I've been using Amsteel on my Landrover Winch for over 4 years (first used the Plasma equivalent). We use it for self recovery (of vehicle that is, and winching timber and trees or skidding out timber lengths. It is curious stuff!! It gets kinked, flats, beds on the drum through its upper layers and buries itself sometimes and generally looks f*%ked on occassion but then BANG!! You winch another piece and it comes as good as new-round, full and un-scathed! I wouldn't ever go back to wire and the delightful shards of wire they would gift you as a keep-sake!! 80% lighter, no recoil if broke, floats, coils like rope between pulls and can be used with our pulleys and hardware...I love it!!
Don't EVER run it over anything that isnt really smooth as it will break like cotton!!!! I know...I learnt the hard way!!! I use a double layered length of Cobra anti-abrasive webbing that is bunched when not in use and 'floats'along the ropes length but can be extended and positioned over the abrasive hazard when required like a runner I suppose.
If you do break it you can splice it like cobra really easily even mid length and it holds superbly, i've even tied a double fishermans onto my winch hook and winched so hard the winch clutch rattled indicating I was pulling over my set clutch weight (3 tonne!!!!). No break from the knot!!
Don't EVER run it over anything that isnt really smooth as it will break like cotton!!!! I know...I learnt the hard way!!! I use a double layered length of Cobra anti-abrasive webbing that is bunched when not in use and 'floats'along the ropes length but can be extended and positioned over the abrasive hazard when required like a runner I suppose.
If you do break it you can splice it like cobra really easily even mid length and it holds superbly, i've even tied a double fishermans onto my winch hook and winched so hard the winch clutch rattled indicating I was pulling over my set clutch weight (3 tonne!!!!). No break from the knot!!
