winch rope or cable?

[RunUOvr]

im curious if anyone has used synthetic winch rope. the cable on my winch is junk. i have heard good and bad things about synthetic rope and was wanting some honest opinions.

 

[LongHorn]

IMO, a lot depends on what you do with it. I've used mine more on the ranch than I have getting unstuck. Wire rope seems to be more useful to me. My buddies that are serious rockcrawlers swear by it.

 

[CJ]

Rope for me. Had a bad experience with a cable (mostly operator error - not me) and have really liked the pull of a rope.

 

[iCEMAN]

Use rope on mine also. Have used cable in the past, but since using rope, will never switch back.

 

[coldwater]

I'm runnin steel right now, but only because I'm too lazy to swap to the coil of syn line I have. I do NOT like steel cable one bit.

 

[Old Dog]

Rope all the way, Lighter and way less dangerous. Almost everyone in our club has switched over to rope, no one has been sorry for doing so.
I should add they do get used

 

[RunUOvr]

thanks for the input. previous owner of my jeep got a little careless winding the cable and smashed it in a few spots. looks like ill be ordering some 3/8 rope for it.

 

[fishinfool98]

ROPE ROPE ROPE

a few reasons i can give are

SAFTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if wire breaks you can tie it back togeter and use it

and once again SAFTY!!!!

 

[coldwater]

thanks for the input. previous owner of my jeep got a little careless winding the cable and smashed it in a few spots. looks like ill be ordering some 3/8 rope for it.

I use 5/16 line, 3/8 may be overkill for a Jeep. Here's a link to the line I use, At 130 bucks, shipped, It's WAY cheaper, and is made from the same dyneema material as the very $$$$$ name brand lines. You can buy 2 of these for the price of one Amsteel or Viking line. You can add a little life to it by going to a hyd. hose place, and buying a few feet of chafe guard, and sliding it over the line before installing it.

Blue Steel 92' Recovery Winch Synthetic Rope. 100% Guarantee and Free Shipping. - Gorilla Winches .com Store

 

[Old Dog]

with your build I think your rig will get a work out. I would go with the 3/8 like you said. Breaking a winch line is not good if you are in a dangerous place like pulling up a waterfall. If your winch came with 100' of cable it will only hold 80' of 3/8 line.