Thanks
Cliff Todd
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark C. Johnson <mcj115@psu.edu>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Winch Cable
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>I have learned that in the towing industry the upkeep of the winch cable is
>very important. We lubricate our cables with bar and chain lube from chain
>saws or ATF fluid. Lubrication cuts down on the internal friction within
>the wire rope. Here some people use old motor oil but like already said
>that it is not good to do that. The old oil is not good enough for your
>engine so why for a wire rope, when you use old motor oil there are already
>particles of dirt in it so adding them to your cable would just add more
>friction and a chance for failure. Also the wire rope there are generally
>two types American made wire core rope and foreign made rope core cables.
>There is quite a difference in price and also in performance in winching in
>that the wire core wears better than a fiber core. The best way to
>lubricate the cables is to unwind then and set a snatch block and add the
>oil to the area of the cable that is going on the outside of the pulley
>this gives the best penetration of the oil to the core of the rope where
>most of the friction takes place. I have found 7/16 cable the easiest and
>best to work with on the car carrier that I operate and on out small
>wreckers. My father has a 46 Chevy tow truck and I have a CJ wrecker setup
>with 1/2 and it is rather cumbersome use. I would personally go to a
>smaller size wire rope and use snatch blocks to make up for weight than
>operate a larger cable all of the time.
>Go to
>http://www.wreckmaster.com/learningcenter/learn.html
>for some good information about winching and related pull loads.
>
>Hopefully this info can help someone.
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>
>
>Mark C. Johnson
>1952 M38A1 (2)
>1966 CJ-5
>Harrisburg, Pa
>MVPA
>ICQ# 21924993
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