winch cable

[ray barth]

Gents,

ref. g506 7117

What size wire rope (cable) do y'all have on your vehicles and what length?

regards,
Ray

'41 Chevy 7117
'42 Ford GPW
'65 M151A1
'67 M151A1
other stuff

[John V Cliche]

I went to a local commercial fishing supply house looking for 1/2 wire rope ( as original ) the fishing industry uses 5/8" instead of 1/2"...but they had a partial spool left over in the wharehouse but it only had slighly more than 200' feet on it...so that's what I'm runnin'.
As built they had 300' of 1/2",later in production the lenght was reduced to ( IIRC ) 150' of 1/2"

Hope this helps
John

[retro-roco]

I am nearly certain that I recall reading that the original cable had a fiber core, rather than steel. You might check out this supplier:

http://www.towpartsnow.com/store/catalo ... 16322.html

A cheaper alternative I read somewhere is to contact an elevator contractor and inquire about buying used elevator cable. I've heard that as long as they understand it won't be used in a life safety application (like an elevator), they'll be more willing to sell it or even give it away.

[ray barth]

Thanks gentlemen, thats exactly what I was looking for.

Ray