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Fairlead or not?

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hls

Member Since: 29 May 2009
Location: Zwavelpoort, Pretoria
Posts: 263

2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Atacama Sand

Fairlead or not?

Had the standard LR winch fitted at BRS. The setup is the same as Baben's but a fairlead (or wire lead as shown in the photo) was also fitted which I see is not on Baben's setup. I promptly removed the fairlead as it makes my D3 look like a

tractor. I still need to protect the wire rope so what do I replace it with?

19th Jul 2009 6:51 pm

AndrewS
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20th Jul 2009 6:45 am

Discoeast

Member Since: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
Posts: 800

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Zermatt Silver

hls, with the wire rope you will have to stick with the roller type.
As friction/dirt/sharp pulling angles will damage a wire rope with
the smooth type, or go with the synthetic rope and smooth one.
As per Andrew's link

D3 bullbar-spots-roof rack with spots-ladder-long range tank-swing out spare wheel carrier- upgraded tow bar-dash console-internal water tank-duel awnings-drawer system & T T.

20th Jul 2009 8:28 am

Baben

Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
Posts: 2059

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Cairns Blue

I dunno why mine was fitted with the steel rope and the smooth fairlead. I would like the roller fairlead, to be honest. My D3 looks like a tractor already

HLS if you want to swop, it will be a pleasure.

Alternatively, Karl at BRS has a new line of synthetic rope and appropriate fairleads on the way. He might be travelling at the moment though

20th Jul 2009 8:38 am

heine

Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054

2009 Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Alaska White

What Koos said . Also you will damage both if you try winch at any sort of angle with a non - roller type

20th Jul 2009 9:43 am

hls

Member Since: 29 May 2009
Location: Zwavelpoort, Pretoria
Posts: 263

Thanks for the help guys.

The D44 stainless fairlead (Andrews' post) looks good and with the all round smooth edges I cannot see how it will damage synthetic rope even when winching at an angle? Looks like I will be swopping the steel rope for synthetic rope soon (when Karl is back).

Baben, you can have the roller fairlead to upgrade your D3 to tractor status. It may be second hand when you get it though as I am planning to use it when I go to St Lucia between 7 and 10 August. There is a specific spot where I was delayed for 24 hours that needs to be conquered.

20th Jul 2009 5:11 pm

heine

Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054

Nope I meant steel cable without a roller fairlead

20th Jul 2009 5:24 pm

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