The MaxTrax Core is the simple, everyday soft shackle in the MaxTrax recovery lineup. It's a single loop of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene with a braided polyester sheath, rated to a 14,000 kg (30,864 lb) minimum breaking strength. At 180 g and 550 mm (21.5 in) long, it weighs a fraction of a steel bow shackle and packs flat in a recovery bag or door pocket.
Use the Core where you need a strong, general-purpose connector: linking the MaxTrax Winch Ring 120, joining MaxTrax ropes and straps, or attaching to a rated vehicle recovery point. It is the "always connected" link, not the sacrificial one. The Core is distinct from the MaxTrax Fuse: the Fuse is built with a lower, precise breaking strength so it fails first and protects your recovery points and straps. During an actual vehicle recovery, a Fuse should be the weak link in the system, and the Core handles the connections that aren't meant to give.
The braided sheath shields the load-bearing core from abrasion against rock, hitch steel, and rope. Inspect it before every use and retire it if the sheath shows cuts, fraying, burns, or melting. Sold as a single shackle.
