Kain
3/4 ton status
just curios if there are any advantages to a hawse over a roller
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what is the deference advantage/dis-advantage between roller fairlead and hawse fairlead?
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Kain
3/4 ton status
Which one do you have?
Kain
3/4 ton status
well i found a warn hawse fairlead for cheap so i bought it.it was a open box product
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
The thing that scares me about the rollers is ive seen one let go. Granted it was a sideways pull but it was like a bullet when it took off.
But rollers look bitchin.
And mine came with a roller, so . . .that's what got bolted on. lol.
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
They work great. I think people put junk bolts in and abuse them like that. The one I saw fly off was pulling a one ton 4 runner up a 30 degree bank sideways...a lot goin on there.
Kain
3/4 ton status
thats one thing i was going to do is get grade 8 hardware if it does not come with it
The higher the grade, the more brittle the bolt. They can't take a sheer force as well as a lower carbon bolt that bends. Look for one with the biggest bolt diameter.
Hawse, cause the roller stuck out far enough to hit everything on the old bumper. Had lots of abuse, which would lead to failure. Hawse is normally a rope thing but is ok if you run a steel hawse for cable. Aluminum might be too soft and chew up.
That's the problem I've seen with roller fairleads, they get beat to hell on rocks.
Kain
3/4 ton status
ya i have a warn steel hawse coming its steel part # WARN 73850 it says its steel so I will see if i like it
got the same one
Kain
3/4 ton status
cant wait to get it put in
This has actually been discussed before. I posted in that one.
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/running-a-steel-hawse-fairlead-with-cable.316998/#post-3452561
The link I posted will not work due to the forum change, so here is the correct link, showing my fairlead. Its a lot more protected against damage than a lot of them.
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/hydraulic-pto-winch-pics.249796/
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/running-a-steel-hawse-fairlead-with-cable.316998/#post-3452561
The link I posted will not work due to the forum change, so here is the correct link, showing my fairlead. Its a lot more protected against damage than a lot of them.
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/hydraulic-pto-winch-pics.249796/
