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Synthetic winch rope
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MMT 1000 Club  Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310 
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 Synthetic winch ropeLooking to replace the cable on Ranger 800 winch with the synthetic rope. Winch is the 4500 Polaris winch that came with it. cable is kinked to hell and rusted, so I'm replacing it with the rope and aluminum hawse fairlead. Anyone done this? How much rope is needed, 50'? Also what diameter?
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| Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:21 pm |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:49 pm Posts: 345
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Re: Synthetic winch rope I changed out the cable on my 3500 with 50' of 5/16 dyneema
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| Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:31 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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Re: Synthetic winch rope Any particular place to get it?
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| Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:39 pm |
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MMT Pro Member Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:49 pm Posts: 345
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Re: Synthetic winch rope It was either Amazon or eBay. It's been a few years. Paid around $65-70 for the rope with chafe guard. Bought the hook and aluminum hawse separate.
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| Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:51 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4310
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Re: Synthetic winch rope ok, have to look into this stuff.
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| Mon Mar 21, 2016 1:04 pm |
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Re: Synthetic winch rope Synthetic is the way to go. I have Amsteel Blue on my truck 15K pound, they're many different brands out there now. You can go smaller with synthetic and put more on the spool. It's stronger than wire per diameter. Super light, can roll it up like an extension cord and throw it. Just dont drag it on sharp rocks while winching, it can be cut. Easy to repair of you do mess up a spot.
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| Mon Mar 21, 2016 1:33 pm |
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Joined: Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:07 pm Posts: 228
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Re: Synthetic winch rope Never going back to steel- https://www.denniskirk.com/warn/synthet ... 515728.sku
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| Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:40 pm |
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MMT Sponsor  Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:49 am Posts: 3260
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Re: Synthetic winch rope _________________ http://www.gatorglide.com/ gatorheads@comcast.net |
| Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:13 pm |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:49 pm Posts: 456 Location: S.C.
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Re: Synthetic winch rope Best ting about it is it will not kink like steel. You can spool up a brand new wire and ruin it the first pull. The synthetic is way more forgiving.
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| Sun Mar 27, 2016 1:25 am |
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:25 am Posts: 6432 Location: the dark side of the moon
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Re: Synthetic winch rope Just ordered some amsteel to put on the prodrive
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