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The cable on my winch is all frayed. i am not sure if i should go plasmer rope or just put cable back on i am not going to be doing comps or any thing just w.e trips. wat are the pros and cons of both


cheers

Pros of wire
1. cheap
pros of synthetic
1. light
2. low risk of cuts etc from handling
3. low risk in case of breakage

personally given the price of synthetic now and the inherent risk of using wire I simply would not be using wire at all

oh if its a low mount u need special rope that wont melt from the heat of the internal brake drum!

Doesn't ever really seem to be a problem unless you power out under load and against the brake alot. In normal use i've never had an issue melting rope. A sheath to protect the first layer of rope on the durm is probably not a bad idea.

If I understand correctly the tigerz11 winch brake doesn't drag at all as its electro magnetic and the Mako winch has an external cone brake so both a even better suited to rope than your average warn.

Gday,

Im using rope with my Tigerz11. No problem with melting. I will say though the extra care that rope requires is getting tedious.

Thomas

mmm i love my rope tho, and if you look after it it'll look after you!, makes sence that an electro mag brake wouldnt build up heat like a friction brake would. i can remember reading on winchline when i bought mine that they did a fireline rope, that had heat resistant rope for the first spool is all

In the real world with a rope will last longer than wire for one simple reason. When a rope is going to get damaged you can see it and stop it happening. When a wire gets damaged it is on the drum and it happens before you know it and the wire is stuffed. A mate has got one of my old ropes on his truck. It did several Winch Challenges before it was retired from comps and he has now used it for 4.5 years of club trips, boat lauching etc and it is still going strong.

So is the more expensive rope worth the extra cost or should i stick to the cheaper one? I will be comping it but not in winch challenges.

only real issue i see with rope is something i was told by a sales guy, who was saying they have a number of issues with people running the rope around a tree or something on the pull, and under tension, the friction melts it where its run around a tree and it dies.

love ke70 wrote:only real issue i see with rope is something i was told by a sales guy, who was saying they have a number of issues with people running the rope around a tree or something on the pull, and under tension, the friction melts it where its run around a tree and it dies.

Then it's certainly not a fault of the rope. It's the user at fault. Who the fark wraps around a tree!

i wasnt saying it was a fault of the rope, only it cant take the abuse and shit technique that wire will, and alot of people run their winch line around over and under whatever obstacle happens to be in the way, but my favourite has to be loop it around and shackle it to itself, seems like a good idea, but the line tends to not agree

This guy sells dyneema rope in flemington for a great price, he also does all the spliceing and will show you how to do it to -http://www.ropemelbourne.com.au/id63.html

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Geoff