Winch chokers

[Chris Sheppard]

If you break a winch cable can you cut off the broken bit and splice a new loop in or use a set of cable grips or a end stop to keep using it?

 

That's the posh way of doing it, wouldn't be the first time we've tied a big knot in the end to finish the day off

[openspaceman]

That's the posh way of doing it, wouldn't be the first time we've tied a big knot in the end to finish the day off

 

Soft spliced eyes are good for quick release systems but wedge eye sockets are more practical for a permananet solution, after the knot is used to get out of trouble

 

I used 2 soft eye splices and a quoit to join an extra lenght of wire rope for the occasional longer pull and being able to pass through the fairlead

[Chris Sheppard]

Soft spliced eyes are good for quick release systems but wedge eye sockets are more practical for a permananet solution, after the knot is used to get out of trouble

 

I used 2 soft eye splices and a quoit to join an extra lenght of wire rope for the occasional longer pull and being able to pass through the fairlead

Last winch I bought came with a knot already in it

 

I've never tried splicing but I do like the wedge eye sockets.

 

Something I first saw on an igland winch, but never on any others as yet, was a sharper edge ground onto the top of the butt plate for folding the wire over and hitting with a hammer. We'd alays managed in the pat either with a decent bolster or the hammer and edge teqnique but usually over a normal flat edge and it was never the tidiest. On the Igland a couple of good hits usually did the job.

[kernowstu]

just a random question but does anyone have any spare chokers for an extraction winch that they dont want or can lend ?? i would not normally ask but having picked up a winch with no chokers we are struggling to get hold of any and dont seem to find anywhere within 500 miles that may have stock of them . thanks in advance guys

 

macsalvors will surely have something to get you out of trouble:001_smile:

[slack ma girdle]

macsalvors will surely have something to get you out of trouble:001_smile:

 

Would that be the purveyors of everything in Redruth.

[openspaceman]

Something I first saw on an igland winch, but never on any others as yet, was a sharper edge ground onto the top of the butt plate for folding the wire over and hitting with a hammer.

 

Yes the original James Jones butt plates had this, I had one of the Morse Starret impact cutters but towards the end I carried a cheap 2t genset and an angle grinder, fusing the wire ends with oxy-acetylene where necessary. I also enebeld me to quickly cut damages hydraulic hose.

[Chris Sheppard]

Yes the original James Jones butt plates had this, I had one of the Morse Starret impact cutters but towards the end I carried a cheap 2t genset and an angle grinder, fusing the wire ends with oxy-acetylene where necessary. I also enebeld me to quickly cut damages hydraulic hose.

 

I've often wondered if a cordless angle grinder and slitting disc would be man enough? Only used one once on some thin steel strips and it was OK.

 

Did see that Withams had some of the impact type cutters in recently, but don't need it enough to justify one.

[openspaceman]

I've often wondered if a cordless angle grinder and slitting disc would be man enough? Only used one once on some thin steel strips and it was OK.

 

I'm sure a modern 14-18V one would be fine, back in 85 my 12V one just managed to cut a 3/8 hose before being flat but still better than a hacksaw.

[nepia]

or try perry forestry exeter...

 

 

If you're thinking as far afield as Exeter might it be worth a phone call to Woods in Crediton? They had stuff you wouldn't believe last time I was there although I appreciate they deal mostly marine stuff.

 

 

Jon