TIGERZ11 Grande 12,000 lb - unsure of what this does?

[joshman]

The title and pics pretty much explain it all - I have no idea what this bit does/is for?

 

[ourd40]

Dont you put that on the drum end of the cable to prevent it melting or so you know when your running out of line?

 

[Aussie Frontier]

Looks like a protective cover for something .
My winch came already wound and I havent even unwound it yet lol.
I have seen a few vids where people insulate the drum to stop melting of the Dyneema .

 

[joshman]

Looks like a protective cover for something .
My winch came already wound and I havent even unwound it yet lol.
I have seen a few vids where people insulate the drum to stop melting of the Dyneema .

i haven't unwound my winch yet either, and my first thought was an insulator for the drum end of the cable, i'll have a look at it tomorrow once i've got the electrics hooked up and can run the winch to wind it back in.

 

[RustyNav09]

Looks to me like.s protective cover. I've seen it at both ends of winch. Drum end for heat insulation and hook end to stop stuff rubbing through.

 

[joshman]

yeah, it won't fit over the spliced loop at the hook end, so i can only assume that if it's meant to be on the rope, then i need to unspool and disconnect and thread it on the drum end. oh well, i'll know more tomorrow.

keep the ideas coming!

 

[Ridgie]

Looks like one of these -

http://compare.ebay.com.au/like/130803500855?ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes

Needs to be loaded from the drum end and can be used to protectr either end as some have said already.

 

[joshman]

Rightio, that's about what I thought it was for.

 

[joshman]

So I unwound the entire drum of cable and there was another identical piece of protective sleeve right up against the drum, so I pulled the rope off and slid the yellow one on and right up to the hook end. Put it all back together and she's as good as gold.

Thanks all!

 

[Ridgie]

Just watch it when spooling in under load - they tend to bunch up and get a bit messy on the drum.

 

[joshman]

Just watch it when spooling in under load - they tend to bunch up and get a bit messy on the drum.

Is there any tricks for neatly winding it in under load?

 

[ourd40]

Just remember to cross it over a few time to stop it pulling through if your running dyneema.

 

[Ridgie]

I haven't put mine on yet, but a mate just held onto it and kept it from bunching up - but ourd40 seems to have a good tip.

 

[mitch92]

Tea that's a rope protector. And I also agree cross it over now and then.