I have been checking the web (not Goodwinch though) and it seems most alum haws fairleads are the same width as mine, is this OK? Is the hawse fairlead supposed to be narrower than the drum? Now, this is narrower than my Milemarkers drum, which is about 22 cms wide. I actually have an aluminium fairlead (thing is it is easier for me to just bolt in the roller fairlead that came with the winch instead of modifying my bumper to receive the aluminium hawse fairlead) which is +/- 17.5 cms wide (approximately 7 inches wide). " What is "offset mounting holes", a wider fairlead or just displaced to the side? bear in mind that for a Milemarker it needs offset mounting holes. I have 100ft of 10mm Dyneema on mine which fits fine but there isn't much room for more than that.Ĭould you please explain this:". If you get one bear in mind that for a Milemarker it needs offset mounting holes and a lot of the ones on the market don't - Goodwinch do 3 types to suit different winches. My rollers were a bit chewed up from the wire as well so I bought a Goodwinch alli hawse fairlead. My experience is pretty much identical to NAS90 - I started with rollers and found that it was fine for straight ahead but if pulling on any kind of angle it became an "oo err umm" situation and you also had to be careful even when hooking the rope back to the towing eye after you had finished as it could fall down and hook over the sharp edge as it tightened. There is a video in the video shack section showing a Jeep with a broken rope and the aftermath. If you are careful then jamming the rope into the corners of the rollers will not be an issue, but if you are in self recover mode how can you make sure the rope feeds straight into the drum? Only needs the vehicle to swing slightly and ping goes the very expensive rope and if your dangling at a steep angle the car as well. Most problems with roller fairlead is the cheap quality of the plain bearings and the carbon steel rollers, sufficient for wire but no-where near good enough for synthetic. However, I took a long-term view and invested in a hawse type made from aluminium. Used the fairlead for a few months with no problems. When I first used synthetic I had a roller fairlead with my Milemarker. What do most synthetic rope winch users in Europe do? Hawse or Roller Fairlead with synthetic rope? With respect, is this a myth or something people have experienced? "The synthetic rope can get jammed between the rollers at the corners (they say) so a hawse ditto is recommended "
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