winch cable question.....

[spicergear]

Guys...some of you know and some may not know. Every time you turn the cable with the snatch block, you basically double the pull power of the winch. One block and the 10K winch becomes 20K, two and the 20K becomes 40K. A third?! Let's try not to cut anyone in half here okay?

 

[cranematt]

The 9/16 cable will fit. The problem you will run into is getting the cable to lay right on the drum.

 

[emmado22]

Military winch cable is ALWAYS IPS... (Improved Plow Steel)

 

[armytruckdriverddsso]

Thank you Spicergear it's nice to know someone knows I'm not stupid besides me! TM for M35a2 says 9/16 cable dose fit. While I was in the Army. I was tout by my chief mechanic to use 210 ft. of cable, anchor the cable on a hill, and hook it into the winch. Then release brakes to take up slack in cable. The hill only need to be steep enough to allow the truck to role.