Little rollers are bad for cable.

Posted by Chris Case [75.36.42.147] on Wednesday, April 03, 2013 at 09:01:38 :

In Reply to: winch fair lead posted by dana in ma [70.192.26.177] on Wednesday, April 03, 2013 at 07:50:04 :

Minimum spec for pully is 6x cable diameter. 1/2" cable needs 3" rollers. Like the curve of the bumperettes.

Or pull straight on. You don't want the cable bunching up on one side either.

Maybe there is a market for stainless steel 'shoes' to trim the bumperettes with?

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• Re: Little rollers are bad for cable. - Daryl in Oz 19:39:55 04/03/2013
  • Like dragging paper over a sharp desk edge... - Chris Case 21:39:15 04/03/2013
    • Re: Like dragging paper over a sharp desk edge... - dana in ma 12:53:34 04/05/2013
    • Re: Like dragging paper over a sharp desk edge... - Clint Dixon 16:47:19 04/04/2013
    • Re: Like dragging paper over a sharp desk edge... - Daryl in Oz 06:18:30 04/04/2013
• Re: Little rollers are bad for cable. - dana in ma 13:50:44 04/03/2013

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