Re: Winch purchase'Wire cable or Nylon line
Originally Posted by
tyler-brown
I bought a front hitch receiver for my hunting truck (first gen tundra) and a hitch cradle for my winch so i can keep it in the dry box in the box of the truck. Out of the weather, out of the eyes of thrives and I can move it to the front and back of my truck. Because sometimes when you get stuck...you don't want to go forward anymore, haha. I know this doesn't answer your nylon vs cable debate. But it would free up the driving the highways in November with snowy/sleety wet weather and deteriorating the winch line/clutch & electronics etc.
This is how I play it. Synthetic line on a receiver mounted winch. It stores out of sight, out of the weather and off the weight of the front end. On a gas 3/4 or 1 ton, it’s fine to have the big bumper and winch on the front axle, but on a Tacoma or diesel that is already front end heavy, storing it in the bed is a great way to go.
On the steel vs synthetic debate, I’ve run both and like both for different reasons. My current small winch (for the Tacoma and car trailer loading) is synthetic, but when I rebuild my Warn 8274 it will get wire rope.
If we’re not supposed to eat animals, how come they’re made out of meat?
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