winch

Post by **terryvanman** » 23 Jan 2006, 09:08

dont know if anyone interested in this
it was in the Times on Sunday

I cant put a picture up
can someone do it for me if I E-Mail it to you

Post by **syncroand101** » 23 Jan 2006, 09:31

email it over Terry...

Post by **terryvanman** » 23 Jan 2006, 09:47

done , did it

it also says that if you double the cable it will pull 10,000 lb
single cable 5000 lb

Post by **Ye Olde Syncrospares** » 23 Jan 2006, 10:22

please dont be tempted by these cheap winches,
spend the same money on a used superwinch
or ramsay or even a warn (esp 8274) and then load it with plasma rope,cj.

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 23 Jan 2006, 10:39

Or buy a Tirfor hand winch and don't wind up with the winch at the wrong end of the vehicle, looking like a pillock anyway, as you've filled your vehicle up with mostly useless, heavy tat that has meant it sunk and got stuck in in the first place....

I'm sure winches have their place, but more often than not you'll be OK with a spade, a rope and some friends.

Post by **syncroand101** » 23 Jan 2006, 10:56

and some friends

Ah! Thats where I have been going wrong!

*Makes note - get some friends*

Post by **HarryMann** » 23 Jan 2006, 10:57

plasma rope

What the dickens is that, does plasma have any mechanical strength

We'll be having phantom rope soon... I do like the idea of ghost retrieval crews though, that pop up out of nowhere when you get stuck, like a chain-gang, drag you out and then fade away into the mists and mud till next time

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 23 Jan 2006, 11:00

Clive, you should get out more.

Plasma rope is a replacement for steel wire in winches, although if this were an off road forum CJ's post would have triggered a huge heated discussion about whether plasma rope actually IS better than steel wire and people would have got very angry about the whole situation.

Post by **Ye Olde Syncrospares** » 23 Jan 2006, 11:11

from a safety point plasma is much safer to use,no frayed sticky out bits,when it breaks and it will break it just drops to the floor rather then spring back and cut your winch b£$ch in half,it weighs nought and you can put a lot more of it on the drum,its not good on abrasive surfaces though,so its a choice.

Post by **Russel** » 23 Jan 2006, 11:13

WIRE WIRE WIRE WIRE WIRE WIRE WIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **HarryMann** » 23 Jan 2006, 11:39

You haven't answered the question... I know its an alternative, but why the dickens does some advertising guru dream up 'plasma' rope?

Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fiber (UHMWPE).

Maybe 'cos it's so light', its like its not there!

The most revolutionary element of the new system is our exclusive PLASMA® Patented Process.
With this process we are able to improve the ropes translational efficiency giving it higher strength, lower stretch and better abrasion resistance.

Puget Sound
http://www.thecortlandcompanies.com/psrope/indexpr.asp

A lot of gliding clubs seem to be testing it, now when you've got 3,000' of wire rope under load...

All sounds quite wonderful - less heads missing after wire rope breakages, got to be good, eh?

Post by **terryvanman** » 23 Jan 2006, 13:09

sorry i got you all roped into this

Post by **syncroand101** » 23 Jan 2006, 13:16

You just had to pull out the bad jokes didn't you Terry.

Post by **HarryMann** » 23 Jan 2006, 13:26

...think I got my wires crossed

Post by **terryvanman** » 23 Jan 2006, 16:48

I really didn't want to get bogged down in this thread

thread..now that really wouldn't be any good to pull you out

a strong cotton might do the trick though

anyway I digress,,,,,

if i had know what this thread would end up like
i would have posted a thread about butterflies and flowers

and little fairies dancing in the wood
not too muddy type woods you understand, as they might get bogged down

by the way willy the whale was taken out to sea because
he refused to pay the congestion charge

I know
I know
I need to get out more