Warn high mount winch - how much synthetic rope will it take?

[Jason B]

Hi guys

I have a warn high mount on my 80 series and am considering the switch to synthetic rope. Does anyone have a high mount loaded with synthetic rope and know how much it will hold?

The most common lengths available are 30m x 9mm or 28m x 10mm. I am sure the high mount will hold more than this. (40m x 10mm???)

Also any advice on diameter and strength required would be appreciated. I use snatch blocks etc when winching as a matter of course to ease the load on the winch (8500pound). Worst case scenario would be recovering the 80 series with the KK attached from mud etc.

Regards

Jas

[jwb]

Red Dog on here stated he has 55 mts of 10mm rope on his hi mount.
not sure if his drum is modified or not!

[jwb]

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=21495.75

have a read page 4

cheers

[Red Dog 4x4]

Yes 55m of 10mm rope from Ebay, I was going to get 60m of the 10mm But, This is with a reduced diameter drum and 76mm wider as well.

To give you and idea there are a few people on Patrol 4x4 who have 50m of 11mm rope on a slandered high mount drum and that would be heaps.

Here is the link to the Patrol thred, - http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/recovery-gear-87/how-much-dyneema-rope-high-mount-102589/ 

[Bird]

http://www.rockstomper.com/catalog/recovery/ropes.htm
and they ship to AU.

[Red Dog 4x4]

Here is the guy I got mine from and this is the size I would put on a stranded drum, http://stores.ebay.com.au/Best-Deals-Direct/Dyneema-Rope-10mm-x-50m-/_i.html?_fsub=2210157016&_sid=712690956&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

The other thing to remember with rope is with use it dose swell a little so allow for that too.