ADVANTAGES OF SYNTHETIC VS. WIRE WINCH LINE ROPE
Synthetic winch lines are becoming increasingly popular as a replacement to steel rope, because they offer many advantages. Some of the advantages over traditional steel rope include:
- Easier to handle: The smooth surface has no burrs to cut your hands.
- Flexible: Even bird-nesting of the winch won’t damage synthetic rope.
- Lightweight: Easier to carry and maneuver.
- No memory: No flat spots or kinks.
- Better in water: Synthetic rope floats.
SYNTHETIC WINCH LINES
Material used varies by manufacturer. Some materials used are polyethylene, MFP Blend Polyester or par-aramid synthetic fiber.
Brand names associated with these types of synthetic fiber material are: Dyneema, Spectra and Kevlar.
Manufactures; such as Samson, Amsteel Blue ( a division of Master Pull), and Atlantic Baird for example, take these synthetic fibers to weave or braid them into synthetic ropes used in the Towing/ Recovery, Logging, Construction, Utility, Fire/Rope Rescue, Off-road/ ATV and Aerospace Industries.