In the off-road world, the use of modern synthetic winch cable is already well known. this article will introduce you the performance of synthetic winch cable.
this is to show the winch cable for offroad winch First of all, let’s talk about strength and weight. In addition to being much lighter than steel wire rope, it can also restore off-road vehicles more safely. The synthetic winch cable is made of ultra high modulus polyethylene (UHMPE) fiber, which is a high-strength, low-stretch synthetic fiber. With it, you can ensure that your winch equipment can be used for a long time.
First of all, synthetic winch rope should be carefully wound on your winch drum. you should note that the first 10 laps should be wound on the winch drum by left and right winding, the remaining length of rope should be winding on the winch drum under the tension, then tow the vehicle on a flat ground. there can be no gaps when winding the winch line in this way, otherwise there may be a risk of causing the rope to automatically unwind.
So generally speaking, the cause of rope failure is usually the cutting wear or extreme impact load. So far, the biggest enemy of the synthetic winch rope is wear, which may come from friction with some sharp metal on your winch, or has dragged rocks and sand, and the use of a protective outer sheath can effectively help to improve the wear resistance. it can also reduce the contact of synthetic winch cable with a sharp or rough surface.
When synthetic winch rope becomes particularly dirty, you can use mild water and soap to clean the fibers and the dirt. In fact, some companies clean synthetic winch rope regularly and take it as a maintenance procedure. However, if most of time your synthetic winch cable is always wound on the winch, the degradation caused by dirt in fibers is negligible compared to the damage from cutting or wear.
If synthetic winch cable breaks when towing the off road vehicles, we may be able to make the rope joint for it easily. but if possible, you should avoid to do this as much as possible, because after making the joint, the strength may be only half of the original rope. Of course, proper joints are an effective way for synthetic winch cable repair.
Another noteworthy point when using synthetic rope for winch is the overheating, and also fiber degradationof the winch drum type that uses internal braking action. One way to check for such damage is to loosen the synthetic winch rope and inspect the first layer of the winch reel. The winch line should be still felt soft and free to move apart. many synthetic winch rope suppliers use a protective sheath on the first drum layer of the rope to protect it from thermal degradation. We recommend that the temperature of the winch rope should be below 160 degrees Fahrenheit to provent degradation. In fact, the lower the temperature is, the more durable the rope will be and vice versa.
our synthetic winch cable a 12-strand braided rope made of UHMWPE fiber. It makes a single-end ring for the winch rope thimble, which can also be used as an end-to-end splice. In essence, the end of the rope is placed in the hollow braided area of the matching rope, it will become tight under the influence of tension, and then use the needle and the twine to further lock and stitch the strand in right place, it can make the winch cable be opened or separated freely without tension. If the synthetic winch cable has a joint, the joint can usually maintain 80% to 100% strength, and the joint connecting the two parts can only provide about half the strength of the winch line.
And for better performance of wear resistance, it can be also be made in double braided construction. we call it heavy duty winch cable. this can help to prevent the sand or dirty to get into the rope. it also prolong the service life of winch rope.
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