If one did break with 3 tons of pull on I wouldn’t like to see the consequences even if it were dampened.

A while ago I had read some pros and cons of synthetic winch rope and the only real con seemed to be price. It’s a little bit more expensive but a hell of a lot lighter. So it worked out about the same once it was shipped to Uganda.

The Results

We’ve been using it now for about a year and I think we’ve put it through some very rigorous tests using it on the recovery course. So here goes with my purely personal opinion of the stuff.

• It’s lighter and friendlier to use.
• It has a higher safe working load than its wire counterpart.
• It doesn’t kink itself when you don’t have a straight line pull therefore less chance of causing irreparable damage.
• If it does break under load reports have said that it self dampens. But we put a dampener on for the belt and braces approach.
• It’s friendlier on the pulley when doing a 2:1.
• You get rid of those horrible roller fairleads.
• It’s easier to clean and then load back onto the drum when carrying out maintenance.
• You don’t get any stray wire strands going through your gloves.
• You can let it slide through your gloves without the risk of damaging your gloves and hands.
• Your carrying almost 12kg less on the front of your 4wd.
• It’s safer safer safer safer….
• It’s bloody brilliant.