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Fairleads, hawse or roller for steel?

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Fairleads, hawse or roller for steel?

Post by Goodsy »

G'day guys
Have just bought a warn 8000 low mount running steel and am toying with the idea of using a cast hawse fairlead.
Mainly because the cable cannot get pinched between the rolls. A PITA. And l reckon they look better.

Any thoughts? As I know sweet FA about using these with steel.

Thanks

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Post by Hekta »

You could get one of these
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Post by Goodsy »

Your right. I could...........
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Reckon you have this one. :twisted:

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Post by Gwagensteve »

I would use a roller fairlead with steel cable. With highly angled pulls you will loose a lot of winch power into the cable grabbing the hawse.

Aluminium hawses are strictly for plasma rope IMHO. They will last about 5 minutes when used with cable.


Warn cast hawses were/are cast steel I believe and were only intended for light/infrequent use.
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Post by landy_man »

i use a hawse fairlead with steel cable and the cable does pull very tightly over the casting buy i have not noticed a change in pulling power...
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Post by bagsy »

im using one aswell with a steel cable. I dont notice any difference in pulling restriction, and you ve gotta love that approach angle. shane....
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Post by mudtoy »

word is that rollers are now an unroadworthy item in Vic as they protrude forward and are a danger to pedestrians...hence need to be covered or recessed.

Has any one else heard this?
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Post by scotto »

how does your brawn winch go?
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Post by droopypete »

Hekta wrote:You could get one of these
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I can't wait till someone does a Mr goatse version of a fairlead :D
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