I love the mini, but curious why you went that route vs art loader for your area? We use mats and either full mat it or place them out and "skip" (doing any turns on the mat then straight shots). Don't get bad feedback to date but do best we can...
https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/green-tracks.49546/
https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/mini-tracks.42909/
Not tons of info, but maybe some more in the mini skid threads too. Sure sounds like a perfect track doesn't exist though.
Not apple to apples, but we've used various biners on twitch lines with the mini and absolutely romped on them repeatedly. The only ones that broke over the years, iirc, were downgraded aluminum ones (and somewhat on purpose). A 1/2" worn rigging line knotted (~60% strength retained) should be...
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