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Show us your winches (not your wives)

Discussion in 'Off-Roading & Trails' started by LoadedTaco, Feb 14, 2013.

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  1. Jul 11, 2016 at 8:45 AM
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    MatthewMay1 I'm an amateur professional.

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    I think I want 3/8"....but I don't know if that's necessary
     
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  2. Jul 11, 2016 at 9:11 AM
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    I wanted 3/8 too but got 25 extra feet over the 3/8. Just depends what you want to spend I guess. Have any pictures of yours installed?
     
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  3. Jul 24, 2016 at 10:03 AM
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    MatthewMay1

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    Oh wow, sorry I just saw your reply. Yeah, I have some pictures in my build thread on the first post
     
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  4. Jul 24, 2016 at 10:11 AM
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  5. Jul 24, 2016 at 4:59 PM
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    Gramps

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    Gramps My walker is faster than your Prius!

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    Next time I need rope I am only gonna by 80' of 3/8". And then pack a Couple lengths of 25' extensions. This way I can pull on my last wrap on the drum sooner which is where you get max pulling power.
     
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  6. Jul 24, 2016 at 6:37 PM
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    That's not a bad idea, but I don't want to have to carry around extensions because I'm lazy and too OCD for that.
     
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  7. Jul 25, 2016 at 5:43 AM
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    Gramps My walker is faster than your Prius!

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    I just don't want to have to find a tree that is further away to be a able to get my max pull strength like I have to now. Or set up a snatch recovery to insure max pull. My truck is a fat pig so I need all the power I can get.

    Maybe she should just go on a diet? :D
     
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  8. Jul 25, 2016 at 7:09 PM
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    Double line pull with a snatch block. Twice as much rope off the drum.
     
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  9. Jul 25, 2016 at 7:18 PM
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    Gramps

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    Gramps My walker is faster than your Prius!

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    Still with 80' of rope I only need a tree roughly 30' out. With 125' of line I need to find a tree roughly 52' out.

    Just saying. :D
     
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  10. Jul 26, 2016 at 6:17 AM
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    la0d0g Its 4 oÂ’clock somewhere

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    What winch do you have? My m8000 has pulled my truck out of some funk with only a few wraps of the drum and its not a featherweight.
     
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  11. Jul 26, 2016 at 9:26 AM
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    Come up 9000v. The winch has the power to pull me out of all situations so far with one wrap off or down to the last wrap. I was simply putting out there the reasoning for a shorter line vs a longer line.
     
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  12. Jul 26, 2016 at 10:42 AM
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    Copy
     
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  13. Jul 26, 2016 at 11:39 AM
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    Can a sheep-shank withstand loading at these levels? It'll limit your pull distance some, but how often do you need to get your front bumper all the way to the tree?
     
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  14. Jul 27, 2016 at 10:05 PM
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    Don't know what a sheep shank is
     
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  15. Jul 28, 2016 at 7:13 AM
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepshank
    The sheepshank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack. This knot is not stable. It will fall apart under too much load or too little load. The single best method for tying this knot was created by Dr. Jeff Allen, University of North Texas.

    [​IMG]

    So based on the wikipedia explanation I am gonna say this is KNOT a good idea on a winch line. :D
     
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  16. Jul 29, 2016 at 10:20 AM
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    Ah, gotcha. UNT is about 30 minutes from my house. Haha
     
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  17. Jul 31, 2016 at 10:25 AM
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  18. Jul 31, 2016 at 1:17 PM
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    Finally got my fairlead from low range and the custom splice winch rope spooled. Added an extra 15 ft of webbing to the beginning.

    Not bad considering I paid 250 for the winch and the line was 150.

    [​IMG]2016-07-31_11-33-35 by Harrison M, on Flickr
     
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  19. Jul 31, 2016 at 1:21 PM
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    What's the rope quality like?
     
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  20. Jul 31, 2016 at 1:23 PM
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    Are you worried about UV damage with the line exposed like that? I've seen others bleach when left out like that
     
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