Winch Cable-Braid?

Submitted: Thursday, Dec 09, 2004 at 19:22

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TonyH

Has anyone an opinion on the braid like cable that I'm seeing around the place. Crushed steel cables are dangerous and painful (on the hands) and I'm wondering how this stuff rates.
I'm only looking for something in the 1.5t rating area. To replace the rope on a big square hay bale feeder.

UV resistant?

Hoping this might be the answer to one of my problems :-)

Tony Harding

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Reply By: Member - Bradley- Thursday, Dec 09, 2004 at 20:26

Thursday, Dec 09, 2004 at 20:26

mate from all i've seen of it, yeah its light and strong etc. but it does degrade from UV and moisture, its a synthetic polymer so it will abrade fairly easily, and its damn expensive.

You could try the nylon jacketed cable, its lovely on the hands :-))

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Reply By: theshadows - Thursday, Dec 09, 2004 at 20:36

Thursday, Dec 09, 2004 at 20:36

as in spetra or dynabraid? A lot lighter than cable however it just dosnt like dirt and sharp objects.
I personally wouldnt like it sitting on a drum.I'd have it in a carry all and when you need it pull it out then feed it on to the drum. 6 mm dyna has a loading of 1200 kg so for 1.5 ton you need 8 mm and it has a loading of over 1.8 ton.
wash it clean it and it will last for years. how ever better learn how to splice it for youre hook. the splice has only a 90 pecent load rating of the sheet. If you knott it on a bowline hitch has a 85 pecent loading and any other hitchs drop the load rating to under 75 percent of the sheet.

shadow

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Follow Up By: theshadows - Thursday, Dec 09, 2004 at 20:40

Thursday, Dec 09, 2004 at 20:40

prices and loading

6 mm $3.70 a meter at 1500 kg for "super braid" what ever makes that
8 mm $5.50 a meter at 2750 kg {thats not a misprint......}

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Follow Up By: V8troopie - Friday, Dec 10, 2004 at 00:58

Friday, Dec 10, 2004 at 00:58

I use the 8mm blue super braid on my boat winch. It came in a 9 metre pack with hook. It is certainly strong, pulls my 2 ton yacht up onto a dry trailer ( don't like to dunk the trailer).
Had some initial problems with the winch drum after changing over from steel cable.
The super braid flattenes while it winds on under tension. This seems to exert a tremendous pressure onto the drum cheeks as the 3rd or 4th layer gets wound on. So much pressure that the weld between cheek plate and drum center gave way and the lot jammed up.
A much beefier winch drum fixed that little problem.
Klaus

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