Winch/synthetic line
03-02-2011, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by BKGM Jeepers
That is what I would suggest as well. Most people run 85-90 ft of 3/8's line. I do too but also carry a 50ft dual eye viking rope in my recovery bag. That gives me 140' of line if I need it (plus recovery straps and d-rings).
03-02-2011, 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by JKU Rubicon
I bought the Viking synthetic at Northridge Canada 2 years ago, and I'm very satisfied
03-02-2011, 06:38 AM
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I elected to go with the stronger 3/8 line and get less of it (80 feet). I figured I can always get an exetension. Plus east coast wheeling, there usually isnt any shortge of trees.
03-02-2011, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Olean NY Jeeper
I elected to go with the stronger 3/8 line and get less of it (80 feet). I figured I can always get an exetension. Plus east coast wheeling, there usually isnt any shortge of trees.
03-02-2011, 10:40 AM
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U should be fine with 100 feet. Never wheel alone and u wont need a tree if u get stuck far away from stuff. In a pinch u could use a 30 recovery strap wrapped around a tree to get you an exra 10 feet or so as long as it isnt one that stretched (tractor suppley has non-stretching recovery straps)
03-02-2011, 03:23 PM
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U should be fine with 100 feet. Never wheel alone and u wont need a tree if u get stuck far away from stuff. In a pinch u could use a 30 recovery strap wrapped around a tree to get you an exra 10 feet or so as long as it isnt one that stretched (tractor suppley has non-stretching recovery straps)
03-02-2011, 10:03 PM
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They make winch extension straps 65' long that are a little bit cheaper than a Synthetic winch line extension. Only problem is that you can't run them through a snatch block like a synthetic winch line extension. Not sure if you would ever run into a problem like that though.
03-03-2011, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by RAINSTATEBEAR
Yeah don't forget the power of the snatch block