Winch cable or synthetic rope?

[mrblaine]

At some point because masterpull is innovating those production techniques will get cheaper and more widely available.

Chad

Not sure how I missed that little nugget in that well spaced, nicely defined and concise novel you put up but Emil has been dicking around with sheathed winch lines for at least 15 years that I know of and they have never gone down in price.

 

[Irun]

The covered lines are stiff and difficult to handle or at a minimum, no better to handle than steel. Like steel, they do not splice easily or well. You nick that cover and it's over and it only gets worse until it is repaired. You are incorrect, they do and will pinch and get sucked down through the layers just like ANY line that gets spooled under load over non tensioned lower layers.

I can't sort through this and am genuinely trying to learn something here. When you say "covered lines", what does that mean?

 

[mrblaine]

I can't sort through this and am genuinely trying to learn something here. When you say "covered lines", what does that mean?

They take a normal double braid 12 strand line, stretch it and then pull a braided/woven cover over it. It adds some strength, some abrasion resistance, and lots of stiffness to the line. It basically makes synthetic line act like steel cable. There are lots of places that deal with it.

http://doublebraidrope.com/grey-3-8...pe-atv-synthetic-winch-cable-towing-ropes.htm

 

[Irun]

They take a normal double braid 12 strand line, stretch it and then pull a braided/woven cover over it. It adds some strength, some abrasion resistance, and lots of stiffness to the line. It basically makes synthetic line act like steel cable. There are lots of places that deal with it.

http://doublebraidrope.com/grey-3-8...pe-atv-synthetic-winch-cable-towing-ropes.htm

I've seen and handled these, and wondered why they were so stiff. Now it all makes sense. Thanks once again!