wvlogger
Rock trucker
Anybody here ever used amsteel blue? I need to know just how much better it is over traditonal steel cable before i buy it.
amsteel blue
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wheelloader123
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A few years ago we changed our chipper winch cable out with AmSteel blue. We have been incredibly well pleased. It certainly has all the necessay strength, we no longer "have to" wear our gloves when handling the winch line, and on the rare occasion the line attachment slips off the piece we are winching the line doesn't violently retract-it merely falls to the ground. It is overall a great line, it does though abraid a bit if run over rough surfaces.
I use a couple of pieces as winch line extensions and tailholds. They have worked great so far. There was a guy who posted here a few years ago who was running Amsteel Blue as a skid line on a a dozer in NorCal. Try seaching.
hammerlogging
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Good memory!
mooseracing
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Alot safer than cable when it breaks, it drops to the ground.
As far as durability it depends on your use. Dirt doesn't really affect steel, but with the rope it gets in the fibers and slowly wears/cuts the rope. If you buy a repair kit and learn how to stitch the weave to repair it, its not bad.
For dragging logs up hills I still use steel.
As far as durability it depends on your use. Dirt doesn't really affect steel, but with the rope it gets in the fibers and slowly wears/cuts the rope. If you buy a repair kit and learn how to stitch the weave to repair it, its not bad.
For dragging logs up hills I still use steel.
joesawer
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It is very light, strong and limp and it easy and fast to splice. It has very poor abrasion resistance.
Slamm
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I have used 5/8" and 3/4" Amsteel on my John Deere 540 Cable Skidder, and I will never use a Steel Cable again for a Cable Skidder, never. I will never use the 5/8" Amsteel either, LOL. The 3/4" is flat amazing in strength, and you will be constantly amazed by its performance.
I love the stuff:
Con: Low Abrasion Resistence
Initial Cost - (Now don't be short sighted here, the stuff does pay for itself in increased productivity and you can reused the "unused" portion of the cable)
Pros: Super Strong for Logging 3/4" and bigger is needed.
I can splice end loops in under 4-6 minutes with my "kit"
Super Light, if pulled out properly by the skidder you don't notice the line's weight.
You can reused the un-used first section of "cable" by splicing it to a new piece.
If you break it or damage it in the middle, you just splice it and carry on. With steel the whole cable is worthless.
No damage to your hands.
No more cable cutters or cutoff wheels, as I just cut it with my pocket knife in the field.
Splicing is now a quiet and peaceful operation and not some battle with a steel cable that is constantly trying to get away or stab me.
It is super cool, LOL.
My experience with Amsteel,
Sam Nelson
I love the stuff:
Con: Low Abrasion Resistence
Initial Cost - (Now don't be short sighted here, the stuff does pay for itself in increased productivity and you can reused the "unused" portion of the cable)
Pros: Super Strong for Logging 3/4" and bigger is needed.
I can splice end loops in under 4-6 minutes with my "kit"
Super Light, if pulled out properly by the skidder you don't notice the line's weight.
You can reused the un-used first section of "cable" by splicing it to a new piece.
If you break it or damage it in the middle, you just splice it and carry on. With steel the whole cable is worthless.
No damage to your hands.
No more cable cutters or cutoff wheels, as I just cut it with my pocket knife in the field.
Splicing is now a quiet and peaceful operation and not some battle with a steel cable that is constantly trying to get away or stab me.
It is super cool, LOL.
My experience with Amsteel,
Sam Nelson
wvlogger
Rock trucker
I think i will get some
