Dyneema rope spec needed

[AlexD333]

Can anyone advise what thickness Dyneema rope to get?

I'm gonna get 30m as is my steel.

My steel has taken some damage from being wound in wrong it seems :doh

 

[solarman216]

plenty on Ebay, expect to pay £125 for it, cheaper from china but you have to pay duty, Rick

 

[AlexD333]

plenty on Ebay, expect to pay £125 for it, cheaper from china but you have to pay duty, Rick

Thanks rick, there seems to be different thickness of it?

Also does it just attach to the drum as "per normal" :nenau

 

[makeitfit]

10mm minimum. Bigger equals stronger up to about 13mm I think. Attaches to drum the same but don't let it all the way out.
Clean it after use. Don't let it rub on the ground or rocks etc

 

[AlexD333]

10mm minimum. Bigger equals stronger up to about 13mm I think. Attaches to drum the same but don't let it all the way out.
Clean it after use. Don't let it rub on the ground or rocks etc

Thanks Pete, Rick taught me all this, just never realised it was different mm thickness.

Anyone see any good deals going? I'd jump at 125 quid at the moment

 

[makeitfit]

£120 here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100ft-10m...524?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c45f73a5c

 

[elty001]

I know a guy that works for rotrex winches who is pricing me up 50 metres of 12 mm dyneema.
I will give him a nudge as he hasn't got back to me with the price yet :thumb2

 

[makeitfit]

I know a guy that works for rotrex winches who is pricing me up 50 metres of 12 mm dynameer.
I will give him a nudge as he hasn't got back to me with the price yet :thumb2

12mm :sly tastey. Remember though that 50m and 12mm may fill your drum too much !

 

[AlexD333]

Last silly question, can I buy a bigger hook and can you change the hooks on the rope? Looks like they're non changeable?

Will that really be the total price I wonder (from Poland)

 

[solarman216]

Last silly question, can I buy a bigger hook and can you change the hooks on the rope? Looks like they're non changeable?

Will that really be the total price I wonder (from Poland)

you can put whatever you like on it, I have a shackle on my front winch instead of a hook simply because the straps I have are far bigger than normal and it enables me to connect to them with ease, Rick

 

[elty001]

12mm :sly tastey. Remember though that 50m and 12mm may fill your drum too much !

Was just for a price to see if it's cheaper than flea bay.

 

[makeitfit]

Last silly question, can I buy a bigger hook and can you change the hooks on the rope? Looks like they're non changeable?

Will that really be the total price I wonder (from Poland)

I don't know mate but I've never had duty applied from Poland
!40 quid UK based it seems.
Wait for Elty to come back with a price

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I don't know mate but I've never had duty applied from Poland
!40 quid UK based it seems.
Wait for Elty to come back with a price

Surely as Poland is in the EU, as long as you pay their local tax, there is no duty?

 

[makeitfit]

Good point, well made :thumbs

 

[AlexD333]

you can put whatever you like on it, I have a shackle on my front winch instead of a hook simply because the straps I have are far bigger than normal and it enables me to connect to them with ease, Rick

Ahh it's not just me then,

I had one hell of a job trying to get those straps in the hook.

I might message the seller, if Elty can contact this dude poss for a double purchase that'd be great, I will need to be sharpish about it though, don't like having a damaged cable

 

[elty001]

I will nip and see him Monday when I am at work as his place backs onto ours:thumb2

 

[AlexD333]

I will nip and see him Monday when I am at work as his place backs onto ours:thumb2

Coolio, ok, I will hold fire :thumbs

I'm only after 30m for sure though thanks Elty.

 

[Ianinessex]

On the subject of changing from steel to synthetic, don't forget that the roller fairlead that normally gets fitted to a steel winch will snag and break a synthetic rope. You must use a smooth, fixed fairlead.

 

[makeitfit]

AND I'm still concerned 50m of 12mm will fit the drum :nenau

 

[solarman216]

Alex you will not get 50 Mtrs on your drum, and even if it were possible on a short pull you would lose so much power due to the diameter, and as Ian says you must use a fixed smooth fairlead, Rick