Posts : 269 Join date : 2010-07-29 Age : 50 Location : Southern IL
Subject: AmSteel Blue Winch Cable Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:34 pm
Do any of you use the sythetic cable? If you do, do you use something on it to keep it from freezing?
I purchased a new rope (after it broke 4 times). We went out riding during a snow storm, dumped off in a creek, and got her stuck. Brand new rope just snapped. Custom Splice sent me a new one and a new fairlead, but I think it was because it was frozen.
2 cents anyone?
ChrisC Admin
Posts : 6746 Join date : 2010-03-10 Age : 58 Location : Marietta GA
Subject: Re: AmSteel Blue Winch Cable Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:04 am
I have a synthetic rope on my winch but have never used it.....
badride
Posts : 1237 Join date : 2010-03-15 Age : 69 Location : Confederate States of America Fighting Terriorism since 1861
Subject: Re: AmSteel Blue Winch Cable Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:00 am
I have the rope on mine and have had it on a couple of 4 wheelers. I have also helped people winch that had the rope. I have never seen a problem with them. I have the rope on my Jeep on a 9500# winch and never had a problem. However, I have see a LOT of winches on 4 wheelers and side by sides that had a steel cable on them fray so bad they wouldn't reel back in. I have also seen people, me included, get one of the steel wires from a winch cable ran into their hands. Some cases were pretty bad. Personally I try to stay away from the steel cables.
Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:34 pm
