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Synthetic winch rope

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by night_angel, Aug 10, 2010.

  1. Aug 10, 2010 at 12:31 PM
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    night_angel

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  2. Aug 10, 2010 at 12:53 PM
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    Barnone

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    I never heard of using rope on a winch. What's wrong with wire?
     
  3. Aug 10, 2010 at 1:03 PM
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    Chachie

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    Wire is heavy, wants to twist, gets burs that hurt like a son of a b***h, corrodes, holds amazing amounts of recoil energy.
     
  4. Aug 10, 2010 at 1:12 PM
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    brutalguyracing

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    never herd of the brand...that being said as long as it is rated....that rope is 10x better that cable............
    amstel blue
     
  5. Aug 10, 2010 at 4:14 PM
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    Synthetic cables are used on draglines and at ports the world over.
     
  6. Aug 10, 2010 at 4:30 PM
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