Spooling synthetic line for the first time

[sean.m.adams33]

you absolutely can use a roller with synthetic BUT it must have never been used with steel cable.

Why is this?

 

[upnover]

Burrs from the wire rubbing against the rollers.

 

[hogtyed]

I just do hand tension & don't worry about how pretty the wrap is. I do try to make it as even as possible. :thinking:

 

[StrizzyChris]

Why is this?

Burrs from the wire rubbing against the rollers.

Upnover is correct. The steel cable will cause the rollers to have tiny little grooves and gouges in it as the steel cable slides across the steel rollers. The synthetic line will catch in those little imperfections and will cause the line to fray, snag, and fail VERY prematurely.

 

[Jaydoc1]

Rather than starting a new thread, I'm hoping someone with a Warn Powerplant 9.5 will jump in and answer this question for me.

My PowerPlant came with 125' of 5/16" wire rope. I'm going to switch to synthetic over the winter and am trying to figure out, in general, if I can fit 100' of the 3/16" Warn Spydura synthetic line onto this winch. Other options include Viking and Masterpull but I'm really interested in the Spydura.

 

[NFRs2000NYC]

Rather than starting a new thread, I'm hoping someone with a Warn Powerplant 9.5 will jump in and answer this question for me.

My PowerPlant came with 125' of 5/16" wire rope. I'm going to switch to synthetic over the winter and am trying to figure out, in general, if I can fit 100' of the 3/16" Warn Spydura synthetic line onto this winch. Other options include Viking and Masterpull but I'm really interested in the Spydura.

Honestly, I would go with any quality synthetic line that's "on sale" or lowest price. Spydura, Masterpull and Viking are tops, so find the best deal and get to it.

 

[olram30]

Rather than starting a new thread, I'm hoping someone with a Warn Powerplant 9.5 will jump in and answer this question for me.

My PowerPlant came with 125' of 5/16" wire rope. I'm going to switch to synthetic over the winter and am trying to figure out, in general, if I can fit 100' of the 3/16" Warn Spydura synthetic line onto this winch. Other options include Viking and Masterpull but I'm really interested in the Spydura.

I don't know about 3/16" but I put a 100' of warn 3/8" on my warn 9.5 pp. Got it on Amazon for cheap and made in America. Here's the part #

 

[Jaydoc1]

Thanks Olram and NFR!