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Cool Winch Ropes
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:24 am
by blkmav
http://www.winchline.com/winchlines.htm
And I just happen to be in WA for the next 2 weeks...
(That's not Western Australia, that's Washington State USA)
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:07 am
by Jeff80
Looks pretty good, anyone know anything about it? And comparitivity to our Australian products, like dynamica etc, width,strength?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:50 am
by Wooders
That's a Tough Stuff Winch Thimble.
If you are chasing on in Aust - we have them instock....
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:11 pm
by spazbot
Jeff80 wrote:Looks pretty good, anyone know anything about it? And comparitivity to our Australian products, like dynamica etc, width,strength?
all the synthetic which lines come from overseas in europe or the us afaik.
Re: Cool Winch Ropes
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:16 pm
by 80UTE
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:31 am
by GQ TROL
The Am-Steel Blue rope is a good product. We use the 11mm (3/8") for winch comps and are very happy with the way it performs. It has a waxy "protective" coating on it which can cause it to stick to the layers below and sometimes get sucked back into the winch when freespooling, so need to keep tension on the line. Thats the only down side we've found.
Their marketing blurb says it will reach it's maximum loading 40% times more than the Plasma brand rope before failure. The guy who supplies us also supplies it to most ports in NZ (barging and shipping etc) and is adamant its the best rope to use.
It should be available from any Sampson Rope distributer.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:00 am
by blkmav
My rope turned up today, very impressive piece of craftsmanship
Apologies in advance for the hotel room carpet
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:19 am
by bazooked
i got mine ages ago, cheap as chips, plus mine is green
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:49 am
by ausyota
blkmav wrote:My rope turned up today, very impressive piece of craftsmanship
Apologies in advance for the hotel room carpet
Nice.
So you got the one with the two different ropes spliced together?
The fire line on the winch drum and the standard for the rest.
PS Nice carpet
looks like a classy place.
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:50 am
by blkmav
ausyota wrote:Nice.
So you got the one with the two different ropes spliced together?
The fire line on the winch drum and the standard for the rest.
PS Nice carpet
looks like a classy place.
Yep got the fireline option, will see how well it spools up on the winch tomorrow.
It was the Hyatt in Bellevue, typical US hotel
http://bellevue.hyatt.com
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:55 am
by morkz
blkmav wrote:ausyota wrote:Nice.
So you got the one with the two different ropes spliced together?
The fire line on the winch drum and the standard for the rest.
PS Nice carpet
looks like a classy place.
Yep got the fireline option, will see how well it spools up on the winch tomorrow.
It was the Hyatt in Bellevue, typical US hotel
http://bellevue.hyatt.com
Hey blkmav
how much was the rope and what thickness
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:51 am
by RoldIT
Winch Rope =
Carpet =
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:01 pm
by blkmav
3/8" x 100' US$275 shipped to my hotel, I packed it in my check-in luggage on the trip back
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:08 pm
by blkmav
New rope is on, fits great except for the rope protector. I might make a new one as it's just too bulky.
