Safe-Xtract Winch Line Lock

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

Found this, maybe it will help.
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Using a Winch Line Lock​

Use is simple. Basically, you pull out your winch line to that last wrap on your drum. Attach the end of your winch line (or winch line extension) to your anchor point. Then you are going to daisy chain the line from the anchor side (we go from the anchor side to make sure you have enough line to winch and to avoid accidentally pulling the woven rope to the spool).
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You will need to pull enough tension to pull the slack out and give you the perfect length. At the last loop in the daisy chain, you will slip the winch line lock through the bight in the line and that secures the attachment.
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If you need more line, all you need to do is pull the Line Lock out and feed a loop (or two) from the daisy chain back out, and then re-bight the line and poke the lock through the new hole.
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Removing is just as simple. from the tail end of the line, pull out the line lock and unthread the daisy chain.
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Have a good day

 

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[Mark in Northern Iowa]

Even with that explanation, I am still trying to figure out in my head how the daisy chain isn't being stretched.

 

[Hondasxs]

Even with that explanation, I am still trying to figure out in my head how the daisy chain isn't being stretched.

"simple" it says.

 

[Bighat]

Found this, maybe it will help.
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Using a Winch Line Lock​

Use is simple. Basically, you pull out your winch line to that last wrap on your drum. Attach the end of your winch line (or winch line extension) to your anchor point. Then you are going to daisy chain the line from the anchor side (we go from the anchor side to make sure you have enough line to winch and to avoid accidentally pulling the woven rope to the spool).
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You will need to pull enough tension to pull the slack out and give you the perfect length. At the last loop in the daisy chain, you will slip the winch line lock through the bight in the line and that secures the attachment.
.
If you need more line, all you need to do is pull the Line Lock out and feed a loop (or two) from the daisy chain back out, and then re-bight the line and poke the lock through the new hole.
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Removing is just as simple. from the tail end of the line, pull out the line lock and unthread the daisy chain.
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Have a good day

Sounds correct. Similar to the x-lock. I tried to draw a picture of it on Google draw, but it sucks.

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

Had to login to the wifes bookface, to see this.
Here is video of it, even though they call it a dowel.
Wish I could have found it somewhere else.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=999139344361659

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I do not book face! 👎
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Have a good day

 

[Bighat]

"simple" it says.

Watch the view on the x-lock and it's close to the same. Took me a while to figure it out but I'd watched that video and I just kept looking at the pitute of the pin and the rigging of the rope around the pin.

 

[Bighat]

Had to login to the wifes bookface, to see this.
Here is video of it, even though they call it a dowel.
Wish I could have found it somewhere else.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=999139344361659

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I do not book face! 👎
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Have a good day

Your video link did not show up.

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

Why am I not surprised......
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It is on the Safe-Xtract bookface site

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[Bighat]

Thanks, I been looking for a video of it. Get work. I hope others can now see why this could be a good tool to have in your box.

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

I am just not seeing the need for it.
The way they have that hooked up, they could have just used a cheap $8 shackle.
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Am I missing something?

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

On a side note.
I do not see how they can safely do a daisy chain.
Synthetic rope has a "minimum bend radius" for safety.
"The diameter of the surface should be at least 1 1/2 to 3 times the rope's diameter."
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Have a good day

 

[Bighat]

On a side note.
I do not see how they can safely do a daisy chain.
Synthetic rope has a "minimum bend radius" for safety.
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Have a good day

The point the interest me is not their total rigging in the video but the area where they have shorten the line. This could be use for many pulls to use the most power of your winch. If you where just doing a straight pull from a tree, all ends for be connected to a strap around the tree. You would have one end shackled to the strap and a snatch block or one those rope retention pulley's on a soft shackle and back to the dowel. If it was a long pull you could stop, pull out you winch line again and pull the slack out of the line where dowel is located and you've shorten the line again and are still using the full power of your winch.

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

I do understand keeping line on the winch to just a few wraps for maximum pulling power.
I also understand the daisy chaining of the rope to take up the "extra" rope.
But, my problem, is that I watched the X-lock video first.
And I got hooked to it's simplicity. haha
I do not ever see myself owning either of the items.
I am of the old school. "Wench! get me another snatch block for my winch!
And the wife knocks me out with it, no more worries. hahahaha
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Have a good day

 

[Bighat]

I see that if you've got something to hook to at the distance of your rope or line extension. But if not, the tool would be helpful.

 

[NTCPrezJB]

Anyone use one of these for shorting winch line? Here's pic:
View attachment 331409

@Bighat has the opportunity to use this in the wild presented itself yet?

 

[Mopower58]

I think I've figured it out. How to rig it. Just needed to look at the picute a little longer and think. It's simple. I'll try to draw something up and post it.

I bet scoop knows. 😳

 

[Scoop]

I bet scoop knows. 😳

Iffn you're being funny ... 😆

Iffn you're being serious ... I sure as hell don't.

 

[Red500]

My brother made a few of these by welding a nut on a grade 8 bolt and then rounding off the heads.