After a little more research, I found that 3/16" strand core galvanized aircraft cable has an ultimate of 4,200#. The extra flex also meets MIL-W-83420D. This should work in your winch. McMaster-Carr part # 33324T54 at $.42US a foot. Warn uses 7/32" cable on their 3500# winches.
Dave Fillman
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---- you wrote:
> I am putting a winch on my M38. The original is 3500# and the manual says to
> use a 3/16" cable. This size cable is rated at 850# by my research. Why use
> a cable rated at 25% of the winch capacity? Granted, I would rather have the
> cable break than the winch/PTO drivetrain/PTO/transfer case, but a 4:1 ratio
> seems excessive. Am I missing something, or are the capacities calculated
> differently?
>
> Scott
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