How to Splice Winch lines & Why you should upgrade your Winch system.

[@yermoffroad]

You take the base-plate of prefabulated amulite, surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving bearings were in a direct line with the pentametric fan. The latter consisted simply of six hydrocoptic marzelvanes, so fitted to the ambifacient lunar waneshaft that side fumbling was effectively prevented. The main winding was of the normal lotus-o-delta type placed in panendermic semiboloid slots in the stator, every seventh conductor being connected by a non-reversible tremie pipe to the differential girdlespring on the "up" end of the grammeters.

[@daveysquier]

nailed it. lmaoo

[@AscendingBliss]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@ChaseGentry]

Bro you win for top comment 😂

[@red6743]

100% won the Internet today.

[@Maxx.Powell]

Oh my God thank you 😄

[@jasonthomas8770]

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.

[@seanseoltoir]

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...

[@dougreid2351]

IKR?!

[@Hardhat74]

I see this is 2 yrs old, I love the fairlead that I bought for my truck. I have a hidden winch on my 2018 F-150, and I wanted to preserve a clean look. I bought a DV8 Pocket Fairlead. Winch is 12,500 lbs, fairlead flat hook is rated at 20,000 lbs. Wish I could post pictures here, but after some trimming off of a new stainless grill cover, the end result was even nicer than what I expected.

[@LMitch-gq3ug]

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

[@tannerconley5731]

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.

[@MichaelMastin]

Plus 1 for this comment. He did not do a locking brummel or taper the tail how I would...

[@ctious]

100% I seen that and said the same thing. His tail was not long enough to hold without a lock.

[@Tritium1775]

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.

[@jaytee1086]

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.

[@DuzBee]

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

[@frincon75]

I swear to god overlanders will pay for anything that will not make their IFS vehicle anymore capable. "Ohhh a $400 fairlead why not"

[@spindrift2719]

Gives it 20 hp and Bluetooth locker up front

[@thehimself4056]

I bout stickers that gives me 15 extra mpgs. You can buy them as well. But save up. It costs 200 bucks.

[@itsdarkest]

And why shouldn't they if they have the money? U mad?

[@matt.mckinzie]

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

[@KurNorock]

​@@matt.mckinziefactor 55 ultra hook is $280, for $15 worth of aluminum and $15 of CNC work .

[@jason.hartson]

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.

[@AydenManning]

Justin is awesome, I live in Boise and stop in all the time and talk to him. He’s a genuine dude

[@stephenurban9880]

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.

[@Reign_In_Blood_963]

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.

[@NorthernBeachesLandscapingGrou]

Your passion for your subject is truly inspiring. Keep spreading knowledge!

[@lostagain2992]

The line wasn’t completely embedded. You covered it nicely with your hand. But no one saw😜

[@TimberTrainer]

Worlds safest winch hook is a winch line without a hook.

[@xanadu774]

Check out the freedom winch line

[@seanguthrie5162]

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.

[@montechie]

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.

[@Maxx.Powell]

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

[@stewartj3407]

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?

[@TeensierPython]

Winch. Fancy bumper. Overland truck. Truck tent. Tarp and a backpack is all you need. Hell, skip the backpack and use the tarp.

[@timothyc4214]

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.

[@TeensierPython]

@@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.

[@BigRed-MWA]

Yep..👍 What BS.. 🐂💨💩 What a fking rip off these lot at Factor 55 are. They want $50 USD for a fid needle when you can do the same with a foot of fencing wire worth about 20¢. 💲💲💲🤡🌎🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@droarum]

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!

[@yermoffroad]

Shit this is a good one too hahaha

[@Tundraholic]

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!🤙

[@MiloPerrotti]

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!!

[@timothyc4214]

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.

[@AscendingBliss]

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.

[@dandahermitseals5582]

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 'm

[@manbikepig7308]

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 $$$.

[@MarkJones-sk6vk]

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.

[@billycorey6101]

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 !

[@dandahermitseals5582]

That proper tow hitch is a must. Engineering correct. Straight pull. No shear line

[@JuanHernandez-bv1gu]

Thank you, I learned a lot. Now I see the importance of paying more for a good product. 👍

[@autotek7930]

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

[@rfc3133]

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. v side ____ > [____] < Front >

[@brokenwrench404]

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. 👍🏼

[@jeremiahmoss6015]

Just found your channel. Liking the jams so far. Really enjoy the instructional vids.

[@TacomaForce]

Justin is a great guy! Super knowledgeable

[@kidsythe]

y'all remember back in the day when we used wire rope. and it like didn't need any of this crap?

[@davecollins6113]

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.

[@joshpward]

Awesome video. It’s nice to have some educational videos. Thanks!

[@SasukeUchiha-zu6dw]

Better to add all the weight before suspension. Then you can get the right suspension to handle the weight properly.

[@Maxx.Powell]

That's a good point!

[@danielheideman576]

Awesome Vlog Maxx Enjoyed the Winch upgrade and your Tacoma looks great

[@Annon89]

Learned how to spliced synthetic winch rope. Nice.

[@seanspeckels8089]

Very nice! Love factor 55! Will be on my truck asap!

[@thebaldfox]

Very informative video. Big fan of that dude.

[@fnxtugboat3541]

Love these guys, been using their stuff for years! Great Video Max

[@xLopez210x]

If you are going to the next Expo I just want to be able to shake your hand and say wazzup. Been watching you since before Carol and I wanna pick your brain about your paramotor experience. Great videos, great family, love the farm, and honestly cant wait to fly with you someday. Hopefully see you at the next expo.

[@timberray9572]

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.

[@P0LARice]

The fairlead looks really nice but what do you even need a hook for?

[@lindo12ful]

First thing they taught us in coast guard boot camp never use gloves when handling lines lol

[@seanseoltoir]

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...

[@MKlukowski]

These are very rarely high rope-speed applications

[@timothyhowell127]

Thanks for sharing awesome video. Makes me want to move up the Northwest.

[@okhotrodder]

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.

[@chir0pter]

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

[@ridermak4111]

Plain anodizing adds no hardness protection but you can have lots of different colors. There’s lots of videos on KZbin showing how to do it at home. Hard anodizing is a lot more expensive and worth it if you need the protection.

[@stankrieger3598]

❤love this video great info. I have got to find an event like this in my area. Question.?...?. I drive a roll back truck, could I use this method on my deck mount winch.

[@Iceman_777]

Great info. I'm ordering that rope tool from the 55.

[@tclay2663]

That was cool to see that winch content! Thank you for sharing it

[@quintili1]

Thanks for posting this, that was some great info.

[@dougreid2351]

Great content, fun delivery. Subscribed tonight. DOUG out

[@Russianmafia10]

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

[@carlstanoyevic3070]

Great video and content love the hook and fairled

[@lookingattheworldthroughth9898]

“It’s American Made”. On a Japanese truck.

[@frankcastle2251]

Toyotas are built in Kentucky, texas and Mississippi.

[@Mariposaland]

Wouldn’t a rubber bumper on your line protecting the fair lead be cheaper? I even have one on my steel winch line.

[@eat_the_octopus]

" Tools not jewels" then proceeds to install two Gucci toy hooks

[@bucket1249]

Old school cut a tennis ball and slide it over the winch line it will keep your Hook from hitting your aluminum fair lead

[@hjstrater]

Something tells me this dude has done this before.

[@ctious]

I question the titanium pin on that hook. I have bent so many titanium pins on things. It does not take much to put a bend in them. They dont recover like steel to a degree. I have gone back to steel on pins cause of it. If it does bent slightly. The whole hook will be junk.

[@davecoke2345]

Great job Justin!!

[@Krice118]

talk about overkill for 99% of users

[@TG-lj5kh]

Thank Max!!! Cool stuff! Keep up the good work!

[@chir0pter]

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

[@StephenShreds]

awesome video! great instructor too!

[@nynomadfjc3907]

Thoughts on Back Braiding?

[@kadmow]

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... ???.

[@Serenityindailylife]

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.

[@esrvdb88]

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.

[@cmarq007]

Max-adent approved!!!! 😂😂🇺🇸💪🏼

[@L3Dhelpguide]

Yea, I don't want a metal projectile on the end of my winch line......the termination content was nice though.......

[@Mandothemagnificent]

What kind of winch were you running here?

[@dandahermitseals5582]

Dam where's the winch?? What modle? Dandahermit

[@tomphirst4929]

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.

[@UpNorthOutWest]

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

[@r3volut1on]

Yea, your rope is going to fail way before that hook lmao

[@UpNorthOutWest]

@@r3volut1on that's what is "supposed" to happen yeah, but it doesn't always work that way. Recovery points fail too.

[@theomalley777]

worlds most expensive winch hook

[@JRam-bg2ii]

Clean, simple. Yankum!!

[@RedSiBaron]

the cost for the factor 55 fairlead is pretty affordable for what you get.

[@EthosAtheos]

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.

[@ridermak4111]

The rope manufacturer didn’t splice it. They just sold the rope to the winch manufacturer. Jeeez. 🙄

[@Sbenis24]

That was a very cool video

[@theninja001]

I don’t get the point of hooks. Just splice a loop in your winch rope, no metal at all!

[@mcodyw]

exactly!

[@The404169]

Great Video

[@gegru9438]

Top!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@r3volut1on]

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!

[@Maxx.Powell]

Justin is such a legend dude! He can talk shop for hours he’s so knowledgeable. Thanks for watching!

[@r3volut1on]

@Maxx.Powell that's for sure! ..talk to him daily!!

[@mikem9953]

I always say, I can’t afford to buy cheap.

[@R..I..P..]

I tought you get no ads with Premium KZbin???!!!

[@kyleboitano]

Your tabs are expired bro lol also keep the beard your awesome thanks for another great video

[@Maxx.Powell]

Whoops. I hate buying tabs. I always refuse to do it and then get caught lol

[@MoralConflict]

Excellent!!!

[@robinstotz3410]

Been doing off-road recovery for 35 years and watching this video and that rope has only confirmed that I will stay with steel cable

[@ZR2BIZON]

Factor55 💪🙌

[@bobvc6687]

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.

[@bhshakari]

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.

[@madridda]

Suh dude. Am I first?

[@BigpoppaKC]

This dude knows way too much about winches than anyone should...good lord!!!!!

[@Maxx.Powell]

So much knowledge! Lol.

[@charleydaniels6563]

Take the aluminum POS off throw it in the Garbage and get a old school roller now you have 0 friction 0 heat

[@MrCrayonkid]

Cool Ty

[@millwrightdad3753]

We make these at work all my buddies have been given one lol

[@georgekershner6626]

Um 😮why not hook your metal hook to that anchor point with a shackle and never get close to your fair????😂😂😂😂

[@jakeowens1770]

18:16 when did offroad guys get sawft as baby 💩?

[@jglassman1122]

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 KZbin curse when success is achieved hipster begins. Please support this cause. We can’t lose another one.

[@chir0pter]

long hair is dope

[@jglassman1122]

@@chir0pter your right it looks great on ladies. For men no upside just a pain in the ass.

[@AscendingBliss]

Okay ya drama queen 😂 Let Maxx do Maxx 🤌🏻

[@jglassman1122]

@@AscendingBliss drama queen? It was clearly a joke.

[@droarum]

Ok glassman 😆, such a drama queen

[@stevezodiac575]

Neat!

[@jakeowens1770]

Paramotor was badass and of course they dont let you fly it

[@416cubes4]

Cool shit.. I’m still running steel tho bois.. I’m too hard on shit.. maybe someday tho

[@PathsLessTraveled]

A hook that costs half the price of a winch itself. Nope.