From: Keith Markeson (kmarkeso@chartermi.net)
Date: Thu Mar 20 2003 - 07:10:25 PST
If you can find a rigging supply store near you they have cable cleaner and
open gear/cable lube. I don't exactly know what the cleaner is but it takes
that dried grease off of cables great. I got mine at Sling Choker in
Michigan.
Keith Markeson
1971 M35A2 W/W
1953 M105A1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Winch Cable Testing
> > and make sure the seller knows that
> > they are the correct ones. Wire cable in the face is not a good thing-
I
> > had to take care of a guy that happened to once, and it was very ugly.
>
> Thanks John, but I was able to pick up 10 or so from Gene Patano a couple
> of months ago. Should last me a few years ( I hope ! ). After seeing
more
> and more about Bjorn's knuckle boom I'm getting bad ideas.... the boom
> looks SO much more useful than the M543A2 I've always wanted.
>
> As the manuals can be a little dry, and possibly not cover all
eventualities..
> In the Motor Pool we would normally unwind winch cables, attach to a
> vehicle and slowly bring the winch line in... someone would have to brake
> the winched vehicle as the lot was flat... we never cleaned the winch
> lines. Only inspected and oiled or greased ( can't recall ) them.
> I plan on inspecting and lubing, however I wonder : would the line be
> better off being cleaned as it's been ignored for a couple of
> decades? Perhaps with something that cuts rust as well as grease?
Blowing
> it clean with my power washer seems stupid in that I would be forcing
water
> INTO the cable, but... ? It works well for rope lines on a friends sail
> boat but might it work??
>
> Has anyone ever cleaned their winch cable? Or do you just use it until it
> starts to fray and shorten or replace it then?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
>
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