Samson LINK-IT User manual
Link-It
™
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
SOFT SHACKLE ANATOMY:
SHACKLE CONFIGURATION
T WO -PA SS
Button Knot
Buried TailsShackle Body
Bearing
Points
Base of tail
Shackle Eye
Crossover Point
Rope Diameter
Set the bearing points close together, about one foot less than the desired shackle overall length.
Place the button knot between the two bearing points Avoid placing the base of the tail on the
bearing point if possible.
Thread the shackle eye end around
the other bearing point.
For a 2-pass system, thread the shackle
eye through the first and second bearing
points again. Balance the length of each
shackle leg as much as possible (when
loaded, they will adjust even more so).
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Shackle OAL
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Widen the shackle eye by pulling on the penetrating leg at the crossover point.
Pull until the eye can fit over the button knot.
Place the eye over the knot and rest the knot close to the crossover point. Secure the eye by
pulling the same body leg in the opposite direction. Tighten the eye by hand.
FINISHED TWO-PASS INSTALLATION. As the shackle is loaded the legs will adjust and balance.
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