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Originally Posted by tkwalker
Merv, I am not sure that is a good test ... There is a lot of difference and dynamics in comparison with dead weight and active live weight ...
Example" I have a winch on my Jeep. The vertical weight it can lift is **1800# dead weight .. It is rated @ 5500# rolling weight (vehicle pull). I found when experimenting with Braids 20 years ago that I was breaking my line ... I went back to Mono that has a stretch coefficient ... no more breakage. Have you noticed on the Tuna Fishing show they only use mono do to the stretch, now they do break off usually near the terminal tackle.. <'TK><
(**rating for cable and drive line of winch)
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What if it is rolling like a freaking locomotive in a direction opposite from what you want to pull?
