synthetic winch line

[skinny_kenny_18]

hey guys. i have a question. i just recently (yesterday) ran across a great winch deal. i got a warn x8000i for 80 bucks. and it is actually fairly new. maybe a year or two. but the only thing it needs is a cable.... dummy dumb who had it really didnt care about kinks or anything. ok well i want to know who out there has tried that synthetic winch cable? i mean it sounds great. light weight, floats, wont **** sombody when it breaks. i have heard all sorts of pro's and con's. one guy told me that it is only for rock crawling. he said if you use it in the mud it will break in no time. so let me know what you guys think. thanks

 

[Mike G]

Going back to my Army days we used synthetic slings for external loads under a CH47. When synthetic gets wet it becomes abrasive to it's self. Multiply that with dirt and mud on the rope and you could have a problem. They are made to stretch and any abrasive material in between starts acting like sand paper.

Also they seem to be pretty expensive.

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Q) I have heard that there is a new synthetic winch rope made from Kevlar. Are these ropes better than traditional wire ropes?

A)Warn Industries does not recommend using Kevlar rope on a winch. A Warn winch utilizes a brake, located inside the wire rope drum, to control the load applied to the winch. The brake will generate significant heat in the drum, and the steel wire rope helps dissipate this heat. When Kevlar rope is used, it does not disipate heat, and the retained heat could critically damage the rope.

 

[skinny_kenny_18]

thanks mike. i am just wanting to make sure before i buy that expensive stuff. has anyone else ever used it before in the mud, on a winch?

 

[wileec]

They are made to stretch and any abrasive material in between starts acting like sand paper.
Also they seem to be pretty expensive.

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Q) I have heard that there is a new synthetic winch rope made from Kevlar. Are these ropes better than traditional wire ropes?

A)Warn Industries does not recommend using Kevlar rope on a winch. A Warn winch utilizes a brake, located inside the wire rope drum, to control the load applied to the winch. The brake will generate significant heat in the drum, and the steel wire rope helps dissipate this heat. When Kevlar rope is used, it does not disipate heat, and the retained heat could critically damage the rope.

1 The reason they are safer is they do not stretch.

2 the heat problem with the Warn is when using the winch motor to let line out the brake does not cause heat when bringing line in. It is the motor/solenoid that heats up.

3 About 3lbs for 100' and no snap back if it breaks you bet they are better.

4 if I were to get it muddy I would unspool when cleaning the mud off the truck and spray it off as well.

Do a search for "synthetic winch rope" on Goggle

 

[skinny_kenny_18]

thanks wileec i do want that line so bad. it seems so much safer.. the only thing i am worried about is that there is alot of sand around here.