What's the best size to use with a 1/2" rope? Load of 250 lbs max
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I am guessing that it will depend on what the purpose of the carabiner is. It should be large enough to be comfortable in the hand if you are planning on having to change the rope or its position. I would suggest 3" at a minimum.
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About 6" or 7" & 4" to 5" wide & heavy. I thought it would be smaller for my Jeep winch. At least it won't break, but don't drop it on your foot. I could have sent it back for a smaller one, but it works great on 1/2-3/4" rope. Good luck & watch your feet. Petet
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If you're towing a heavy load (and let's face it, that's why we bought this thing), you should use the 1.25" for more strength on the ball. I wouldn't use the bushing unless you had to.
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Not sure what diameter the pully blocks can accomodate, but system came with 1/4 inch rope. No way I'd ever attempt to lift 4000 lbs with it. Works fine when lifting 258 lbs.
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Fifteen is kind of short. For me I'd definitely go with the heavier (usually thicker) rope.
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Thanks all, I'm sure 250lbs would be fine, but figured a higher weight capacity would be stronger & last longer. BTW contacted the manufacturer who advised Amazon was right it's 300lbs.
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¼ to ⅜ inch should work fine...but it might be difficult getting the proper tension with rope over cable...
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As my husband is the primary user, I asked him. He said that 1/2", which agrees with what previous reponders have said, is the max size he would use it on.
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About 100' of the size which comes with it larger rope less rope. I wouldn't recommend more than 75 because it lacks the ability to control even loading bunches up sometimes and jams
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The rope would work fine. It works with my tube. There are loops on both ends.
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I am using it on my atv winch which is a 1/4 rope . 3/8 is the max you can go to.
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The 1 or 2 inch will work fine. I took 2 pieces of 1 inch pipe, straight ends, taped them together with this, and after 10 minutes did pull-up with the pipe and I weigh 250 pounds. This is awesome stuff, just follow the direction
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Best fit is 1.25 to 1.5", but if you have a vise and a need, you can reform it to fit a 2" or even thicker.
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google it. ropes are a little more than half a lb per foot, so 50 feet is about 30 lbs.
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Lynn - You could use the 3/8 rope, but the weak link will then be the rope. The pulley is rated at 8,000 lbs. You will be lucky to get a few hundred pounds with 3/8 rope. If strength is not a significant concern the rope should work just fine. Good luck.
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I used fairly large carabiners without a problem. The ones I used are much larger than necessary to support the weight of someone swinging.
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It is a fairly static rope with about a 2% stretch or so at the most. 2 feet will stretch about half to 3/4 of an inch when pulled hard. I don't know if it would stretch more with continues load but I don't think so