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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: paul and sam on April 02, 2006, 14:05:58

Title: good cable bad cable?
Post by: paul and sam on April 02, 2006, 14:05:58

can anyone help us ? i managed a sodbury yesterday to buy a new cable for our winch as i thought it was time to change the old one. it look as if it has a kink or two in it. on closer inspection the new cable seems to be of more strands of finer wire and more flexable (maybe good maybe bad i dont know?) is this ok to use for the winch or have i just bought a wrong un. the new cable is 102 feet in length and has a eye fitted in one end the other is taperd . any help will be handy as i dont want to install it and risk it snapping when in use . thanks






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Title: good cable bad cable?
Post by: Manicminer on April 02, 2006, 14:14:14

Take a photo of it and post it here so we can have a look :wink:

Title: re pict
Post by: paul and sam on April 02, 2006, 15:29:36

i am unable to get a pict at the mo due to the computer having a dicky fit and not reconising my camra (thats it i am going back to bed! :(bigcry): )i will try later










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Title: good cable bad cable?
Post by: Xtremeteam on April 02, 2006, 17:09:12

is the free end tapered??

if so its a tirfor winch cable by the sounds of it

Title: re good cable/bad cable
Post by: paul and sam on April 02, 2006, 17:32:36

yes the free end is taperd

Title: good cable bad cable?
Post by: paul and sam on April 03, 2006, 18:10:33

so is it a good cable for the winch? it is to go on to a warn 9000 i still am not sure











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Title: good cable bad cable?
Post by: Xtremeteam on April 03, 2006, 19:11:49

no,i wouldnt fit it onto a electric winch as its no designed for it

Title: good cable bad cable?
Post by: muddyjames on April 05, 2006, 12:20:22

It sounds like a tirfor cable to me as well.

Title: good cable bad cable?
Post by: Manicminer on April 05, 2006, 19:58:18

At the end of the day it's down to the quality and strength of the cable.

This particular cable has a tapered end on it and hasn't got a clip on the end to bolt it to the winch. This clip is to stop it from spooling off the drum when you pull the cable out. To winch you need a minimum of 5 turns on the drum before you start.
Bigger winches have a slot/hole where you insert the wire and some will have grub screws to pinch the end in place.

You could fit a clip on the cable yourself without too much hassle.

A correctly fitted wire with the correct number of turns on the drum will put absolutely no strain on the clip and you could use it without one if you had to. The only pain of using one without is that the wire will slip if you spool out too much and you won't be able to start it off on your own.

As stated at the beginning - It's down to the quality and strength of the cable.

What diameter is it?

Post a pic. :wink: