i want to add 9-10 ‘ of synthetic rope to my winch without removing wire cable for lifting my plow. Is this doable? Or do I need to remove the wire cable?
Any burrs on the steel cable will tear up the synthetic rope and I doubt you could get a strong enough connection that would wrap around the drum without hitting the lateral winch drum supports.
I'd remove the whole steel cable and switch to synthetic for use year round
I actually did this with a 6 foot piece of flat tow strap from harbor freight. Just make sure you have enough room on your spool. But like everyone has said the synthetic rope is a great upgrade. I even use the flat strap with it.