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Well, please tell us what you found that is "better". We might want to use it too! Details, please!

As Emmado22 said in post #2 and I said in post #18, the winch cable specs have been discussed and posted before. With some searching, you should find it(maybe try"improved plow steel". I believe it was Emmado22 that posted the info before, after alot of research.

Hmm, Mudguppy. I am thinking we were both misunderstanding what we were saying. Your last post(#47) seems to sum up what I was trying to say earlier. (sorry for the misunderstanding).:oops: I think were on the save wavelength now!:wink:

It sounds to me like, you have NEVER used your deuce winch. If you didn't notice, the cable is just about 2 feet to the right of being in line with your head, as you sit in the cab. After you see one person killed with a cable snapping back into the windshield, maybe you will learn to fear...

I would think, when yours and others lives can depend on the quality of your cable, compromising to save a few bucks, is not a good choice. There are good reasons why cranes and elevator cables are changed regularly. Winch cables need to be replaced too. It's called maintenance. New cable...

I was at a local Fastenal store recently. They did have the correct cable availible.

The cable/wirerope availible at TSC is inferrior to what you need. DO NOT USE IT ON YOUR DEUCE WINCH. As Emmado22 said, you nees IPS(improved plow steel) wire rope, google it, search it, educate yourselfs! This topic has been previously discussed on the site(with very important info posted)