Winch Line Question

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Posted by Phil on Sunday, April 22, 2001 at 5:14PM :

I presently have 1/2" line on one of my winches that appears to be way too stiff. When any slack is given it balls up on the drum like a bad backlash on a casting reel! It also crushes fairly easily--largly due to the "backlash" I supose. (Not sure what kind of cable it is) Nearly all of my winching I've been doing so far has been winching logs out of the woods. I would like to get the extra length and flexabilty that 3/8" cable would provide. I was looking at some Korean 3/8", 6X25, RRL, EIPS(What does that mean?), IWRC wire rope w/ a breaking strength of 7.6 tons. My question is: Would this be adequately strong and crush resistant for a winch line on a MU2 or MU3 or would I end up shreding it up? What do y'all think?
Phil

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Try www.hanessupply.com (716) 235-0160 for cable info,NTXT - Mark Davis 11:42PM 04/22/2001

Re: Winch Line Question - Mark Davis 11:10PM 04/22/2001

Re: Winch Line Question, safety margin - Rob Steller 11:09AM 04/23/2001

Re: Winch Line Question, safety margin - Phil 1:10PM 04/23/2001

Re: Winch Line Question, safety margin - Rob Steller 1:32AM 04/25/2001

Re: Winch Line Question - Rich in SOCAL 9:13PM 04/22/2001

Re: Winch Line Question - Russell Fox 5:41PM 04/22/2001

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