GEIL WINCH

[the cooler king]

I moved this question up fom the chevy section I think I had it in the wrong place oops.I need to replace the wire rope on a geil front mounted winch. (Model #125) I am haveing a hard time finding out how much wire rope the drum holds.Is it 300 ft. of half inch dia. extra -pliable 8 strands of 19 wires with a fiber core?Please advise Thanks

[Degsy]

You are correct in thinking th Heil 125G winch takes 300ft of 1/2" diameter hemp cored wire rope but I don't know the no of wires.

[the cooler king]

Thanks Degsy - I spoke with a sales men at a wire rope supply today.He recomended 6x25 fibercore bright 400 us dollars yikes.

[Degsy]

[quote="the cooler king"]Thanks Degsy - I spoke with a sales men at a wire rope supply today.He recomended 6x25 fibercore bright 400 us dollars yikes.[/quote]

Ouch!

[Cat Man]

Here are two thoughts about winch cable or wire rope.

It is not uncommon to have some cable damaged out near the working end. The damaged section could be cut off and the chain thimble reattached. I think this may even have been an authorized practice up to some minimium lenght. No one will unspool your winch to measure the lenght. If the drum is not quite full it means it is a working truck.

An alternative and more economical source of wire rope that is suitable for HMV winch use, is the local building elevator (or "Lift" to you lad's in the UK) service company. The wire rope used in the elevators in high rise buildings is replaced on a schedule regardless of the wear factor.

It is always in good condition and very suitable for our needs. They can't and won't advertize it for sale because of the liability if it ever was reused in elevator service, but if asked they will sometimes sell it "AS IS" second hand if you can convince them what you want it for. Check local listings for an elevator service company.

oh ya....it's a secret so don't tell anyone else. Ha Ha

Cat Man

[John V Cliche]

That's where my spool came from


John

[the cooler king]

Thanks for the tip .Iwill give it a shot.

[jackiduke]

If anyone lives in Tacoma, don't bother with Otis Elevator.
William in parts is *exceptionally* rude, bordering on hostile!

The man at NW Wire rope was friendly, and they have 1/2 for .85 per foot.

Jackie

[rixtoys52]

Elevator companies for cable . Great tip !! Thanks When mine needs new cable I will go this route

[Bill_Wolf]

Shop around.

If you tell them that you are using if for a display cable on the winch on your Historic Military Vehicle they may sell you take off wire rope for a substantially reduced price.