Hawse Fairlead

[Deerlope]

I need to buy a winch for my RTV and I need to know the difference between a roller fairlead and Hawse fairlead. Could someone please explain the difference in the two? What situations would one be better over the other.

 

[MrJimi]

Good question. I have seen both and I did a search and my results were one has rollers and the other don't. I would definitely want rollers.
Jim

 

[Skipholiday]

 

[MrJimi]

Skip, I hope I don't make it on your ignore list but I found this link that may explain that the non roller is $42 bucks and the roller is $115 bucks.
I would still get the roller for the extra $$ and have a way to wind cable on winch level. If your pulling at an angle it will all go on the same place on winch.
enjoy this link
Here on both
Jim

 

[TWO GUNS]

Mr. Jimi,
Ebay has 'em all the time (Warn Fairleads ) much cheaper everyday....
Just took a look, and ran across one instantly ...
Item # : 320205286804

Right now, it's going for $ 25.00, but of course, you will have to bid on it.
I purchased one for one of my boys last month for 36.00 plus 8.00 shipping..
$ 115.00 is crazy, but , it's your money ~~~~~

 

[Skipholiday]

Skip, I hope I don't make it on your ignore list

No worries Jim. Only a couple that know more than they really do made the cut so far.
Excellent feature tho, they can't send your pm's and you don't see the useless post.

 

[learstroker]

roller for cable, hawse for synthetic winch line

 

[RollTideRam]

A roller fairlead protects the cable more on angle pulls. They will both allow the cable to pile up on one side if you are not careful. If it happens, just pull some cable out and get it straight. A hard pull on bunched up cable will end the cable quicker. You need the hawse on your winch if using a rope. I have even seen plastic hawse fairleads on rock climbing buggies. JC

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

go with the roller fairlead anything that drags something across it will always build up friction and friction causes heat and that tears up stuff. keep the rollers lubed up with some spray on lithium grease. the hawse is really only good to me if your pulling straight on and in most cases your not that lucky to have a striaght on pull when your stuck.

 

[RobJ]

roller for cable, hawse for synthetic winch line

When I bought my 8000# Ramsey back in 1990 it came with a hawse head and steel cable. I think that was before the synthetic line was out OR popular. I least at the time I never heard of it then. I still have the hawse because in about 20 years I only use the winch about 5 times. I don't take real chances!!

For my ATV's I did buy a cheap roller off ebay.

A couple links to the multi mount system I built for my atv;s

Good Luck,
Rob

Suzuki - King Quad -MultiMount Winch System

2002 Honda Rancher - MultiMount Winch System