Hey GeorgeSSSS, did you play hero with all the cars stuck in swimming pools all over Manhattan Beach last few days?

Timgco: I followed your advice and got the info, Thanks.

H2Finally: I didn't hear about cars that tried to go swimming in pools in our town. Got any photos?

George

If I remember correctly from prior discussions about this(I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong), you will generally have no heat issues. Heat is generated only when you power out the winch, not when you are powering in or pulling. So, if you free spool the clutch to pull the rope out and then only power back in, you should not generate any significant heat.

I have no significant knowledge of this but remember being told by someone who I thought should really know, so I am assuming it to be true.

To compare ropes with the cable would be like comparing rubber tires to flinstone rock wheels. There is just basically no benefits to having the wire over the synthetic rope.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GeorgeSSSS:
Can anyone tell a newbie why Adam's winching cable is blue? I've never seen that before. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>George,

You can see the ropes here: http://www.trailduty.com/products/mp/index.html

If you call Recovery Gear they have synthetic that has the heat resistant synthetic rope on the drum.

http://www.recoverygear.com/DEFAULT1.HTM

Many thanks to everyone for some seriously good information that will save me a lot of money I would have wasted "learning as you go." Synthetic rope is definitely the best approach.

Also, thanks for the info about powering out.

George

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Adam in CO:
Front mounted (although it's on the rear today) Warn 9000 MM... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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I thought I would add that MileMarker dealers provide a video that show the testing of the MileMarker, Warn, Ramsey and SuperWinch which is pretty interesting. Over all the 12K MileMarker is the way I will go. I had a 12K Warn and had nothing but problems. Continued to burn up when it shouldn't. I have spoken with others that have had the same problem. Did I mention that you can buy a 12K MileMarker for $499? I found it on eBay from Davy's Offroad Products 1-800-222-7023. $91 for the receiver mount that allows for another receiver to be put inline so you could winch your boat on the trailer. ~2ZRESQ