i use lifting straps for soft shackles or tree straps.our dumptruck/crane operators are always swapping lifting straps out every year.,and i try and cherrypick the best ones.i wouldn't try and use the rope for shackles.i'm just curious is all.my winch has the good old fashioned wire cable.
please excuse my ignorance.i didn't know soft shackles were a thing.i honestly can't see why anyone would swap a rope shackle for a metal one.but,to each his own i guess.