gsr341 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 hi im soon to be installing my 8274s on my landy , have ordered sum warn remote sockets to mount front and rear so i can operate the winches away from the vehicle using the remote if need be i also intend to fit switches in the cab and at each winch , where is the best place to buy water proof switches from ?the push type , push on ,when you let go they return and switch off , you know the type i plan on using heavey duty welding cables from the batterys to the winch , any reason not to use this stuff (will also run a negitive straight back to the batt) any one any recomendations on the above ..... also now require a synthetic winch line , 120' whats the best for price plasma dymena-bow rope marlow (although that means dealing with SR ) eurosteel cheers Dafydd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Vehicle Wiring Products have some sort of waterproof mom-off-mom ones IIRC RogueVogue on here was doing the Marlow rope at a very good price, not sure if he still is. Nick? I got my Dyneema from Bowyer because at the time it was slightly cheaper than the Plasma 12, but not close to the price Nick was selling at. No complaints with mine besides the fact that it is Argie blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 switches are knowns as "Mom-Off-Mom" monentary on-Off -momentary on there are pics of mine in the tech archive "8274" thread Welding wre is perfect and recommended for the supply cables. Winch rope down to personal choice I have Amsteel blue from www.rockstomper.com (superb to date) and a spare Plasma12 I'd recommend using 100ft and getting an extension, that way you get more power from the winch on short pulls. downside is possible rerigging on really long pulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Amsteel is excellent - takes a good beating very well, like dogs, women and walnut trees Dyneema Bowrope is also very good and can take more general abuse than the others except the sudden massive stretch forces of wheel assisted winching in competitions. This is used a lot by the military special forces/secret squirrels Plasma 12 is the best competition rope as it will take much more stretch but it is more susceptable to hard core abuse in working conditions- it is also the prettiest and is what LR are using in orange form on G4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 What about Winch Web? as Fruity said, it would be nice to see it used competitively in a winch comp event And at only 30p a foot you could buy a spare one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 not sure how well it works with pulley blocks. may well be fine with the OEC one ( I need another of those BTW) the superwinch one would ruin it is a blink of an eye. Amsteel would be my first choice as it is more reasonably priced than the others on the market. I would like to get hold of some of the orange stuff as I haven't seen that as yet, at least it'll be different. shows are always best for deals IMHO I see D44 are selling yellow currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I would like to get hold of some of the orange stuff as I haven't seen that as yet, at least it'll be different. You could try Scorpion Racing they sell lots of good orange stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 it is also the prettiest and is what LR are using in orange form on G4. My dream come true - colour co-ordinated winch rope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 For in cab switch I fitted a huskey swtich from D Bowyer but oddly it deosn't seem to have lasted very long. Have now pillaged an EW switch from the Disco to use instead which I much preffer though SWMBO isn't so keen on not being able to open her window. So if anyone is breaking a Disco I'm looking for a EW switch to replace the one that seems to have vanished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 My dream come true - colour co-ordinated winch rope Well D4x4 are making the ropes and Rufftraks are selling it to them albeit lR want to keep schtum about it so I haven't told you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 So if anyone is breaking a Disco I'm looking for a EW switch to replace the one that seems to have vanished These are the same as RRC ones ain't they? If so PM me your address and I'll pop one in the post to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylandy Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 i used DB switches for in the cab and on the out side they are winch controller switches from superwinch hand controllers and have a nice id plate [showing in/out] rope i only had one 11mm plasma and i wont be buying another i now use bowrope 12mm it takes so much more abuse but its £275.00 with a yellow safty hook i havent broken one yet [11 is more than strong enough but the 12mm fills better and is a mind over matter thing imo] allbrights buy davids the have bigger contacters and are about £6 dearer than what other pepole sel there albrights be carefull when you price winch rope make sure you are getting quotes on the same length winch hook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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