As stated in the other thread, the belief in the myth by the average customer is so strong that they will not purchase a quality line unless it has the guard on it. The myth was started by Warn when synthetics first came out with them making the statement that they did not support the use of synthetic line due to their explanation of the steel cable being a heat sink that pulled heat away from the winch. To which I always asked the question, what happens when you do a pull that requires most of the line to be off the drum? Where is the heat sink at that point?
If customers understood what they were doing, the first things any of them would do is take the "abrasion guard" off, try to buy the line without it and use something better that actually works. Yet, the folks I'm in touch with report that it is almost impossible to sell a synthetic line without one. That is how ingrained ignorance is and gets and very similar to the tight fitting holes on shackle mounts, trying to get folks to understand just how flawed they are is a battle that makes Sisyphus look like a rank amateur."
Don’t believe I’m familiar with” the other thread”.See my post #178 in the other thread.
Ricky
4th thread down in this section. https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/synthetic-rope-failure-does-it-drop-or-recoil.23609/Don’t believe I’m familiar with” the other thread”.
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Lack of movement increases the ability to bind. Side loading of a shackle isn't a wise thing, but we are forced to do it because of the way most of our bumpers are designed. A hook might actually be better than a tab in that regard. It's worth noting that a soft shackle can't be side loaded.What is wrong with tight shackle holes?
Done correctly, a recovery or loading of any shackle needs to be done in such a manner that you don't side load the shackle against the pin. Or, if you do have to do a pull that side loads the shackle against the pin, you have to reduce the load against it. The tight fitting hole simply shows that folks who build bumpers with shackle tabs don't understand how stuff works, owners like them that way so the shackles don't rattle, and the whole mess is based on just ignorance. A few things stop it from being a much bigger issue than it could be. First is that a quality 3/4" shackle is so over rated for anything a 10,000 lbs. winch can do to it that few ever have an issue. The second is most pulls are done with very little line out so the winch power is greatly reduced.What is wrong with tight shackle holes?