Dirtbound Offroad Mantaray bumper installed!
11-22-2016, 09:57 AM
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11-22-2016, 10:42 AM
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I have been very surprised with my bumper that the winch has never caused an over heating issue any where any time as much as it blocks.
I do like the way the OP's looks. My winch had syn rope on it when I bought it but after a few uses it started to fray a lot from tree bark and small rocks on up hill pulls where it had to be on the ground in some places. After about 6 uses I removed it and replaced with wire rope because of all the fraying and use for a secondary recovery line for my Hi Lift jack when needed.
We have rocks everywhere in this area mostly smaller ones and they will cut a lot of things including tire sidewalls in the flint rock.
The Factor 55 connector is a vg idea when using D-Rings, I bought mine when I bought my winch.
I do like the way the OP's looks. My winch had syn rope on it when I bought it but after a few uses it started to fray a lot from tree bark and small rocks on up hill pulls where it had to be on the ground in some places. After about 6 uses I removed it and replaced with wire rope because of all the fraying and use for a secondary recovery line for my Hi Lift jack when needed.
We have rocks everywhere in this area mostly smaller ones and they will cut a lot of things including tire sidewalls in the flint rock.
The Factor 55 connector is a vg idea when using D-Rings, I bought mine when I bought my winch.
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11-22-2016, 01:00 PM
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I have been very surprised with my bumper that the winch has never caused an over heating issue any where any time as much as it blocks.
I do like the way the OP's looks. My winch had syn rope on it when I bought it but after a few uses it started to fray a lot from tree bark and small rocks on up hill pulls where it had to be on the ground in some places. After about 6 uses I removed it and replaced with wire rope because of all the fraying and use for a secondary recovery line for my Hi Lift jack when needed.
We have rocks everywhere in this area mostly smaller ones and they will cut a lot of things including tire sidewalls in the flint rock.
The Factor 55 connector is a vg idea when using D-Rings, I bought mine when I bought my winch.
I do like the way the OP's looks. My winch had syn rope on it when I bought it but after a few uses it started to fray a lot from tree bark and small rocks on up hill pulls where it had to be on the ground in some places. After about 6 uses I removed it and replaced with wire rope because of all the fraying and use for a secondary recovery line for my Hi Lift jack when needed.
We have rocks everywhere in this area mostly smaller ones and they will cut a lot of things including tire sidewalls in the flint rock.
The Factor 55 connector is a vg idea when using D-Rings, I bought mine when I bought my winch.
Oh come on Fred. harshing my mellow about my new kewl winch line.
11-22-2016, 01:03 PM
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11-23-2016, 10:19 AM
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After hauling cables around on tow trucks I was Gung Ho on the Syn. rope light and strong with no steel splinters in my hands and was down on it. But the damn flint rock from winching up steep embankments was it's downfall.
Try not to let it drag against trees during the pull either, that may have been my fault because the Jeep slid to the side a little then the rope was against the tree and I kept winching it was a long pull and I didn't want to re-hook yet.
11-23-2016, 01:41 PM
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After hauling cables around on tow trucks I was Gung Ho on the Syn. rope light and strong with no steel splinters in my hands and was down on it. But the damn flint rock from winching up steep embankments was it's downfall.
Try not to let it drag against trees during the pull either, that may have been my fault because the Jeep slid to the side a little then the rope was against the tree and I kept winching it was a long pull and I didn't want to re-hook yet.
Try not to let it drag against trees during the pull either, that may have been my fault because the Jeep slid to the side a little then the rope was against the tree and I kept winching it was a long pull and I didn't want to re-hook yet.