Igland 3601

[Ty Unnos]

Hi

 

Picked up an Igland 3601 winch last week.

 

Its in good condition but 14 years old so my plan is to strip it down and refurbish - ready for work this coming winter.

 

Now I am thinking of getting new wire rope for it. The parts book says 50 meters x 10mm is recommend.

 

But I am tempted to go slightly thinner to get the maximum length on the drum.

 

I am guessing the winch is rated at 3.6 ton.

 

Is anyone running 8mm or 9mm with any success?

 

(I looked into synthetic - looks great but works out at £750 for 100m!)

[Tom D]

8 or 9 should be fine, clarkes sell it.

[slack ma girdle]

Thought about it, but not got around to it.

Does that help ?

[mendiplogs]

Hi

 

Picked up an Igland 3601 winch last week.

 

Its in good condition but 14 years old so my plan is to strip it down and refurbish - ready for work this coming winter.

 

Now I am thinking of getting new wire rope for it. The parts book says 50 meters x 10mm is recommend.

 

But I am tempted to go slightly thinner to get the maximum length on the drum.

 

I am guessing the winch is rated at 3.6 ton.

 

Is anyone running 8mm or 9mm with any success?

 

(I looked into synthetic - looks great but works out at £750 for 100m!)

HI MATE your winch may only be 3.6 tons but thats only on empty drum mate so when you have say 80mts on it only pulls 1 ton if that go on igland site mate jon

[Ty Unnos]

HI MATE your winch may only be 3.6 tons but thats only on empty drum mate so when you have say 80mts on it only pulls 1 ton if that go on igland site mate jon

 

Yes If I go with 8mm or 9mm just have to remember not to run it via a snatch block on an empty drum.

 

I found this:

 

http://www.clark-engineering.com/media/uploads/cat-111/clark-engineering-logging-wire-rope-fittings.pdf

 

and this:

 

Wire Rope

 

I am tempted to try and get 100m of 8mm on the drum.

[Chris Sheppard]

Yes If I go with 8mm or 9mm just have to remember not to run it via a snatch block on an empty drum.

 

I found this:

 

http://www.clark-engineering.com/media/uploads/cat-111/clark-engineering-logging-wire-rope-fittings.pdf

 

and this:

 

Wire Rope

 

I am tempted to try and get 100m of 8mm on the drum.

 

Sion,

 

Don't get too hung up on rope length - in reality, 50m is still a good distance and I'd be surprised if there's many occasions you'll need to pull more than that, especially when you're on an alpine as you should be able to wiggle well in. I can't comment on the durability of the smaller cable but It's not going to last as long as the thicker one before it starts fraying and curling up I'd guess.

 

Even a lot of the big winches don't come with 100m on them - that sort of says something.

 

Have a look on the side of the winch where the chain grooves are, there should be a sharp edge on one side - this is for cutting the cable with. Get yourself a decent lump hammer and make sure that edge is fairly clean. If you need to cut the end few feet off in the woods, wrap some electricians tape around where you need to cut, lay it across the sharp edge and two or three good belts with the hammer should cut it fairly cleanly.

 

EDIT: forgot to say, when you load the new rope on, before you use it properly, reel it right out, attach it to something sturdy and wind itright in with a bit of load on, otherwise you can crush the cable where you're doing a big pull over a loosely wound drum (that will make more sense when it's in front of you than reading it here)

Edited April 24, 2013 by Chris Sheppard