I assume ill have to replace the whole thing? or do i just buy a new cable.

buy a new cable

Invest in a synthetic rope to replace it instead of another cable.. you wont regret it.

The company i work for makes a product called Dyneema that is perfect for rope. It is stronger, lighter, and more abrasion resistant than kevlar.

Andy is probably familiar with it. They use it in high performance sail boat rigging and large ship mooring lines.

Go on any 4x4 website they will sell the hood rope

Just googled it.. shit sounds pretty gnarly

AHHHH!!!

Yeah, spectra and dyneema are my jam.

The loads that sailboats undergo is absolutely incredible. My Moth is only 11' long...Yet, it has thousands of pounds of force acting upon the rig, at any given moment. Especially upon a crash at over 30mph.


It'd had no problem towing, or dragging sideways for that matter, whatever you threw at it.



When you have to start splicing these lines together, instead of tying them, you know shit is serious.

The only stuff stronger is 100% carbon fiber rigging. But, that's only used on gigantic custom race boats and other sleds. Hardly a justifiable cost for smaller boats, when polyethylene type lines, like these, will easily do the job at a slightly less price.

It's not cheap. It's justcheaper


You should see the looks I get when I go to help someone who is in a ditch during this lovely season. Only to pull them out, with ease, with a single piece of 3/8" spectra. Their expression while I am hooking everything up, watching the line....Honestly, that's a large contributing factor to me stopping in the first place. Absolutely priceless.

This post was edited by OldAndyAndTheSea on Jan 14 2015 03:34pm

Phone edit fail

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As an employee from a different business group and plant site I have to be of a certain C-level and gain the necessary security clearance just to visit that plant. They are very secretive about it's production and applications as you can imagine. It is made a few hours north of me in Greenville NC.





Yeah it is pretty crazy how strong they really are compared to what your internal physics calculator or "gut" tells you it should be. We use Dyneema knit cut resistant gloves because DSM isn't going to buy kevlar haha. They are super thin and it is physically impossible for a human being to rip one even if you start a cut with a knife. Watching people try is hilarious. They only weigh a few grams.

http://jeepjamboreeusa.com/3-hidden-dangers-in-switching-your-winch-to-synthetic-rope/


Then this


https://www.google.com/search?q=Dyneema+winch+cable&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#tbm=shop&q=Dyneema+winch+cable+3%2F8%22&spd=11965926055300994105