which winch rope????

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well the time has come to renew my steel winch rope as it has seen better days which one to go for????

carry on using a steel one

or
dyneema 11mmX30m

or
dyneema 9.5mmX27m

and if i do dyneema what colour to go for :cool:

any pros cons advice hints and tips would be great

cheers
 
james0211 said:
well the time has come to renew my steel winch rope as it has seen better days which one to go for????

carry on using a steel one

or
dyneema 11mmX30m

or
dyneema 9.5mmX27m

and if i do dyneema what colour to go for :cool:

any pros cons advice hints and tips would be great

cheers
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Good question as im thinking of renewing mine too
 
ok after a bit more searching
Marlow is a company name and they produce ropes; eg dyneema
and Dyneema is just the product name, for that type of rope.
 
steel ropes are dangerous and cause nasty splinters and arnt very user friendly.

plasma dyneema whatever u want to call it is a lot easier to use weighs nothing,floats,and if it snaps it just falls to the floor

my advice don't buy any rope from winchit of ebay there crap Chinese imports I broke 3 inside 6 months,buy the best you can afford it will last longer..the marlow ones are very good
 
wiltshire landyman said:
steel ropes are dangerous and cause nasty splinters and arnt very user friendly.

plasma dyneema whatever u want to call it is a lot easier to use weighs nothing,floats,and if it snaps it just falls to the floor

my advice don't buy any rope from winchit of ebay there crap Chinese imports I broke 3 inside 6 months,buy the best you can afford it will last longer..the marlow ones are very good
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just had a look at them on ebay and none of their stock they are selling is branded name stuff all smells a bit chinese like you said
 
steel ropes will outlast any plasma, they need care which should always be good practice however when they get damaged due to poor use they can break. If no precautions are taken it can cause harm if no precautions taken.

If I was driving an offroad course around rocks and flint and needed to last for the duration of the event steel rope all day long, plasma is tough but not amazing 3 needed re spliciing at local comp bacause they were used over sharp rocks. Steel ropes are banned for comps but very durable if looked after and very cheap!
 
jai_landrover said:
steel ropes will outlast any plasma, they need care which should always be good practice however when they get damaged due to poor use they can break. If no precautions are taken it can cause harm if no precautions taken.

If I was driving an offroad course around rocks and flint and needed to last for the duration of the event steel rope all day long, plasma is tough but not amazing 3 needed re spliciing at local comp bacause they were used over sharp rocks. Steel ropes are banned for comps but very durable if looked after and very cheap!
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mine have only ever snapped due to being cheap imported crap,,never broke one in competition I used the x zag over rocks
 
Plasma is a must for comps fading about with bent bits of pipe is ok messing Offroad. There is a reason emergency service and all large lifting equipment uses steel cable. I chose wire over plasma on my 90 however I will have to buy some plasma as its a must for comps when I get sorted.
 
jai_landrover said:
Plasma is a must for comps fading about with bent bits of pipe is ok messing Offroad. There is a reason emergency service and all large lifting equipment uses steel cable. I chose wire over plasma on my 90 however I will have to buy some plasma as its a must for comps when I get sorted.
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if messing about with pipe saves my £480 plasma rope then that's what I will do..using steel for lifting is a bit different to competing in 4x4 trials don't ya think :rolleyes:
 
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