I see on winch cables there is like a metre long sleeve on the cable after the hook.
What's it for?
Stop your hands getting cut on a moving rope?
creet wrote:Stop your hands getting cut on a moving rope?
grainweight wrote:I didn't realise that's what they were, but makes sense.
Stock ones seem pretty thin though? Looked them up after the topic got me curious, I see after market ones that are a cm thick of padding, not just a weave of fabric.
AusTac wrote:I also use my sleeve to wrap it on the drum to provide a bit of extra cover for the rope, keeps a tiny bit more of the grit out