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One can be as DANGEROUS as the other, depending how used, can be VERY deadly

Guys, take a look at the cable load charts below, the 5-1 ratio is for over head use, the 3 1/5-1 ratio is for winch work, this chart is for NEW wire rope with a WIRE core, a fiber core (which our front winches have) cable has less SWL loading then shown, so just because someone has a 45,000 lg...

True, BUT if something happens, there IS somebody there to help/get help, instead of finding the wincher beyond help 2 days later and whoever thinks things don't/can't happen is a IDIOT and VERY dangerous to them selves and others.

There should be quite a few threads on winch safty as it is preached quite often, the NUMBER ONE rule is WINCHING IS NOT A ONE PERSON PROJECT, no matter what some say (they have been lucky)