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I remember reading up on Winch Cable Maintenance before but my search skills on SS are terrible and haven't found an answer that I'm looking for. I have a Deuce with a Garwood 10,000 Lb. winch. It appears to have a 1/2" Diameter cable and looks like it's "6 Stranded".
3 Questions come to mind. What's the best way to clean, degrease and re-oil the cable? I remember reading somewhere to soak it in 30 Weight non-detergent oil. Is this right? What is used to clean off all of the dirt, gunk, and grit that is impacted in and on the cable? My exisitng cable is in fair condition. No frays that I've seen however within the first 2 feet of the cable it looks like it is flattened out a bit. What I have read though suggests that the cable should be replaced.
2nd question, what is a good replacement cable and approx. how many feet typically fit on the drum? I think I read before that there could be 250 Feet of 1/2" cable on the typical drum. It that right? Or should it be around 150 Feet? Also, if I did need to replace the cable, should I go with the wire rope or some kind of synthetic? (I read some other post about synthetic ropes, but it wasn't very descriptive as to what size, length, and where to buy it at.)
3rd question, how do you wrap your cable on your front bumper and through the shackles? I tried different configurations and no matter what I did, it looked odd. Not sure if the chain and hook are too short or not. Any pics or TM's that have any of this listed?
Thanks for your help. I just wanted to get my winch serviced and up to par in the event that I had to put it to use one day.
Have a great memorial day weekend!
I remember reading up on Winch Cable Maintenance before but my search skills on SS are terrible and haven't found an answer that I'm looking for. I have a Deuce with a Garwood 10,000 Lb. winch. It appears to have a 1/2" Diameter cable and looks like it's "6 Stranded".
3 Questions come to mind. What's the best way to clean, degrease and re-oil the cable? I remember reading somewhere to soak it in 30 Weight non-detergent oil. Is this right? What is used to clean off all of the dirt, gunk, and grit that is impacted in and on the cable? My exisitng cable is in fair condition. No frays that I've seen however within the first 2 feet of the cable it looks like it is flattened out a bit. What I have read though suggests that the cable should be replaced.
2nd question, what is a good replacement cable and approx. how many feet typically fit on the drum? I think I read before that there could be 250 Feet of 1/2" cable on the typical drum. It that right? Or should it be around 150 Feet? Also, if I did need to replace the cable, should I go with the wire rope or some kind of synthetic? (I read some other post about synthetic ropes, but it wasn't very descriptive as to what size, length, and where to buy it at.)
3rd question, how do you wrap your cable on your front bumper and through the shackles? I tried different configurations and no matter what I did, it looked odd. Not sure if the chain and hook are too short or not. Any pics or TM's that have any of this listed?
Thanks for your help. I just wanted to get my winch serviced and up to par in the event that I had to put it to use one day.
Have a great memorial day weekend!
