I just bought a 2000 Ford F250 with a 12500 lbs winch. I have experience with pulling ropes for electrical work which all have a good amount of stretch so that the wires can all be eased around corners etc. Is there a reason that winch lines don't have stretch as well?
I currently have a steel cable and was looking at using a 100' pulling rope (18000 lbs) as an extension.
My thought is that an elastic rope stretches more as more pressure is put on it, that makes it easier to see how much pressure is actually being put on the vehicle. It also means that once an obstacle is cleared, there is still pressure pulling it forward. Inelastic winch lines keep more control with the winch since there isn't .
I currently have a steel cable and was looking at using a 100' pulling rope (18000 lbs) as an extension.
My thought is that an elastic rope stretches more as more pressure is put on it, that makes it easier to see how much pressure is actually being put on the vehicle. It also means that once an obstacle is cleared, there is still pressure pulling it forward. Inelastic winch lines keep more control with the winch since there isn't .