{"product_id":"arb-soft-connect-shackle-arb2018","title":"ARB Soft Connect Shackle (ARB2018)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-73 c2-15 c2-12 c2-74 c2-77\"\u003eARB\u003c\/span\u003e Soft Connect Shackle represents the latest in high-technology \u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-73 c2-15 c2-12 c2-74 c2-77\"\u003erecovery gear\u003c\/span\u003e that is as strong as the old-school recovery gear, but easier to use and can be safer to use. If you switched from steel winch cable to synthetic winch line, you probably never looked back and never will. The Soft Connect Shackle is similar for a lot of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Soft Connect Shackle is flexible by nature and will work with many different kinds of shapes that steel shackles would be incompatible with. Furthermore, steel shackles can behave like steel weights on the end of a giant elastic band if a vehicle's recovery point ever fails under load. The Soft Connect Shackle is light enough that it will float in water, so it represents much less of a hazard if a recovery point ever fails during a recovery. Your recovery gear bag will also be lighter in weight by many pounds because a good recovery bag has several shackles in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Soft Connect Shackle's high technology provides:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.5-ton\/32,000 lbs. breaking strength\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanufactured from CE-certified, high-tensile UHMWPE that conforms to ISO 2307\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebright orange color to facilitate use in low light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echafe guard to prevent abrasion to the UHMWPE material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUV resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewater resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efloats in water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eflexible, so it easily attaches to most recovery points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003every light weight, so the average recovery bag is reduced in weight by many pounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eheat-sealed knots to prevent unraveling from use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMesh nylon transport bag included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course the \u003cspan class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-t c2-u c2-3 c2-73 c2-15 c2-12 c2-74 c2-77\"\u003esteel shackle\u003c\/span\u003e still works just fine, and indisputably has advantages over the soft shackle such as lower cost, smaller size, far greater durability, and greater strength (pretty much invulnerable for our intents and purposes). Steel shackles are especially superior on applications where a soft shackle could be abraded or cut, such as when used with a pulley block. If you are familiar with steel shackles and prefer to use them, they are still available and always will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARB Part Number -  ARB2018\u003cbr\u003eUniversal Product Code -  9332018081711\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Expedition Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099461652522,"sku":"ARB2018","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5353\/0154\/files\/ARB2018ARBSoftConnectShackle_616389fe-e23e-4296-8387-5c3b6ae7a056.jpg?v=1748992714","url":"https:\/\/expeditionexchange.com\/products\/arb-soft-connect-shackle-arb2018","provider":"Expedition Exchange Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}