The Rover-Landers of BC

can anyone offer any suggestions ? i have just put on a koenig crank mounted winch on my 62 88 , i have 150 feet of 3/8 cable that i was going to use 3 crosby clips and a thimble to make a loop on the end for a hook , does anyone do this ever ? if so whats a good hook to get ? thanks for the space ......troy

Troy,

You should love your Koenig if you have not used one before. They are a great winch and more powerful than the average electric that you will come across. As such I would recommend that you use a thimble in the loop and have it professionally swagged. You could keep a couple cable clips in your kit for emergency but I would not use them as a permanent solution. As usual, opinions may vary.

I'm with John.

What do you think Dave F.? :wink:

The type of cable is somewhat important as well. Normally aircraft style galvanized cable is used because it is pre-stretched. This reduces the amount stretches under load, increasing safety.

If you are doing a lot of recovery work, you might want to think about saving up for synthetic rope. It is much nicer to use. If it is for work (dragging things), then the steel cable is better.

Bill E. wrote:I'm with John.

What do you think Dave F.? :wink:

hmmmm...I'm thinking that you should sell the Capstan to Bill E. :lol:

thanks , i ended up using three crosby clips and a thimble on it , the cable was from a job we did at work ( it was new ) but it is just regular improved plow steel 6 x 19 steel cable , i used a surelock hook ( all the stuff i had hanging around lol ) , i will look at proper cable , , this is the first winch i have had and iam sure it wont be used very much , but proper equipment helps , thanks for the help. troy

Ensure that you have wrapped your cable onto the drum under load or it will likely get damaged during its first use. Hooking to a solid object, preferably on a slight uphill grade and/or in conjunction with a little hand brake as you wind it on works well.

Also a reminder to anyone buying a new winch with a cable already on it - the winch is not ready to use out of the box. It is a must to re-spool the cable onto the drum under load. In the last year I have seen two new winches wreck their cables on the first pull because the wrap was too loose to sustain a pull (top wrap slices through lower wraps kinking and jamming the cable).