Replacing a Warn Winch Rope and Hook Comparison Warn Epic or Factor55 Ultra 

Maximum overdrive is one of the great B movies I watched as a kid.

This is by far the most useful youtube video on how to replace the winch rope. You rox.

hey :) ima journeyman lineman and i would recommend leaving tension on about 90% of ur line while winching it up. and after a recovery on the trails wrap that rope around ur bull bar till u get a chance to properly tension it up. its gonna be real tough tryna get that rope un buggered up from it berrying itself with in its own lays

@15:55 Love the silver Stingray in the background

Just put my synthetic cable on today, quick tip I learned because mine fought me when I was pushing it through the spool, instead of fighting the cable, tie a smaller rope like paracord to it, and pull with a separate vehicle, 30 minutes of swearing vs 5 seconds of bliss

Good video thank you. I’m actually in the process of switching mine out. For those that are going to do this if I can add one thing to make it a little easier access those 4 torq screws on the top of the winch can be removed for full access to your spool. It’s much easier than going through the fairlead.

Glad you took the time to play with Pinto !

Maximum Overdrive😂😂😂 I always thing of that movie when I’m working on machines that can rip my finger, arms, legs, and head off! That movie scared me for life🙈

After a long day at work nothing better than to hangout and watch some awesome videos... good job Jason ,video was great and I love your dog pinto !

Yup those trail to sema videos are great. Can't wait for the next episode. Did I just notice a bottle opener on that ultra hook? yup instantly better.

Good video and I agree with your buddy, the Warn hook is the way to go. I keep my hook/shackle slightly tight on the bumper so the shackle doesn't get taken off and stolen when parked. I've lost a few over the years from dirt bags taking them off. Good Luck!

Really nice video to watch probably because I like pinto. Every video is presented in that way so I really enjoy watching it.

Great video. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I Just love Pinto. Safe travels. South African follower living in Dubai.

I'm definitely going to go with the Warn Epic hook after watching your video. I never really liked the blingy Factor 55 hook for exactly the reason you stated. My wife and I are new Jeepers and aren't scared to get dirty :) so we've already pulled ourselves out with the winch several times. We use tree savers every time and it's really difficult to try and use a small mouthed hook. We love your videos keep 'em coming! Love from Houston, Texas!

Jason, could you do a “damage review” video? I’d love to see what new knicks, bends, chunks, and breaks you encountered during your trail to Sema trip. Especially interested to see how your under armor, Rock sliders, bumpers and fenders fared.

Great video. Now I see some very good reasons for rope over cable. Just plain easyer 👍 hug and scritches for Pinto 💗 . Maximum Overdrive is one of my favorite movies 😎

Another great video, I love how you mentioned your Mentor - and the respect and appreciation we have for those who helped us along the way. I owe my two mentors everything when it comes to my career, and we never forget. Now back to the Warn Ultra Hook vs Factor 55 - my only guess here is that the Factor 55 - shows Made in the USA, I can't find that info for the Warn Hook

P.s. thanks a million for explaining the purpose of that red strap on the hook - I've been aching to find out 🤗😃

Also, I am not a fan of the UltraHook either, mostly because it encourages a bit more sloppyness in your hookup. I run the Factor55 FlatLink-E on my jeep as you are not able to do a quick-hook and go. It forces you to be safer with every loop being totally closed. I would rather take the extra 30-45 seconds to use a shackle and force myself to think about every connection in the system.

Great Video - love the Maximum Overdrive reference

Thanks for all your videos. Your truck ones inspired me to start using what I have (2wd Ram 1500) off road and appreciate it. I'm down in the hills around San Diego. Any chance you'll be putting together a subscriber event where we can all get together and do some wheeling? Camping? Keep up the good work.

Great video as always. I definitely prefer that Warn hook, it just seems like it is easier to use, and less bulky. Plus the strength difference.

your pin went in so much easier than mine. I had to hook it to a pole and drive the truck backward.

Great video as always. Wish i had the time and mostly the money to fix up my wrangler lol. Great job.

The lingo or the way you speak about items, I found impressive...

Saw your truck the other day when I was driving threw town, it looks awesome!!!

Excellent video I’m definitely going to try the winch hook.

Great video Jason ! As always 😉 and happy new year !!! Hope to watch many new vlogs in 2019...

That’s a beautiful Corvette!

Any chance of doing a video with Fred Williams at some point in the future?

The intro got me a confused stare from everyone around me ;)

Great Vid as always! Very informative... BTW, Pinto is the star of ur channel :)

Like always great videos, enjoy watching them. Keep up the great work

Factor 55 with the shackle for my Jeep Gladiator Rubicon EcoDiesel.

two things... the bur on your fairlead will cut that new rope. Every wrap until about the last 15 feet of line should be applied to the drum as dresses as possible and under tension. I find dragging a riding lawnmower up a hill works well or get my son and pull his Honda CRV

That Vette has my Attention!

I know I will get blasted for this, but I really like the abrasion shield on my Smittybilt X20 winch. It's velcro-able so I take it off when the rope is spooled all the way in so it doesn't get stuck behind the hawse.

Hey save the rope and make a winch extension line by putting a new eyelet in it . Thanks for the vid.

Jason not ragging on you at all just wanted to point out the main reason factor 55 does what they do is to use the shackle mount. They call it closed loop winching. Basically the hook part can't slip if it's not there. I have had 0 issues with a hook but know people who have

Great video. Too bad they didnt capture the moment you ran it over on the PowerStop video. I still need to check their video out.

IMHO Factor 55 is a way better hook. But I don't like hooks either, I prefer their Flatlink and a soft shackle. I also recently added a Yankum dynamic rope to my recover gear.

Is the biggest difference between rope and wire the weight? Or are there other benefits? Pros - Cons? Thank you for the greatness of this channel!! Your biggest fan from Sweden, as always!! : o)

Great video. Looks like an awesome hook. Curious to see how it does for you. Loved the trail to Sema footage great driving.

I guess the factory hook that came with my harbor freight winch is good enough for me.... cant justify the cost. Hell that red one is basically what I gave for my whole winch

Yeah Pinto. Very video. I like the vette too

i totally agree , what if you dont have one out there , I had a winch hook that needed a center punch and hammer to take the pin out and I didnt like it cause the same thing I want simple

closed system winching is a way better idea, i'd take the Factor55 over any of the hooks personally

Hey Jason, is there a reason you didn’t change out the winch plate? I read somewhere when buying my winch rope that a blemished winch fairlead can cut the rope. Looked like there was on on that drivers side but I could be mistaken what it is! Thanks! Reason I ask is that I’ve got a small abrasion and am considering replacing the winch fairlead but you probably know more than I do lol

As a new Jeep owner I enjoy the video's, I do have a question, what's going on with the brake pedal moving side to side when I hit bumps?

Thank you. I was wondering how to do this. Also, the imperfection on the fairlead is just cosmetic so it wont abrade the rope? Btw, Pinto is awesome, look forward to seeing her in the videos :-)

There's that Jeep I love. 👍

Don’t forget about the beverage opener

I've been contemplating getting the warn hook. It's something I can afford compared to the factor 55

you missed the key point of the Warn Hook. it has a built in bottle opener lol. I thought for sure that's where you were going with the benefits of the warn hook:) I use both set ups on different rigs. I mainly use soft shackles with the factor 55 and mine doesn't have the hook on it.

Love your videos Jason. A couple of suggestions: when you wind up a synthetic line, it's actually better to make a bit of a mess of the spooling so the line doesn't get jammed between two wraps of rope. Also, there's a school of thought on closed loop winching. Rather than using a hook, just use a D-ring on the loop at the end of your line, which is practically impossible to accidentally open up and fall off while winching (or driving over it). The little piece of sheet metal and spring closing your hook is always the first thing to go.

Thanks for sharing! Keep it up ✌️

Hey Jayson, what are your thoughts on a possible dash upgrade? Maybe some cool looking gauges or modern interment clusters and what not?

I love your videos! Good technical information, entertaining to watch! One question came to me watching you fight to get the old rope off and the new rope with chock installed - why didn't you pop the upper bracket assembly off for access? (looks like the bars across the top, along with the control panel, could be lifted for access by removing the bolts at each end of the support brackets?)

Awesome video Jason!

Great video, thank you!

You missed the most important feature of the Warn hook... integrated bottle opener... hopefully you’ve had a few cold ones. 🍻

Another great Jeep video!

Great video!! Keep up the good work!

why did you get rid of the factor 55 fair lead? EDIT: Should've waited for the end... lol

Another sick video Jason. This isn't winch related but what are your thoughts on lockers. I have a 2013 2 door wrangler sport and am regearing it soon. What type of lockers or lsd's should I install along with the set of new gears. I use my jeep as a daily driver and do some light off roading on sand dunes mostly. Would appreciate your feedback. Keep up the great jeep videos!

Good stuff, thanks for sharing. Is it better to store the rope completely under tension? I've been spooling it in until the hook touches the fairlead, then I zip tie the hook (like the Factor55), flat to the fairlead.

What kind of brand bumper do you have here? Looks nice with the winch!

Looks like that Warn hook has a bottle opener built in! Or am I seeing things again?

Because of you, my next battery will be an Optima Yellow Battery. As for winches, I got a Badland 12K over a year ago; but, have yet to take it out of the box. I finally ordered a receiver hitch plate for it. I've decided I'll be sticking to easier trails, no crawling, and am going to be able to move the winch from vehicle to vehicle. I've even ordered custom quick-disconnect cables for each vehicle receiver hitch position. My question is: Where is a good place to buy battery bus bars? On my ZJ, I figured out the threads on the unused secondary battery terminal; and, I'm going to bolt/connect my winch fuse to that; and, the black cable to the opposite side; but, because, my Suburban is buried deep in the garage, I haven't had a chance to look at that battery; although, it is the same battery as the ZJ, I remember that the Suburban uses what would be the secondary terminals, on the ZJ, as the primary terminals; so, being the same battery, I'm thinking, I'm going to need some sort of battery bus bars, to connect the winch cables and fuse to the Suburban's secondary terminals; because the primary points don't have a lot of room. I got a quick glimpse of your bus bars; but, don't have much information beyond that. Wondering if you'll elaborate on that? Also, getting ready for my big annual offroad adventure. I just got me some new Magellan Explorists TR5 & TR7 navigation devices. I remember you getting lost at Miller Jeep Trail. Don't want a repeat of that. My point is: No "big-names" have really reviewed them. One "upcoming" name did a poor job on the TRX7 and really spread disinformation about it. He really should take that video down. I like your video style. I'm not much of a speaker or editor; but, I did make two videos on them, that share way more information about them; than anybody else; and, that go a long ways to learn how to really use them. I thought you should watch the 2 videos and maybe make one good video that will do a better job explaining them, than me. I feel that Magellan Explorists are revolutionizing off-road navigation and are worthy of being properly shared; and, I think you're just the guy to do it; especially, because, you've shown the world that we're all capable of getting lost. I know I've been lost numerous times. You have a knack for being able to explain things very well. I can't think of anyone else who could better explain the Explorists.

Pinto !!!!! Love her , she is more into helping now ,😄

I don’t have a winch, I love the look of Factor 55 products but they are just too expensive. I’m sure the warn hook is also good and with some thought, open system winching is not a deadly activity

The tiny opening on the ultrahook kind of defeats the purpose of having a hook in the first place: to do away with the need for a shackle. If it was any bigger, it probably wouldn't be strong enough, being aluminum. The warn looks like it works well with a tree saver strap.

lol I thought you were going to say that Fred thinks the warn hook is better because it has a bottle opener lol

Is that a 63 Vette in the background?

So are you still using this epic hook?

ahhhh the C2 though

Hey dude love your videos

Ok this may seem like stupid question but ive never owned or used a winch. If you were too put a winch on a rig shouldnt you get a higher amp alternator (more then stock) too help supply the winch the amps or would just a deep cycle battery be sufficient?

So after running the epic hook and the ultra hook, which one you recommend?

Where is day 2 pt2 of the power stop videos?

with synthetic ropes you actually don't want it spooled all nice and neat. you want it spooled ugly and messy because when you use the winch and put lots of tension on the rope and spool the rope can slip in between the other wraps on the spool.

My warn 12s has the same stupid plastic piece on the left side of the winch that’s super faded too it bothers me because that and my hood matches are the only thing that’s faded lol.

Nice video brother, what kind of tires are you running now? Also did you use those on the sema event?

The factor 55 is prolly the best winch hook available. But I personally would never use the hook part. I would run a Crosby shackle in it at all times reason being is that safety latches and hooks in general are very weak when side loaded. A Crosby shackle retains 50% of its rating when sideloaded. Even on conventional hooks I still use shackles unless the hook is significantly larger than the sling that is in the hook. Crane hooks are a good example. More than 2 slings or eyes of the slings in 1 hook should have a collector shackle

Another posative of the epic hook it looks like it has a bottle opener on it.

Happy New Year

Review the split window! 🤤

I suggest you get a BlackVue front and rear dash cam to protect and have proof for things that can happen when not offroad. Also an antenna X offroad antenna plus black jeep badge would be nice.

Did you keep the broken winch line? Can it be re-spliced and used as an extension?

Question about the synthetic rope and the winch. I purchased my warn winch with the wire rope (steel cable) I swapped out the cable for synthetic. Is the only difference between the 2 winches the attachment point on the drum? Note I also put a heat shield on the synthetic rope to prevent it from heat damage where the rope covers the first complete wind of the drum.

Soooo... you wouldn't happen to be giving away the current yellowtop would you? :)

I love Pinto!

Haaaa Troy McClure intro classic

Nice video. PLEASE, to anyone watching this video who is about to get a 4x4 and winch or just put your first winch on PLEASE don't just go out and use it!! A winch is a great tool but it is also VERY dangerous if you don't use it properly!! There are winch videos on here from "Ronny Dahl" on how to use a winch safely! My girlfriend is an emergency room physician and our part of our state there are a lot of people getting into off-roading. They see A LOT of people in the emergency room from people getting hurt by a winch! It's just because they didn't really know what they were doing! PLEASE watch in depth instruction videos on it!! Ronny Dahl has videos on here to teach you. My girlfriend has seen a LOT of winch injuries! If it breaks and hits your legs you have a good chance of amputation because it's NEVER a nice clean wound. It is NASTY, smashed, torn up wounds where a lot of people bleed to death! She has more than one story of a winch breaking and hitting someone in the head. Folks, none of those people even ad a chance of living. It killed a young boy instantly!! Winches are great. I love them. They are a lot of fun AS LONG AS you have been trained on them! Watch videos AND get someone who is very good with them to use the winch with you several times to get really well trained and safe. PLEASE respect the winch guys. They can and DO hurt badly and or kill people every year due to lack of understanding!

shouldn't you replace the gouged fairlead? Seems it would fray the new rope.

What are you working on next?

I thought for sure the reason for the warn hook was going to be the built in bottle opener.

How has the Warn epic hook been?

Would the hook be able to sit flat against the fairlead similar to the f55?

You should do a give away for the factor 55 🤗