Making Winches Safer

[Safety First]

Has Anyone used AmSteel Blue Winch rope on their chippers?

 

[HappyTreesLLC]

I used on my Vermeer 1800 winch. I got 5/16" 150 ft for just over $300. It is plenty strength for 2,000lb winch and 150ft long is working for me. I'd never spend $520 for rope if I can get around with $300 rope.
What winch you planing to put on? Do you really need 200ft?

 

[pdqdl]

Amsteel does not generally cost that much. Splicing it is stupidly easy, so there is no reason to pay too much just because somebody wants a lot of your money. Find someone that doesn't want quite so much.

Amsteel is great rope, but it does have disadvantages when compared to steel cable.

1. Wire rope is heavier, less flexible, but much more abrasion resistant.
2. Wire rope frays and leaves sharp wires sticking out; very hard on your hands
3. Wire rope is more likely to snap violently and send dangerous projectiles at you.
4. Amsteel really isn't too well suited for wrapping around or over obstructions; it will fray, abrade, or sever.
5. Amsteel is so slick, it is difficult to use any kind of friction to reduce a load.
6. Amsteel has a very low melting temperature, which makes it unsafe for fast winches that can generate a lot of heat from loading.
7. Amsteel is not as destructive when it breaks, but it is much more likely to break under a shock load than a wire rope is; they have a bit more stretch to them.

 

[Tree Pig]

Amsteel does not generally cost that much. Splicing it is stupidly easy, so there is no reason to pay too much just because somebody wants a lot of your money. Find someone that doesn't want quite so much.

Amsteel is great rope, but it does have disadvantages when compared to steel cable.

1. Wire rope is heavier, less flexible, but much more abrasion resistant.
2. Wire rope frays and leaves sharp wires sticking out; very hard on your hands
3. Wire rope is more likely to snap violently and send dangerous projectiles at you.
4. Amsteel really isn't too well suited for wrapping around or over obstructions; it will fray, abrade, or sever.
5. Amsteel is so slick, it is difficult to use any kind of friction to reduce a load.
6. Amsteel has a very low melting temperature, which makes it unsafe for fast winches that can generate a lot of heat from loading.
7. Amsteel is not as destructive when it breaks, but it is much more likely to break under a shock load than a wire rope is; they have a bit more stretch to them.

Just so happens the OP lives in the same place as the company splicing the rope and his name is Safety First... another attempt at free advertisement on AS... someone should ban his ass.

 

[pdqdl]

Damn. Why didn't I see that?

Oh, well. He posted an ad, and I slammed his price and told folks to look elsewhere.

I guess he learned how we treat spammers, eh?

 

[Gologit]

Just so happens the OP lives in the same place as the company splicing the rope and his name is Safety First... another attempt at free advertisement on AS... someone should ban his ass.

Thanks Tree Pig...we missed that one. When you see something like that just hit the "report post" button at the bottom of the post and that brings it to our attention a little quicker.

 

[treemandan]

Thanks Tree Pig...we missed that one. When you see something like that just hit the "report post" button at the bottom of the post and that brings it to our attention a little quicker.

The Tree Pig routs em out