Jp90Talon
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While I was at Superwinch picking up my winch I asked what they thought may have caused it to shatter the way it did. He said it wasn't my case since my model came with the synthetic rope and had their thicker gray drum designed for use with synthetic rope. However I was told that they often see similar style failures on winches that were originally built and shipped with steel cable because the drums that are used on winches with synthetic lines need to be thicker due to when in use the line compresses as it coils and puts a considerable amount of outward pressure on the sides of the drum itself. They went on to say that they have seen similar failures of winch frames on winches that were originally purchased with steel cables but owners went on to upgrade to a synthetic line. As the synthetic line coils/compresses while winching it pushes out on the sides of the drum itself. And since the non synthetic drums are not as thick they can put pressure on the sides of the frame causing them to crack and fail. I didn't go into tremendous detail with them since I was just thrilled to be getting a fully functional winch back. I kinda wish I had asked if that is just on older style winches such as mine or if all makes/models share this issue, but I just figured that it was something I should mention on here for people to be aware of when shopping for winches and should be taken into consideration before making a purchase.
