From: jatonka (jatonka@telenet.net)
Date: Mon Aug 08 2005 - 16:32:39 PDT
Kenny, the 1/2' cable is correct for your 10,000# front winch on a G742
series truck(M 756A2). If the winch on the rear is the one issued with the
pipeline body, it is not a 20,000# winch. It uses 1/2" cable. Just more
capacity. John Tennis
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Subject: [MV] Winch Cable ?
> Gang, just how strong is 1/2" winch cable? Reason I'm asking is my M756A2
> has the conventional 10,000# capacity deuce winch on the front that
carries
> 200' of 1/2" cable. (Had to add the word capacity becuase some moron
would tell
> me my front tires are overloaded). The truck also has a 20,000# capacity
> winch on the back. It's nearly identical to the winches mounted on the
front of
> 5 tons. The manual calls for 300' of 1/2" cable for this winch also.
Should I
> be concerned about putting the same size cable on both winches
considering
> the fact that this one is rated a twice the capacity? I do plan on
working the
> winch too!
> Just a thought and question!
> Kenny
>
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