03-25-2024, 06:39 AM | #1 |
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I know this is overkill- but just bought a 13k rope winch on ebay for under 250. delivered to my door in under 24 hours!
thought it was a great deal and glad to give the rope a shot. Tired of the metal burrs from the metal cable. Never do know when your model A is caught down a ravine and will need that 13k pulling capacity! lol |
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03-25-2024, 11:34 AM | #3 |
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good to hear Brent. thanks for sharing. I had mixed feelings on which way to go.
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03-25-2024, 02:27 PM | #4 |
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Brent, tell us bout the race car you mentioned......inquiring minds wanna know
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03-25-2024, 02:33 PM | #5 |
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I was looking at the two types of winches and was wondering which way to go. Brent's experience has made my choice easy now.
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I would have used a strap at each spring perch???
makes much more sense. if the car snags on anything, you bend the axle at a single mounting point. |
03-26-2024, 08:42 AM | #8 |
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One thing to watch out for when using the winch rope is that it can retain moisture. Which isn't a big deal for the winch rope itself. But the drum of your winch can start to rust out.
If your winch is out in the rain regularly buy one of those winch covers. |
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Maybe referring to the Model A in this post? https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...73#post2300073
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I have a ‘48 Willys CJ2 and have been using the rope for several years now and wouldn’t go back to steel cable if someone gave it to me. It is significantly more expensive but worth every penny (in my opinion).
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I really like my fully-enclosed, floor mounted, COMEUP rope winch in my enclosed trailer. The remote control on the winch allows me to be able to walk around and load the car by myself and the synthetic rope is so much easier to use than a steel cable. It is rated for 5000lbs, but does the job perfectly and being fully enclosed gives it a nice clean look while keeping dirt and water out of its mechanism and off of the synthetic rope.
Mac's Tie Downs make a really nice padded Y "Combo Bridle" specifically designed to go over the axel at both ends by the spring perches (use promo code "MACSPAT" for a $25 discount!). It is super easy and fast to put on and will not scratch your axel paint and also no worries about pulling the car by the center of its front axel nor possibly damaging the radiator splash apron: Here is my floor mounted rope winch setup in my trailer hooked up to a 1929 Ford Model A using the Mac's Combo Bridle: On the winch rope, there is a thick nylon sheathing to protect the rope from chaffing on the rear, beaver-tail flooring of the trailer, when the car being winched is on the ground, at the end of the loading ramp: Brad in Maryland Last edited by Brad in Germany; 03-27-2024 at 12:34 AM. |
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