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I am familar with synthetic slings used in lifting. Some even have a kevlar cover over them but you still have to be very careful not to damage them when using them.

Wow. I had no idea they could get that kind of strength out of synthetics.

:ditto: I'm not saying they don't make it but in my line of work it's my job to know what any given size cable is rated for and I have yet to see any 1/2" wire rope that had a lifting WLL as high as 10,000lbs. I would be interested in buying a bunch of it if it can be had :wink:.

Yes, but the WLL will be around 5,000lbs. What I was trying to say is that most of the wire rope you find and look at the ratings you will see that the WLL will only be around 5,000lbs for the strongest you can find in 1/2". A WLL of 4,000 to 5,000lbs will be fine for use on a deuce winch...

Most wire rope has ratings that are for overhead lifting. I'm a crane operator also and I am in the rigging and machinery moving business. I've never seen a 1/2" wire rope that had a WLL of 10,000lbs. All I've seen ( and I've searched high and low for the highest strength rope I can find) has a...

I personally wouldn't have a problem using used wire rope as long as it didn't have any noticable problems. In the business I'm in I've broken my fair share of cable on winch trucks. While it is dangerous when a cable breaks, nobody should be in harms way anyway. When we replace the cable on...

I think he meant to say 4:1 or 5:1 which would be right :wink:. Which would mean a rope that had a 10,000lb WLL would have around a 40,000lb breaking limit. WLL for wire rope is generally figured for overhead lifting. I have yet to see 1/2" wire rope of any kind that had an overhead lifting...