Ouch

pulled myself out and the cable got wound up outside the spool snad tryin to pull it back out(using rhino+tree) which i have done a time or 2 before but this time is just didnt work out so now i gotta either reconnect the hook, buy a new cable or buy a syn. line Plus i still gotta fix the cable its still all wrapped up like spaghetti




ps it wasnt this bad till i tried fixin it and just made it worse but im glad it broke then instead of when i needed it to pull me out

Poor tree...it didnt see it comin'.....Now that I saw that winch in action, I need to get one too...

Looks like you may need to take it apart to get the cable out. It ain't hard to bust a winch open and put back together.

I am plannin on doin that tue or wed just in case this sunday i need it again seein how rob(eye opner) aint got 1 so i gotta be able to save my own arse or even his just not looking forward to it

That sucks.....

I never have had the cable get wound on the outside of the spool but I did get mine hung up a time or two. I soaked the whole spool and cable with WD40, let it set for a few minutes and then the cable pulled right out by hand, that was after I had tried hooking it to a tree and couldn't get it out that way.

I just thought I would try something and it worked!

Now every time I clean the rhino and winch up after a ride I spray the spool and cable liberally with WD40 and I have not had any problems since.

But, like I said I never got it wound on the outside of the spool!

Shawn , maybe it would be a good time to change over to the
senthetic rope , since you got to fix it anyway....

Go syn. you will be pissed you did not change over earlier.

the rope is nice...

ChrisC wrote:

Shawn , maybe it would be a good time to change over to the senthetic rope , since you got to fix it anyway....

Clutch wrote:

Go syn. you will be pissed you did not change over earlier.

Big-R wrote:

the rope is nice...

yep = here here....make the switch!!

if i switch dont i gotta get somethin like the roolers but is a solid piece?

shawnley1222 wrote:

if i switch dont i gotta get somethin like the roolers but is a solid piece?

Yes Shawn, you need to change the fairlead to a solid one. A roller will destroy the syn rope. It can get hung in it and will fray it.

you can get syn rope w/fairlead kits on ebay at good prices.

ridepate wrote:

shawnley1222 wrote:

if i switch dont i gotta get somethin like the roolers but is a solid piece?

Yes Shawn, you need to change the fairlead to a solid one. A roller will destroy the syn rope. It can get hung in it and will fray it.

Pate , i seen the warn winches with a roller fairlead and a senthetic
rope , wonder why thay still use a roller....

Don't know man, I'm not a winch expert, I just play one on T.V.

well i think im gonna stick with this one for now just put hook back on the cable and have to save up for a new winch with a syn. rope set-up gotta save aint rich like yall