Good winch rope

Melvinator · Faceplant Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 20 City: middleville

Just got my 7/64" amsteel rope. It is actually bigger than 1/8" It does stretch a bit, but nothing compaired to the "guywire" rope I got before. At only .13 a foot I have yet to find anything better. Here is a pic.

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

do you know what the tinsle strength of the line is? the LAST thing i'd want is for a metal wire to snap on me if i was driving that winch. noooooo thanks! Shocked

Norcalz71 · Ollie Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 88 City: Benicia/SLO

melvinator....did that 1/8" guy wire stuff you have stretch a lot? the stuff i bought is 1/8" 150 lbs working load 770 lbs tensile strength. that amsteel stuff looks good whats the spec on the 7/64 stuff?

Melvinator · Faceplant Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 20 City: middleville

Its not actually metal wire, its a 12 strand spectra. strength is 1200 lbs. Used it last night and it worked great. Did not notice any stretch on the dock start I did.

Raven · Posted: Apr 27, 2006 7:00 am Post subject:

If I recommend a rope for winchin, I'd have to go with the glow in the dark line from accurate. It's probably going to cost 250, but night winchin would be dirty. I'm gonna upgrade to it when my rope goes. If you got a rope that works for cheap, more power to you. Have fun! Razz

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

Not trying to start a new thread and this one was made before the winching forum..

BUT has anyone had any experience with this stuff? Sounds pretty good and not too expensive..

JeffKnox · Posted: Apr 19, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject:

i think chris b. uses this rope... and likes it...

but he would be a good person to ask Wink

also i just found out that bullet line is commin out with this same size rope with over 1000 lbs tensile stregnth... im gettin it in a few weeks

bulletlines · Posted: Apr 23, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject:

Jeff is right.. We have a new 100% Dyneema uncoated wakeboard winch rope that will be available soon.. I still don't have a final price on it yet, but it will be very competitive with the rope at the top of this post.

Thanks,

Ken Land
www.bulletlines.com
www.wakeboarding-winch.com

kyle41 · Posted: Apr 24, 2007 1:04 am Post subject:

Melvinator, im shopping aroudn for rope. Does it float and let me know how it holds up once you use it some more.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

It is very good stuff.

Sutley · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 138 City: Lakewood

kyle41, it floats. The specific gravity is 0.98. Here is a link to the specs.

http://www.samsonrope.com/index.cfm?ind=1&app=3&rope=190&inst=1

I believe there is a error on the elasticity section. They should be either decimals or percentages. A 30% elongation at less than 0.1% breaking strength would be very elastic.

Looks like really quality line. Samson is marketing the stuff specifically for wakeboarding.

VonBoggin · Backside 180 Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1666 City: Austin

thats the same rope i have, only comes in rolls of 600 but its worked like a charm. i havnt noticed any stretching

LKNboarder7982 · Posted: Apr 24, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject:

where can you get this stuff, like online maybe.. or where did yall get it, i know it says you can locate a local dealer and everything just wondering if anybdoy got it on the internet...

VonBoggin · Backside 180 Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1666 City: Austin

i got it one the internet, www.winchskating.com

Sutley · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 138 City: Lakewood

LKNboarder7982,

http://www.reddenmarine.com/site/new-detail.cfm?id=AMRAMSTL764

$0.14/ft - 600ft spool $84

S!c · Pop Shuvit Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 158 City: São Paulo

Who has it? I was planing in buy the BulletLines but its kinda expensive for me right now... so I started to consider this 'Samson Rope'.

Is it good 2? Float well? The 7/64 is enough or should I get the 1/8?

Please let me know! Thanks //