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Old 30th January 2023, 12:04 PM
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Default Ploughing engine rope

Looking for a rope for Toms K7. 5/8” diameter.


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Old 30th January 2023, 12:07 PM
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Worth getting a price from Latch and Batchelor in Birmingham as a starting point . They still make the genuine article .
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Old 30th January 2023, 05:15 PM
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Worth getting a price from Latch and Batchelor in Birmingham as a starting point . They still make the genuine article .

Thanks. Have had a couple of quotes for new so far and both have come back at well over £3.5k plus vat! Hence looking for some s/h rope


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try asking a lift company for s/h wire rope.
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Old 2nd February 2023, 04:39 PM
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I have been recommended here for winch cable recently by someone who wanted the proper hand spliced ends.

https://www.randgmarine.co.uk/

I have yet to action it as winching isn't on my list of things I'm that fussed about with our lorry currently!
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Old 2nd February 2023, 06:45 PM
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Winch rope and plough rope are quite different beasts . Plough rope is made with a different lay to the strands , has coarser wires and steel better able to resist abrasive wear on the land . Because of this it is also much stiffer , and so unsuitable for winch use .
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Old 2nd February 2023, 10:56 PM
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There have been a number of engines fitted with second hand lift rope and also crane rope, it’s not the greatest but it works and to be perfectly frank for the amount of times an engine gets its rope out its perfectly adequate. Diameter of the rope is critical mind, coiling gear takes an instant dislike to the wrong size rope.
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Old 3rd February 2023, 07:56 AM
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Winch rope and plough rope are quite different beasts . Plough rope is made with a different lay to the strands , has coarser wires and steel better able to resist abrasive wear on the land . Because of this it is also much stiffer , and so unsuitable for winch use .
Original plough rope is, as you say, constructed with fewer wires of larger diameter. There aren’t many engines left with it, it’s very noticeable when you do come across it, and it’s not the same as the new stuff made by Latch & Batchelor. Which is good rope of a design usually used in excavator applications, more flexible than original stuff.

I’d fit anything you can find that’s the right diameter and not badly worn, if only to prove the coiling gear and get you going.
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Old 3rd February 2023, 10:57 AM
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Quite so . I must admit that it is a long time since I had the tour around Latch and Batchelor , and I don't know what they may now sell for ploughing engines .

The reason why I sometimes spell out what is common knowledge to many of us is that , from reading posts on here , I realise that there are may things which we may take for granted , but which are not known or realised by many younger or newer enthusiasts . It is a case of I guess that you know , but what about Tom , Dick , and Harry ?

So I am sorry if I sometimes may seem to be teaching Grandma to suck eggs , but it does encourage discussion , and so helps to keep the ball rolling around here .
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Old 3rd February 2023, 02:38 PM
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Many thanks for all your comments. Is there a way to work out whsy size rope the engine should have? I assume it's measure the rollers on the monkey head, but what if they are worn?

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