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Old 15th August 2008, 06:50 PM
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Smile Help... Need rope.

Hello guys. I need a rope for my grinch.
I'm from portugal.
And in here it's dificult and expensive to get one.
Can anyone help by teeling me where can I get a rope... and what's the best one.
thanks.
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Old 16th August 2008, 12:07 PM
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everyone these days seems to be using Amsteel rope, not sure on the size..... i'll post back to ya.
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Old 16th August 2008, 12:15 PM
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7/64" (2.5mm) amsteel line, google it see where you can get it from? get atleast 200 meters
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Old 18th August 2008, 10:07 PM
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Ive been looking into gettin some rope but was heading towards the bullet winch rope cos' its easy to get hold of n not to baddly priced, any thoughts on it?
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Old 19th August 2008, 08:08 AM
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the bullet line is great but sadly the yellow coatin aint,,but a good priced line all the same
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Old 19th August 2008, 08:59 AM
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I second the bulletlines, since we use one on our winch too, great line but the coating is a bit naff though.

Amsteel is dyeema rope, which is basically what bulletlines is without the coating. Next time i need a new winch line i'll get something like that.
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