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Title: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: KFhunter on August 03, 2016, 02:16:27 PM: I've got to rebuild my warn 2500 on the ATV, the gear cap came loose and since I'll have it out I need to rebuild the brakes or just get a whole new unit.

Was thinking about swapping to a synthetic rope set up then was wondering how much mule tape I could spool on there :dunno:
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: Woodchuck on August 03, 2016, 02:27:50 PM: I got right at 400 ft on my chain saw winch. I am guessing you would get maybe half of that on an ATV winch. :dunno:
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on August 03, 2016, 02:30:39 PM: Mule tape should work great for that application. Would also think you can get more tape on it than sythetic.?
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: KFhunter on August 03, 2016, 04:13:28 PM: I'm hoping for a good 200' spooled tight, that would more than tax the duty cycle on an ATV winch - even a warn :chuckle:
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: Woodchuck on August 03, 2016, 04:20:36 PM: I think that is a pretty good estimate. :twocents:
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: 724wd on August 04, 2016, 02:49:00 PM: yo, woodchuck... wanna take a bit of mule tape to the old man down the street? he want's to see if it works on his capstan :tup:
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: Woodchuck on August 04, 2016, 03:17:20 PM: Oh shoot yeah, I have been meaning to do that, just so happens I have the big spool in the truck as we type. :tup:
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: jaredwitman on August 04, 2016, 03:50:42 PM: Quote from: 724wd on August 04, 2016, 02:49:00 PM
yo, woodchuck... wanna take a bit of mule tape to the old man down the street? he want's to see if it works on his capstan :tup:

We've tried mule tape with our capstan but have not had any luck. Let me know how your trial run goes, sure would be nice if you could make it happen somehow!
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: 2MANY on August 04, 2016, 03:52:59 PM: I bet it digs into the tape on the spool but that's just my guess.
Title: Re: Anyone spool mule tape directly on their ATV winch?
Post by: Goex2Fwithroundball on August 04, 2016, 04:56:15 PM: Just curious. What do you use the winch for?
I bought my Polaris Sportsman new in 2000. It came with a Warn winch. I tried using it once to move a small log across the road. I hooked up to it and started winching.......My quad winched right up to the tree :chuckle:. I moved the log by hand and wound the cable back onto the spool. I have not used it again. But it looks really cool on the front of my quad. I have always wondered if there was a practical use for an ATV winch that could not be accomplished with a simple tow rope.