Bow/Dee- shackles should not be loaded off-axis - with ""lopsided loading"...
Ha ha - for quality, any foreign country with an eye to detail can match or beat "American made" - especially is made to the last cent- Buy Quality, buy from real people, not faceless corporations.....
Please don't play music over people speaking. Thanks
Um 😮why not hook your metal hook to that anchor point with a shackle and never get close to your fair????😂😂😂😂