Quick winch question... - Land Rovers Only

01001010 · 01-13-2007, 07:05 PM

I don't suppose there is any problem switching out my 5/16 cable to Rover Accessories' 3/8 synth. rope is there? It's a REALLY small difference in diameter.

Thor · 01-13-2007, 07:13 PM

depends on the length.

I went from 120' of wire to 100' of synthetic. XD9000i should hold 120' but the Safari Gard bumper is a bit tight at the front.

I also changed the roller farilead to a RoverTracks Hawse (sp?) fairlead.

01001010 · 01-13-2007, 07:16 PM

I've got the fairlead (Thanks JohnC!!!)

I have 100' of cable now, and the RA Rope is also 100'.

p76rangie · 01-13-2007, 10:58 PM

It should fit. Just make sure you wind it on under load.

TN-LR3 · 01-14-2007, 06:16 AM

Go with masterpull, also I put synthetic rope on my old 9.5xp and it made a world of difference

Disco Mike · 01-14-2007, 08:32 AM

I installed 100' of 3/8" Master Pull line to my Warn, replacin my 5/16" cable and after 4 years of use it is going strong, safer to use and much stronger rated at 22,000#s.
Mike

01001010 · 01-14-2007, 09:04 AM

MasterPull it is! There's a local 4x4 shop that keeps them in stock.

01001010 · 03-27-2007, 05:13 PM

Ok, so I went ahead and ordered from winchline.com 100' of Orange 3/8 syn. line with a crush-proof loop and a yellow Excel hook.

rmuller · 03-28-2007, 09:26 AM

Nice...

I currently have 3/8th x 100ft synthetic.. but when I get my next synth rope, I'm going with 50ft perhaps, and getting extensions for it... easier to deal with, plus hook ups are generally close enough by, and you get the most power the closer you are to the drum.

01001010 · 03-28-2007, 09:37 AM

Haha...down here, most of the times I've winched I wished I had like 300 feet of cable. During one of the craziest recoveries ever, where my winch was the only thing working to save others and my own truck I had to use my entire line (with 5 wraps left as recommended), 3 homedepot tow straps, a chain and a tree saver to get a truck out while mine was burried halfway up the doors in mud.

BIG ROVER · 03-28-2007, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 01001010

Haha...down here, most of the times I've winched I wished I had like 300 feet of cable. During one of the craziest recoveries ever, where my winch was the only thing working to save others and my own truck I had to use my entire line (with 5 wraps left as recommended), 3 homedepot tow straps, a chain and a tree saver to get a truck out while mine was burried halfway up the doors in mud.

Sounds hardcore.

01-13-2007, 07:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,543 Gallery: 15	Quick winch question... I don't suppose there is any problem switching out my 5/16 cable to Rover Accessories' 3/8 synth. rope is there? It's a REALLY small difference in diameter. __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD 2.25L Dsl - Wilks 1965 Series IIa 88' LHD 2.25L Petrol - Fionna

01-13-2007, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Thor Solihull Society, CO and High Desert Rovers, NM Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,295 Gallery: 0	depends on the length. I went from 120' of wire to 100' of synthetic. XD9000i should hold 120' but the Safari Gard bumper is a bit tight at the front. I also changed the roller farilead to a RoverTracks Hawse (sp?) fairlead. __________________ Todd Carpe Rangius Roverum

01-13-2007, 07:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,543 Gallery: 15	I've got the fairlead (Thanks JohnC!!!) I have 100' of cable now, and the RA Rope is also 100'. __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD 2.25L Dsl - Wilks 1965 Series IIa 88' LHD 2.25L Petrol - Fionna

01-14-2007, 06:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
TN-LR3 Ben Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nashville,TN Posts: 643 Gallery: 0	Go with masterpull, also I put synthetic rope on my old 9.5xp and it made a world of difference __________________ 1997 D-90 #1345- back to stock 2002 Dodge ram 2500CTD- dd/tow rig looking to do 1 ton toyota or rover

01-14-2007, 09:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,543 Gallery: 15	MasterPull it is! There's a local 4x4 shop that keeps them in stock. __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD 2.25L Dsl - Wilks 1965 Series IIa 88' LHD 2.25L Petrol - Fionna

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01-13-2007, 10:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
p76rangie Ian Matthews Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 2,157 Gallery: 0	It should fit. Just make sure you wind it on under load.

01-14-2007, 08:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Disco Mike Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 5,771 Gallery: 0	I installed 100' of 3/8" Master Pull line to my Warn, replacin my 5/16" cable and after 4 years of use it is going strong, safer to use and much stronger rated at 22,000#s. Mike

03-27-2007, 05:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,543 Gallery: 15	Ok, so I went ahead and ordered from winchline.com 100' of Orange 3/8 syn. line with a crush-proof loop and a yellow Excel hook. __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD 2.25L Dsl - Wilks 1965 Series IIa 88' LHD 2.25L Petrol - Fionna

03-28-2007, 09:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
rmuller Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,461 Gallery: 0	Nice... I currently have 3/8th x 100ft synthetic.. but when I get my next synth rope, I'm going with 50ft perhaps, and getting extensions for it... easier to deal with, plus hook ups are generally close enough by, and you get the most power the closer you are to the drum. __________________ Ryan :: Off-Road/Accessories Moderator :: Gallery 2001 Discovery II \| 1994 Defender 90 #416

03-28-2007, 09:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,543 Gallery: 15	Haha...down here, most of the times I've winched I wished I had like 300 feet of cable. During one of the craziest recoveries ever, where my winch was the only thing working to save others and my own truck I had to use my entire line (with 5 wraps left as recommended), 3 homedepot tow straps, a chain and a tree saver to get a truck out while mine was burried halfway up the doors in mud. __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD 2.25L Dsl - Wilks 1965 Series IIa 88' LHD 2.25L Petrol - Fionna

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