cheap winch

[Sweety]

Not sure if Synthetic rope would work on a hand winch some how don't think it would. With a power winch Alex if the steel cable snaps it tries to coil up again & can whip all over the place & if it made contact with a person it could easily cut them in half or kill them, it can also recoil so hard the cable could come through the windscreen but luckily as Rick said he was using a synthetic rope when his snapped & it just dropped straight to the floor. when using steel cable it's best to put something over the line like an old jacket etc so if the cable snapped the weight help to pull the line down to the ground. Recovery no matter how your doing it has a high risk of danger because things can break/sheer. I don't like anyone in between the 2 vehicles even at the sides when I do any recovery just incase something was to let go

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by Sweety

Not sure if Synthetic rope would work on a hand winch some how don't think it would. With a power winch Alex if the steel cable snaps it tries to coil up again & can whip all over the place & if it made contact with a person it could easily cut them in half or kill them, it can also recoil so hard the cable could come through the windscreen but luckily as Rick said he was using a synthetic rope when his snapped & it just dropped straight to the floor. when using steel cable it's best to put something over the line like an old jacket etc so if the cable snapped the weight help to pull the line down to the ground. Recovery no matter how your doing it has a high risk of danger because things can break/sheer. I don't like anyone in between the 2 vehicles even at the sides when I do any recovery just incase something was to let go

Hmmm, ive got a 16.3mm metal cable. I had seen people putting towels and all sorts on the cables, i kinda of figured it was for that reason, i take it this will be a safe option for me then? (Putting something on the cable)

[AlexD333]

Blimey, just found this http://youtu.be/m1NnL83UpuQ

[makeitfit]

Another good reason to use shackles not bloody hooks
You'll be fine with yout Tirfor though, as it has a shear pin that'll go long before the wire does

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by makeitfit

Another good reason to use shackles not bloody hooks
You'll be fine with yout Tirfor though, as it has a shear pin that'll go long before the wire does

So this shear pin must be rated a lot lower than the cable?

[Fez_uk]

Correct, buy yourself a few spare shear pins though as if it goes you basically have no winch.

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by Fez_uk

Correct, buy yourself a few spare shear pins though as if it goes you basically have no winch.

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