HitchLink 2.5 Yellow Factor 55

The Factor 55 HitchLink 2.5 turns a Class V 2.5-inch hitch receiver into a dedicated recovery point — no reducing sleeve, no adapter required. Slide it into the receiver opening, secure it with a 5/8-inch steel alloy hitch pin (not included), and you have a shackle mount ready for serious recovery work.

CNC-machined from 6000 series aluminum and weighing just 3.6 lbs, this thing is light without sacrificing strength. The working load is rated at 18,000 lbs, with an ultimate failure point of 69,000 lbs. The shackle mount hole features a machined radius that handles soft shackles up to 1/2 inch, plus standard 3/4-inch (7/8-inch pin) and 7/8-inch (1-inch pin) screw pin shackles. Cross-drilled for hitch pin attachment means you can orient the tab parallel to the bumper or vertical depending on how you need the shackle to sit.

We like the High Vis Safety Yellow powdercoat — easy to spot during a recovery when conditions are rough. Engineered, tested, and made in the USA. One hard rule: never exceed your receiver's factory pull rating, and always pull in line with the hitch. Side-loading or binding the shackle is how equipment fails.