So finally got round to fixin my synthetic winch line. It gets used a fair amount in the winter for snow ploughing and o’ course looks kinda ratty and/or breaks. Still want the ability to winch out if/when I get stuck, so what I’ve done is added a short section of 10,000lbs flat synthetic 2” wide webbing on the end of my synthetic winch line. As there is limited room on the spool, I cut a length of flat webbing guessing 8ft long, one end has a snap hook, the other I sewed a loop by doubling over and sewing. Using a bowline knot attached winch line to loop end and sucked it onto the spool. The flat webbing wraps over itself a couple, three revolutions and thinking it should work well on the drum and through the fairlead... time will tell. Also kept the original Shackle and hook on passenger side floor if I need to winch later on.
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