P500 Roller Fairlead for Synthetic Rope

[Bigtee]

What kind of roller fairlead are you all using with synthetic rope?

I’m mounting a Terra 45SR on a Strongmade bumper, it comes with an aluminum fairlead. I plan to get a snow blade before next winter and would like to get a roller fairlead for the synthetic rope. Online searches only come up with replacement rollers.

 

[The Green Goat]

I thought one was supposed to use a hawse fairlead for synthetic?

 

[Bigtee]

Supposedly roller fairlead are less stressful on synthetic rope in uses like a snow plow where they are used a lot. Hawse fairleads will wear the rope with continua use.

 

[The Green Goat]

Supposedly roller fairlead are less stressful on synthetic rope in uses like a snow plow where they are used a lot. Hawse fairleads will wear the rope with continua use.

Thoughts on running a strap for plow purposes? I was considering doing that for my setup just to save wear on the rope.

 

[hallic]

Thoughts on running a strap for plow purposes? I was considering doing that for my setup just to save wear on the rope.

I'm usen a strap for plowing. Just get a cheap one, works great. Can make one yourself with an old seat belt strap or whatever too. Sew a hook on one end, other side wrapped around the drum with a lil duct tape to hold it on.
I take my synthetic rope off the drum every year to give it a good wash to remove dirt etc, only takes a couple min to swap on the strap.

 

[Bigtee]

That might be the best way to do it. The rope would definitely last longer if cleaned good yearly.

Thanks for the input.

 

[trigger]

My KFI synthetic came with a roller fairlead. I swapped out to a hawse after hearing the horror stories of the rope getting wedged in the rollers on a semi sideways pull. I have noticed more wear though using the hawse when plowing.

 

[Coeus]

Supposedly roller fairlead are less stressful on synthetic rope in uses like a snow plow where they are used a lot. Hawse fairleads will wear the rope with continua use.

Agreed! That is happening to mine from this winters usage!

 

[tjoreo]

I had enough room on my winch drum to leave the synthetic rope and put a flat strap on for plowing. I picked up a 12' tow strap from harbor freight and just cut it in half for 2 straps. In 3 seasons of plowing I haven't broke the strap and it doesn't rats nest in the winch when you let too much out. Per the original question I did use a roller on my synthetic rope on my 700 but I didn't use my winch much other then plowing.

 

[JCart]

I tried roller and hawser and in the end came up with this and I leave on year round. Only drawback is if you need to have a snatch block and are forced to have the block up close. So far has worked great, my strap was longer and I cut it down and sewed the attachment loop in the end and tied a bowline to secure to winch line. Nice thing I like about this is that the Winch line now does not cut down into the spooled line on the drum when using for snow blade a lot. Second the webbing protects the synthetic line from sun, mud and debris getting into line. Lastly saves significant wear on the end of line from abrasion as a result of plowing.
Cheers,

 

[MuddHonda]

Add a boat keel roller to the plow

 

[Scoop]

I plow with a Warn setup on my 2014 Yamaha Grizzly 700 ESP. I've used a roller fairlead with a synthetic rope on it for ~7 years now with zero issues. The first year I had it, I left the hawse on and the rope broke several times that winter. It's never broken with the roller fairlead. I would consider going with a strap, but since I have no issues now, why bother.