Re: Winch cable

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Posted by Dave Speed on Thursday, October 03, 2002 at 9:55PM :

In Reply to: Re: Winch cable posted by Clint Dixon on Thursday, October 03, 2002 at 6:59PM :

Any idea why VPW sells 150' spools of 7/16" to refill the MU-2?

FWIW, the listed (nominal) strength for 6x19 wire ropes and relative length for a reference spool are:

5/16" - 4.58 tons - 240'
3/8" - 6.56 tons - 160'
7/16" - 8.89 tons - 110'
1/2" - 11.5 tons - 80'

Note: Any prudent individual will take a wide safety factor into consideration for these numbers.

I find it interesting that the 3/8" chain sold in "hardware" stores is quoted at approx 2600# working strength, which is but a fraction of the MU-2 capacity. Higher (much higher) strength chain is available, but pricey.

Dave

Follow Ups:

Re: Winch cable - Clint Dixon 0:30AM 10/04/2002

Re: Winch cable - C. Garbee 8:35AM 10/04/2002
- Re: Winch cable - Dave Speed 8:51AM 10/04/2002

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