Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Whats the deal with plasma rope? does it get hot it self? or is it effecting the winch? I want to drop the access weight off my front end, but will it effect my budget repco 9500lbs low mount winch??? Hey don't laugh, that dam thing has pulled more than its weight a few times now.

he rope dosent get hot its the internal brake on the lowmount winch that heats up and synthetec rope dont like heat but u would have to be some serious comp winching to have a problem. everyday winching should not affect to much.

You can purchase rope from USA that can take the heat of the low mounts but like Jugger said you should not have a problem with normal winching occasionally.

LudaCris

My brother has it on his XD9000 and we have used it a few times , once to haul the big heavy GU up a pretty serious bit of hill that i didnt get up with no lockers.
Another time we winched his surf up the QLD gate track because it was too wet and slippery after rain.(drove it the week before but no chance when wet)

i think u can also buy a sleave for the first few feet that is in more contact with the drum i think its threw the mob that bourgt out the second airs that staun now do.

jugger wrote:i think u can also buy a sleave for the first few feet that is in more contact with the drum i think its threw the mob that bourgt out the second airs that staun now do.

You can get a sheath type material that covers the first five meters usually. They do this generally so you know how much you need to keep on the drum ( you need to keep a few turns on the drum). Hope that makes sense?

can the plasma rope rot if left wet on the winch?

jimbo jones wrote:can the plasma rope rot if left wet on the winch?

i wouldn't think so, plasma type rope is what is used in shipping, so i'm lead to believe.

marin

with plasma you have to keep it clean (free for dirt and small fine rocks)and clean it out every time you use it or the girt builds up inside the rope and cuts it from the inside out. And when winching try to avoid pulling the rope (under load) over rocks because the plasma rope doesn't like rocks which cuts the rope. For the maintance of plasma it isn't really worth it just to save a couple of kilo's. well that's my opinion because I have used both, It is worth it in comps. wire and plasma both have the pro's and con's

i would stik with wire if u are not competing its cheap and rugged and low matinance . if u snap wire u have done some thing really wrong . they mainly use it in comps cause its easy to handle and dosent spring back like wire rope .

I'll try and find the video of the dude getting his leg sliced off when the steel cable breaks. It made my decision to switch to rope very easy.

blkmav wrote:I'll try and find the video of the dude getting his leg sliced off when the steel cable breaks. It made my decision to switch to rope very easy.

but u gotta do some fairly serious winching to snap it . i dare say the wire rope wasnt in the best condition. but just depends what he wants if i could afford it i would be useing plasma or dynamica but $100 dollars for wire with a hook and $280 - $350 dollars for synthetic plus a alloy hook and thinbles and alike im going the wire cause i only use my wich when theres no other way.

When it comes to safety, it's not a $$$ decision for me. In the rare case of an accident is your mate's leg worth saving $250?

im with blkmav,

the mere cost of plasma or synthetic or dyneema is a million times less than a life, after seeing a video of a guys leg also made my decision, whether its the same vid i dunno, i dont have a copy, but made my choice real quick, now im just shopping round ready to buy

dean

Saftey aside once you've draged steel cable up nice fun slippery muddy tracks in the rain as a winch b!tch and then walked up with a plasma rope you'll be sold

Simon