RED WINCHES – WINCH LINE EXTENSIONS

Description

The ideal rope to carry as a rope extension/spare winch rope. Spliced with soft loops at both ends as standard that are sized to fit an S-RING-50, if you require larger loops please let us know at time of ordering.

Manufactured from UHMWPE:

• UHMWPE (Ultra High Weight Molecular Weight Polyethylene)
• Very light weight – 8 x lighter than steel wire for given strength
• Low stretch
• Good resistance to chemicals and UV
• Zero water shrinkage
• Low creep UHMWPE fibre

Breaking Strain

• 6mm – 3,140kg (6,922 lbs)
• 8mm* – 6,150kg (13,558 lbs)
• 11mm – 11,702kg (25,798 lbs)
• 12mm – 13,970kg (30,798 lbs)
• 14mm* – 18,370kg (40,499 lbs)
• 17mm* – 25,000kg (55,115 lbs)
• 20mm* – 34,000kg (74,957 lbs)

17mm and 20mm ropes are special order only. Please contact us for details – [email protected]

CONSTRUCTION:

Twisted Fibre Construction – 12 Strand braided construction:

• Improved abrasion resistance
• Optimised pitch to yarn twist – improves strength & longevity
• Firmer rounder rope, aids handling
• Easy to splice
• Flexible product and easily handled
• Torque balanced

Coating: 

• Specially formulated polyurethane coating
• Improves abrasion resistance and durability
• Increases friction, aids handling & Splicing

N.B. Knots will significantly reduce the strength of any rope. This product will typically retain approximately 30% of it’s strength if terminated with a knot. The exact figure will depend on the type of knot and other factors.