From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Thu Mar 11 2004 - 11:10:31 PST
While the pipe would guarantee that the cable didn't hang up on something,
all you really need is a way to direct the cable under the vehicle and away
from critical items. Some loops of steel rod might do the same thing. The
big thing would be to have a proper roller setup on the front to direct the
cable towards the back of the vehicle so that it clears the oil pan, etc.
I beleive that Mike had some type of clevis hanging off the rear pintle to
help keep the cable in the center of the truck. I couldn't see that rig in
the movie however.
Dave
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:21:42 -0500, <L51940@aol.com> wrote:
> As I watched Mike's video I remembered an idea I had a long time ago to
> install a pipe from front to back under an off road vehicle. With some
> form of a roller fairlead at each end a winch cable could be threaded
> thru and you could safely use your front winch for pulling backwards.
> This pipe would encompass the cable and not allow it to wreck anything
> under the truck or mess up the cable itself. The hook on the winch cable
> would have to removable so that the pipe could be of moderate size. A
> small diameter cable, with loops at each end could be used as a fish line
> to pull the cable thru the pipe. When retrieving the cable back into the
> winch the fish line would be pulled back in to the pipe, ready for the
> next time. Has anyone ever seen this done?
>
> Dave McConnell
>
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