changing Winch Rope

Less weight , can fit more on winch , floats , is easy to clean ,
COST is/can be prohibitive , sourced mine from the USA at www.cseoffroad.com . lots lots cheaper than same from arb/tjm ect.

"Dynema"....etc.
Great stuff Rod.
Light, easy to handle, you could possibly fit on another 20%.
Hope you have plenty of $$$s left, ,cos it costs big time.
Shop around. I bought my last bit from Nobles in Adelaide. different brand, about 20% cheaper than the 4x4 shops.
I carry a 50m extension rope in this stuff too. Better than straps because it will gothrough snatch blocks.
Cover it to keep the sun, sand and irt out.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

I got mine (green stuff) from www.okoffroad.com in the USA. You'll need to change your fairlead over to an aluminium hawse instead of rollers.

I got 8mm stuff, but wish I'd gone for 10mm thickness.

All the serious comp blokes use this stuff....much safer all round.

Don't get too hung up on how much length you want. Remember, your winch works less efficiently the larger the diameter the cable on drum is. Most of the time you'll only have to haul yourself (or other car) a few meters to get over an obstacle etc, so you are actually better off having the bulk of the cable wound out so you get better mechanical efficiency from the winch itself. It's easy enough to carry a separate winch extension strap for those occasions when you do need extra length due to the distance from the nearest anchor point etc.

Cheers

Roachie

Rod,

- I replaced my wire cable with gel spun rope because :

- It does not have bits of wire sticking out of it, so I don't have to use gloves.

- It has no stretch, so if it breaks, it does not whip back and decapitate some onlooker like wire cable will.

- It's a much lighter load on the front suspension.

I purchased a long extension rope of the same stuff. It takes up less room, but is much longer than a winch extension strap and will run through a snatch block.

Bloody wonderful stuff. Makes great fishing line too.

Willie

TY for the Responses,ive learnt alot today.

Ill keep a reasonable length of it INSIDE the car for long recoveries ,and, just replace the winch cable with 10 mm .

never thought of a second "long recovery" stored inside the car before,Cheers and TY to All.. Rod

Rod you've been given the positive points but it does have a couple of down sides being far more likely to be cut or abraded when dragged around trees or over rocks. Precautions needs to be taken when winching others or double blocking as the cable moves over sharp objects. Most synthetic ropes come with an outer sleeve or use the floor mats to protect it. They also need to be kept out of the sunlight.
For ease of handling these new ropes are excellent but they do have a far shorter life & are expensive. If you don't use your winch very much I'd save your money for some other assesory. Steel cables have worked well for many years and are far more durable.
Cheers Craig..............

yes i assumed they would be easily damaged if mistreated,ill still go ahead and buy but carry it in the car and use it as an extension to my wire rope if need be. I carry plenty of carpet bits so they can be used for supports...

i hope i never need use my winch,but ive also been in places where trees are few and far between,so an extension is erring on safety,weighs little,takes little room in the car.

With the existing wire rope on the winch,should i unroll it fully and rewind it on the drum under slight pressure,as this was not done at arb when they fitted it...Rod

What sort of money are we looking at?

Christian