Topic: Composite or Alum. fairlead for winch ??

[nu106]

has anyone ever use a composite or alum fairlead with a steel cable winch.. 



I really dont want to dish out the 200+ for synthetic line when my cable is just fine...

[BUBBA]

I've never used one but you can pretty much guarantee that it will eat it up especially when your pulling against it.

[KYOTA]

why? do you not have a fairlead? find a roller or a CAST IRON Hawse fairlead, save the aluminum for when you get synthetic line.

[robinhood4x4]

Well, according to sky you can use the plastic one with steel cable.  I don't have any experience with it.

http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/welcome.htm
Scroll down.

[79-83earlyota]

why? do you not have a fairlead? find a roller or a CAST IRON Hawse fairlead, save the aluminum for when you get synthetic line.

X2....I would use a roller with any and all cable, and when you have the money saved, the best set-up is an aluminum hawse with synthetic rope.  Wouldn't pair cable with an aluminum hawse though.  Just my

79-83earlyota......

[nu106 [OP]]

why? do you not have a fairlead? find a roller or a CAST IRON Hawse fairlead, save the aluminum for when you get synthetic line.

I do have a roller fairlead, its just  the bumpers I'm building have a reciever hitch front and back so I can move the winch around ... I'm fat and lazy , so I wanna keep the winch as light as possible with still being on a buget...

[KYOTA]

well I guarantee you you're not going to be able to tell the difference between an aluminum and a cast fairlead when packing a multi-mount around