Synth. rope and winch
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weight savings
I know synthetic lines are better for several reasons, but how much weight savings could you expect from synthetic line over steel line. My steel line is getting pretty chewed up (I bought my winch used) and am thinking of replacing it with synthetic.
By the way, it is my understanding that synthetic will work with any winch as long as you use a "soft" fairlead and you don't have any rough spots like GI Joe said.
By the way, it is my understanding that synthetic will work with any winch as long as you use a "soft" fairlead and you don't have any rough spots like GI Joe said.
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A winch with an end mounted brake is unlikely to melt the rope under prolonged or heavy use. A winch with the brake inside the winch drum (spool) will get hot. The heat can damage the first and second layer wraps.
I melted my first synthetic rope with a winch not designed for synthetic rope. I now use Superwinch EP9 winches on our Jeeps.
I melted my first synthetic rope with a winch not designed for synthetic rope. I now use Superwinch EP9 winches on our Jeeps.
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A winch with an end mounted brake is unlikely to melt the rope under prolonged or heavy use. A winch with the brake inside the winch drum (spool) will get hot. The heat can damage the first and second layer wraps.
I melted my first synthetic rope with a winch not designed for synthetic rope. I now use Superwinch EP9 winches on our Jeeps.
I melted my first synthetic rope with a winch not designed for synthetic rope. I now use Superwinch EP9 winches on our Jeeps.
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