Ok folks, What is your opinion? On ebay 50' for $62.00 rates at 8600LB strength. After yesterday playing and having to use my winch in the snow and finding a broken strand of cable via the point of finger [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img] I am into finding another type of cable.

 

I've heard nothing but good things about them. The 2 guys I know with them love them and I am told there is no down side with them, except price.

 

Give me steel syn rope tends to get damage

Shonk

 

i like mine. its a little harder to pull out when its on freespool, i guess because of the friction but i havent had any trouble with it yet. if you do switch you need to make sure you get the aluminum fair lead, steel will ruin the rope. thats what i was told anyway.

 

Synthetic won't rust, is much stronger, won't cause cuts in your hands, you don't need gloves to handle it, if it does break it won't snap back and hit you, won't kink, and it floats. I will get one in whenever I get the chance (been saying that for 2+ years).

You will have to get a new head for it, as you can't use the roller flairheads with the synthetic as if there is any inperfections in there it can cut the rope. Also, it is a good idea to get a "leader" for the synthetic rope too.

 

Been thinking about replacing my steel cable with synthetic. Never heard about the "leader" thing. What is it and how is it used?

 

I guess the real term is a "rock guard" it is included in most I think, like this one on ebay it is just a thing that is 5 feet long and goes over the first 5' of your rope to pretect it better.

 

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