Fastening the end of a steel rope to a winch...best way for a DIYer?

joe1972

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• Nov 9, 2010

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Hi folks.

Not sure where to put this request for info, so put it on here...


Got a front bumper winch rated to 12000lb, have removed the bailing twine that was on it, which quite frankly was that bad I wouldn't have used for a rope swing!....the end of which was gaffer taped to the winch!!:doh:

Just bought some 10tonne rated (more than enough) steel rope with a hook on one end. The other end is just cut and sealed to stop any poss of fraying.


Question is; Whats the best way to fasten the end of this steel rope to the winch drum? I'm thinking looping the end over back to itself and clamping/bolting??

Need help....and ideally a link to relevant clips/ fasteners that'll do the job??

 

thainy

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• Nov 9, 2010

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lay the wire across the drum first, from one side to the other and then reel it up over that. it'll hold just fine. wouldnt normally use a winch with less than 1 layer left on it. hope that makes sense

 

joe1972

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oh right?! didn't realise that was the common way to do it.

I can see your point though, as any fastener/clamp is not gonna lay flat properly to the drum.

thanks

 

ratty

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• Nov 9, 2010

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With a decent quality winch, the cable goes into a hole in the drum and is secured by a grub screw. With the cheap tat chinese winches the cable is secured by a bolt in the side of the drum (look for the threaded hole). It's 5 wraps of cable that need to remain on the drum, Not 1 layer.

 

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thainy

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see they always gorra get technical!

u get the drift

 

joe1972

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LOL!...ok.

There's a grub screw but no hole....or maybe I've not spotted it. I need to have a closer look at the drum.

thanks guys. will have a look in the daylight tommorrow

 

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joe1972 said:

LOL!...ok.

There's a grub screw but no hole....or maybe I've not spotted it. I need to have a closer look at the drum.

thanks guys. will have a look in the daylight tommorrow

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and make sure the wire is the right diameter for the drum, if it's too thick it will put permenent set in the wire and lead to splintering.

 

joe1972

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Its 8mm diameter aviation wire as recommended for the drum...It was delivered on a cardboard tube smaller than the drum dia, so wouldn't think I'll have a problem, but thanks for the heads-up.

Thanks for the advice chaps. cheers

 

Last edited: Nov 9, 2010