Winch Cable Or Synthetic Rope

Brian shares pros and cons to using wire vs synthetic rope for winching.

Winch cable or synthetic rope. The original synthetic winch ropes were based on the durable synthetic lines used in the maritime and fishing industries. Yes you can put synthetic rope on a winch designed for steel cable. However the brake drum in the winch might not be able to cool as well because steel cable acts like a heat sink while. Warn spydura synthetic rope is made from an ultra high molecular polyethylene material.

Synthetic rope is even mandatory in many big sanctioned off road events. Synthetic winch ropes are significantly lighter than steel cables. With such a vast selection of high quality parts to choose from our customers never have to worry about finding the part they re looking for. Superior selection of winch cable and synthetic rope 4 wheel parts is proud to offer over 100 million in on hand inventory from roughly 600 of the world s best manufacturers.

It is much safer than the steel cable. The synthetic winch rope was first introduced in the mid 90s as a safer alternative to the steel cable. The rope also includes a sliding sleeve to help protect it from wear and abrasion while winching. It is made of hi tech polyethylene and proven 1 5x stronger than the steel cable.

Though the synthetic winch rope has a higher breaking strength it is breakable. This is a great advantage for storing your ropes and also makes it easier to maneuver them while in use. If it breaks it is much less likely to create injury than steel line. They re 4 times lighter in weight than steel cable and don t store kinetic energy like the steel cable does.

So if the cable breaks it will not snap as powerfully as a steel cable does.