Winch rope

[Bazza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bazza]

Guys,

I'm thinking about replacing my steel winch cable with rope. What to you recommend as the best thickness and lenght?
Bazza

[Flashover Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Flashover]

Hi Bazza,

Depends on your winch, But 9mm x 30m Dyneema rope should be fine.

Cheers
Steve

Yeah what Steve said....i have a Superwinch X9 9000lb and replaced the wire rope with 9mm x 30m dyneema, fit perfect.

[baggs71 Inactive member. Find all posts View Profile Close baggs71]

Yep me too....no probs....they all have pros and cons but synthetic rope is a safer object if it decides to snap etc....

[Bazza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bazza]

Thanks guys. I was thinking 30 x 10mm but if 30 x 9mm is the norm that's what I'll go with.
Bazza

[derek11 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close derek11]

somebody mentioned to me that this rope is good - WARN Spydura Synthetic winch rope, I've had a look at it in a shop, but to me all of those ropes look the same, he said its UV resistant.

Cheers Derek

[barajak Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close barajak]

Go with the 10mm. I have the 9mm and the first time I used it I broke it. It was 18 months old and clean. I was moving a tree stump using a snatch block with the Prado sitting on a gravel drive. Go Figure, the breaking strain is supposed to be twice that. These ropes are light but if you need to rely on the winch, put the wire back on.

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Go with the 10mm. I have the 9mm and the first time I used it I broke it.

You're doing something wrong, what brand rope was it and where did you buy it? I have pulled heaps of trees out with my Winchline rope and it hasn't come close to breaking. In fact I've used it to pull more trees out than actual recoveries.

[Bushbasher Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Bushbasher]

Next time you want to move a tree stump try some ANFO. One litre per 100kg of stump should work fine.

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

Next time you want to move a tree stump try some ANFO. One litre per 100kg of stump should work fine.

For making matchsticks

Cheers Andrew

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Next time you want to move a tree stump try some ANFO. One litre per 100kg of stump should work fine.

For making matchsticks

Cheers Andrew

At least it then becomes the neighbours problem.

[Corigator Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Corigator]

Rope can be an issue if the winch gets too hot. It just melts. Not sure how often this happens.

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Rope can be an issue if the winch gets too hot. It just melts. Not sure how often this happens.

It doesn't happen unless you power out under load but your winch isn't designed for that anyway.

[smakb Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close smakb]

I don't know how I haven't broken my winch. I have given it a real hard time on too many occasions. Rope it looking a little rough but still going strong.