Fairleads for Synthetic Ropes

[Dreed]

Hey guys and gals,
I've recently installed a Rovertym Slimline full brush bar! Oh yeah! Anyway, I've got a roller fairlead with my Warn XD9000 but was curious if anyone of ya'll have a fairlead for synthetics that do not have the rollers. Any suggestions?

Davis

 

[flyfisher11]

Most folks, myself included, run a hawse fairlead with synthetic line. You can run a roller too. There is an argument as to whether you will pinch a synthetic line with a roller fairlead. I do not know anyone personally that has.....so it is up to you brother. There are many hawse fairleeds out there just search but to get you started:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=hawse+fairlead&spell=1

edit: I run the rockware hawse on RTE slimline. It is double the thickness of most of the hawse's

 

[WillTN]

Hawse fairleads are lighter, and don't stick out as far as roller fairleads. Also, I'm not sure if this happens with RTE bumpers but with my SG bumper a roller fairlead actually hangs down past the bottom of the bumper (the front vertical part, not the slanted part at the very bottom) and looks bad I think, where as a hawse fairlead doesn't since its smaller. Which gives the bumper a lot cleaner look...

Like flyfisher said, people say you can pinch the synthetic in the corners of the rollers, but I've never actually heard of anyone doing it. Rovertracks makes a very nice / clean looking hawse fairlead...

 

[D Chapman]

I made a set of black delrin rollers for Tami's truck. I even machined in some bushings. I've seen it before in pictures, but never in person. I think winchline.com sells a kit......

 

[Lucasd2002]

I made a set of black delrin rollers for Tami's truck. I even machined in some bushings. I've seen it before in pictures, but never in person. I think winchline.com sells a kit......

Yep - see here. It came up in this thread also. Have you used the plastic ones before Dan? What do/did you think of them?

 

[Dreed]

Hey guys thanks for the info. I had in mind putting some webbing over my line and installing a Hawse fairlead, although two bolts is cheaper than a $70 fairlead. As a temporary fix I'll install the original fairlead and when I feel like dishin' out an extra $70 I'll get a Hawse.

Thanks guys!

 

[billb]

Problem is that synthetic winch line strecthes a bit and gets thinner, when it does it will catch in the corner of a roller fairlead if winching at a sharp angle. When it catches it WILL break. Trust me on this one! I dropped the truck about about 10 ft almost vertical on it's ass once when that happened.

Get a hawse fairlead - it'll be cheaper in the long run.

Bill

 

[nosivad_bor]

whats up bill, you need to get back in the rover game!

 

[scottjal]

Hawse fairleads are cheap, if you don't have a fairlead at all you should get this:

http://www.winchline.com/fairleads.htm
http://www.spidertrax.com/s.nl?sc=2&category=&search=fairlead

Well I thought they are cheap, that looks like a $12 part to me.

Anyway like the others said if you are using a roller job I wouldn't bother, I think the only way you could possibly snag it is if you suddenly got some slack in the line and it got in between those rollers somehow.

 

[billb]

Hey Rob

You're right about that - I do need another truck! Just too many other expenditures ahead of it right now. unfortunately. I still slum around with the Rover folks though and take all the crap for buying the wife an FJ - LOL

I think I'd be more tempted if I lived where you do - pay-to-play parks around here just don't do it for me.

Bill