Anyone know what cable is best to use. Steel wire not a great choice? Pulley use ? Stress points ? What works ? (Warn center mount plow) Rob
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I would use a Synthetic Rope. You can get a new Synthetic Rope and a roller fairlead kit for under a $100.00,you can use the roller fairlead when your not using the plow. I used this for the first time a week ago it worked great. I like how the larger roller puts the rope closer to the plow for straight up movement. I was using a cable, with a stranded roller fairlead I would be lucky if I would get though a whole plowing job with out it braking. Hope this helps. Neal
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The synthetic cable works best. Easier and safer. Pulley can come in handy depending on what you plans are.
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Synthetic rope is the only way to go. They even make ones that are short just for plowing. Going over the pulley so many times with a steel cable makes them break very fast. Synthetic is way more flexible and still strong. Pay close attention to where that cable travels when it's tight. Mine rubbed on a metal edge that I had to grind down so it didn't cut into the synthetic.
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I went with a synthetic rope from Warn when I got the same fairlead for plowing. Less wear on the fairlead, stronger than the cable for winching aspects and no worries about cable snap or slicing youself open. only thing to watch is if your winching over sharp rocks or such, you can cut the rope. They do make nylon sleeves for this application though.Don't bother with the locking nut on the spool either, just shove it through and tie it off. Too easy
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My wire cable kept breaking when I was plowing so I bought this roller fairlead last year and also I bought a special Synthetic rope to use only for snow plowing to go with it. So far I've plowing a lot and it has been holding up good. The rope can take the bending a lot better than the wire cable, hope this helps, Merry Christmas.
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I choose the synthetic rope since its an extreme angle from winch to plow. Works well.
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whiel the use of a fairllead in general is a great idea,I highly recommend the use of nylon rope, especially if using the winch for snow plowing. Inevitably,steel cable will fray and frequently break and is expensive and time consuming to replace
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I have the steel cable and use it mostly for lifting my warn plow. I always use leather gloves when handling the cable. no problems.
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Ours is a continuous wire, 500 ft. Long. It says "500/152.4M". We actually did NOT use the yellow wire that came with our system -- we ended up getting a spool (black) from Amazon that is more robust. It had good reviews: being heavier gauge and stronger, less easier to break. We are in Colorado & our snowplow guy broke it near the driveway this winter but we spliced it. I am glad that we bought the heavier wire. I'm not sure what gauge it is but on the top of the spool it says "20/1 UF 1000". Hope this info is helpful!
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I used carabiners and bungee cords. I bought some camo bungee cords here on amazon. The bungees work out well because the give some flexibility in the wind. I started by planning out the connection at the house side, where I have 3 of them attached to a set of upright posts. At the end away from the house I was able to use posts attached to the fence, and spanned the gap with the bungees. But you have to plan it out or they won't hang right.
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I bought a cable with a dog clip on each end to go around my tree,then I threaded the free end of the boss through it and used the 2 clamps to secure.It has been up for awhile now and works a treat.It can be used to lengthen but in my case our dog was pulling the clamps and still able to reach the fence to dig.This way the join stops him.Also I didnt realize the weight limit for this runner .My boxer is much heavier and a puller (33kg) and it holds him just fine. I would suggest spraying all metal though as the clips rusted very quickly,but its only surface rust,I just give it a spray of WD40 every few weeks.You could use a bit of chain and thread through that as well. I bought a cable with a dog clip on each end to go around my tree,then I threaded the free end of the boss through it and used the 2 clamps to secure.It has been up for awhile now and works a treat.It can be used to lengthen but in my case our dog was pulling the clamps and still able to reach the fence to dig.This way the join stops him.Also I didnt realize the weight limit for this runner .My boxer is much heavier and a puller (33kg) and it holds him just fine. I would suggest spraying all metal though as the clips rusted very quickly,but its only surface rust,I just give it a spray of... » Read More I bought a cable with a dog clip on each end to go around my tree,then I threaded the free end of the boss through it and used the 2 clamps to secure.It has been up for awhile now and works a treat.It can be used to lengthen but in my case our dog was pulling the clamps and still able to reach the fence to dig.This way the join stops him.Also I didnt realize the weight limit for this runner .My boxer is much heavier and a puller (33kg) and it holds him just fine. I would suggest spraying all metal though as the clips rusted very quickly,but its only surface rust,I just give it a spray of WD40 every few weeks.You could use a bit of chain and thread through that as well. « Show Less
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Get the heavy, twisted strand (sometimes called knot wheel) in 16 gage. It will thread right on. If you have several to do would be best to get more than one.
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I used youtube.com for me it gives a complete physical aspect of the job, and how to be safe.And the tools are very important and proper fit. And two people should do together. It helps to keep all the cables in line with the pullyes.
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OMG..!! really !!!! I no have problems with my chains and now I don't have to see this red part and gave one idea ... but maybe you can use something metalic or you can use the long tail in plastic to tide any cable too look more nice you know ? what I am talking about ? well if yes used the more strong .... good luck
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You need to use romex electrical cable staples. this will definitely won't work, nor would to be safe
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I just used a crown bolt. Drilled a pilot hole and then screwed the crown bolt into my pole. I used this pulley to run a 50ft clothes line. This is a crown bolt - http://www.amazon.com/Crown-Bolt-79142-Anchor-2-Count/dp/B004XMZUC4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398189650&sr=8-2&keywords=bolt+anchor+hook+end
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Hook up your coax to your antenna and seal around with heat shrink tubing or that new seal tape that is out..Ground pole two foot in ground with ground rod if you can with a 8 foot rebar.If no Copper rod is available.If you can not go down that far due to rocks or bolder under ground. I put in a 5 ft copper rod than tied in a #4 grounding wire 5ft out at a foot deep pointing away from the house due to I had a huge bolder under ground. Hope you can go straight down. Use a electric hammer from a tool rental place or a friends. Will make life a lot easier.Antenna grounds to metal of pole.Does not need to be grounded for this antenna..Mine has been fine for months. Take your time and do it right the first time. If you can get the base of antenna up minumum 20'. 40' would be ideal.Remember to guy line tie your pole 20' and above.Use a proper antenna mast. I have a telescoping mast from channel master. Check Amazon. Cheap poles will cause havoc if you have bad weather.Do not over tighten your radials "ground plane" or antenna pierces. Snug with lock washers.No lock tight.If you are afraid they will come loose than tape around connected antennas.Well good luck. Ham operator. 73s
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I had the same, waiting for the return email from CS. Mine snapped on the aluminum casing the joins the to black poles. It's a shame because the rest of the product has been solid, if they would have only gone with a thicker gauge on that connector. Going to ty coming up with a custom bind, maybe pvc, for the time being.
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There should be a small metal circle that the cable passes through on the frame. You need to loosen the metal piece so you can get the cable into the loop. Once in the loop re-tighten and the pull is on the frame. That is how mine was.
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As with any thing I would use caution when placing anything underneath a suspended load. I would not trust anything under a load without having some safety catches of some king in place. Check with the engineers conservative rating on load capacity as well as the engineering of your attachment of pulley system. Best advice is to check with a local engineer and or contractor as to codes, apps, etc.
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My apologies, I don't know any specifics. This lift was for my brothers CanAm ATV. The plow lift was never removed from the box. The instruction sheet was the only item removed from the box. I had a winch put on several years ago & was advised to use a nylon rope & bracket attachment to use with my plow. Less costly & I utilized my winch by changing the rope.
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Have had no issues like that - actually no issues at all with the unit. I'm sure you have already but I would make sure the cable didn't get off the spool, if it is bound up that could cause the problem. <edit> Appears I had the same general idea as previous poster.
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I like the Phoenix Gold 12 ga. wire sold here on Amazon. Better off w/o connectors. Just wrap the bare wire around the post at least 1.5 turns.
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