I have a warn winch w synthetic rope. Im looking for something to prevent the rope from getting faded by the sun, protect it from some of the elements, and also something that will help reduce any abrasions to help prevent the rope from weakening. I want a sleeve that I can put over the rope, possibly the whole 100ft.


Any idea where to get a sleeve like this?




Thanks in advanced!

 

A sleeve on the whole thing will make it so the rope can't spool on the drum any more. I got a 10' piece from here. Buy a cover for the winch.

http://www.okoffroad.com/stuff-winchrope-guard.htm

 

I would think that a full length shroud would be too much to spool the full 100' on a normal winch drum. I run a cover on mine and then just the 10' sheath that comes with the warn rope.

 

I just made a cover to tuck over the rope out of fabric from my stock spare cover

 

what about the end loop that attaches to the hook? i am going to move to the desert soon and am wondering if that little piece needs to be covered as well....

 

This...been covering mine for about 2 years now..

 

Like others said, a 100ft sleeve will prevent spooling.

Protection against heat, UV and abrasive sand dust/grains is a good idea.
There are Neoprene Warn winch covers. They're black, so they become very hot in the sun, and trap hot air between the cover and the rope -- no real heat protection.
If you can improvise, I'd suggest making winch cover from a piece of emergency blanket (AKA space blanket). There are thicker ones, on Amazon for instance.
With the silver side outside, the heat and UV insulation is very good.

 

Thanks for the input everyone! Yea 100ft sleeve seems little drastic. I think i'll try to make a short sleeve

 

I used hose protector. 3ft on the end of anf begginging of the ropem you will need a winch cover to protect it.

 

I would just get a cover for it. My cover on my last winch was faded pretty bad, the the rope still looked new.