If you winch a lot and are concerned.
Warn winch synthetic rope vs cable.
They re 4 times lighter in weight than steel cable and don t store kinetic energy like the steel cable does.
If you ve ever witnessed a winch cable or rope break under load you know it happens in the blink of an eye.
2722 kg pull capacity or greater.
If you re not sure which warn winch cable is suitable for your vehicle or existing winch ask one of our experts on staff and we ll make sure you select the right cable.
Both can kill you and it s not something to take lightly.
Synthetic rope on the other hand can be mended much easier.
Warn offers two types of hawse fairleads.
Warn winch synthetic rope is tough durable and offers extreme load bearing capability to meet all your winching needs.
While mending rope or cable on the trail should only be done as a temporary fix it s something to consider.
Here s our take on it.
Synthetic rope came on the scene in the mid 90s when it was introduced as an alternative to steel cable.
The polished aluminum fairleads are designed to be used with synthetic rope only and minimize the possibility of fraying.
Winches don t do much without a rope or cable.
The black units are good for use with steel or synthetic on winches with a 6 000 lb.
A warn m12 winch weighs in at 136 lbs from the factory with 125 feet of 3 8 steel cable and a steel roller fairlead.
The problem is that using a winch to move a vehicle with a steel cable loads a very small and flexible structure with a huge amount of weight.
So if the cable breaks it will not snap as powerfully as a steel cable does.
Synthetic rope is even mandatory in many big sanctioned off road events.
Though the synthetic winch rope has a higher breaking strength it is breakable.
All warn truck suv winches equipped with spydura rope should be used with our polished aluminum hawse fairlead too.
This is more.
Black cast iron and polished aluminum.
The original synthetic winch ropes were based on the durable synthetic lines used in.
Steel debate has heated up recently as synthetic rope becomes more mainstream.