Winch Savers Are Life Savers 

Lmao. First time I ever used my winch, I was alone on the trail, tried to do the safe thing and threw my sweatshirt on the cable. Was so proud I got myself unstuck, but for the life of me couldn't find my sweatshirt....until I looked at the winch. Only wrapped up a couple times. Luckily I was the only witness. 👍

Synthetic winch cables snap back as well , they also release enough energy to cut a nut sack off but not the same as cable , cable will kill you . Also throwing a towel or sand bags over the middle of it doesn't stop it from recoiling . The safest way to winch is to get everyone away at a safe distance and not standing anywhere between the two vehicles or tree stump etc and if you are the driver be aware at what angle the cable is to the direction of the driver . If it snaps or even bringing a D shackle with it it can cause severe injury or death . Remote wireless winching is the safest way to go.

"Back to the video and not jeep envy" lol I like this guy

Cool have to get one.👍 Where did you buy it . Only find ones for ATV'S.

The proper response for your buddies comment about, why is your jeep moving and mines not? Would be, because my jeeps a plow and yours is a boat anchor.😂

good vid man. thanks. love the "jeep envy" comment. lol

Cool idea. You could just make one of those by drilling a hole in a hockey puck or find some sort of large rubber bushing/body spacer, etc. Could also use a cheap Huffy Mtn bike rear suspension coil spring with some sort of rubber jammed inside so the spring wouldn't slide on inclines. Also the spring would compress when the hook is pulled all the way in and give some buffer to not pull the hook into the winch too far.

I have done so much 12000 Warn steel cable winching I wore out my fairlead. In all honesty, I 4:43 and I still do not know what this widget is supposed to be doing???? Please clue me in.

I've done it.The Burr on my cable grabbed a motorcycle strap and I made one hell of a project for me to do later

I have always put a couple of lengths of chain over the winch cable. Fortunately, I never found out if it worked, but I think it might have helped.

I would like to see it demonstrated in an actual failure scenario. Would that rubber donut become a projectile at the end the cable? Would the cable pull through the donut leaving it behind?

A handy fella could make his own rubber donuts from cut bits of tire recap material stacked and vulcanized together. Strips of new recap also make nice push bumper bumpers.

Place the hook on the Jeep you're recovering from the bottom up through the d-ring. Not the top down. If the hook fails, it will send the cable to the ground instead of up in the air.

Im not here to advertise but if your willing to spend the money (as i have) i recommend the factor 55 ultra hook, not just because they are fancy but because they fold away nicely inbetween your rollers And personally i think its a huuuge plus.

Ronny Dahl just posted a video about snapping winch cables which shows that synthtic winch cables do snap when they break. They do not drop to the ground. FYI. Check it out.

Thanks for sharing video Sir, atleast i get some knowledge.

One small problem is, while it's up against the fairlead roller it's going to center itself and your cable is going to wrap itself right in the center of the spool. Like anything else, winch operation means you SHOULD BE paying attention to what you're doing.

The winch savers will NOT keep a cable from recoiling and hurting sombody if the cable snaps. Honestly, they're great for keeping the hook eye from breaking, but that's about it.

You say people use floor mats and sweat shirts, but you never say what all that and the Life Saver are for. I know, but others who don't know winches and cables might not know. Thanks for showing me the Life Savor! I've never seen one till now. Do you have to remove the cable from the spool to install it?

Why you worm hook that shackle. Bottom up so if the hook fails it’s thrown to the dirt

Good video. Thanks a lot.

I've never even heard of a winch saver, and I grew up ridin in my Dad's 70 Cj-5 that had the "ratcheting" Warn winch. I now own a 49 Cj-2a and an 85 Cj-7, both with older Warn winches (and snatch blocks of course) so what does a winch saver do?

Of all the cables and ropes I've seen pulling vehicles out I have never seen a towel or weight ever stop a cable from hitting the ground as it always slammed up against the vehicle when they snap.

What size tires on that red jeep

YJ's thumbs up!

Can't find this specific size winch saver online anywhere...please help?!

I had an ATV winch get stripped out because as I pulled the winch in I wasn’t paying attention and the hook hit the rollers and stripped the gears. I looked for ever and found the winch saver and installed it. It works like a charm and gives cushion so it won’t strip again and gives weight for the line. Best money you can spend for your winch.

You mention this winch saver won't get eaten if it gets close to the winch, but you don't mention the only way that winch saver does any good is if you keep it out in the middle of the line run. Its sole purpose is to weigh down the cable if it snaps, so it doesn't come back directly at the winch.

Cool vid man. I like useful information vids!! Thanks

I still don’t understand what this product is supposed to do.

Thanks for the info, just bought one ...

I thought they yellow jeep was big then I saw the red one.

Use a spare boat trailer roller

Is this life-saver a flotation device, in case your jeep sinks in a lake?

Looks like it will ball up on one side

Cabela’s has a few in stock, more sizes if you order off their website.

Wrap your cable with a heavy chain if u want to b safe

Cool product. Do you have to cut the hook off to get it on the line?

Synthetic snaps back. Lots of video on it. They do not fall on the ground

any rope cable string under tension will snap back when it brakes I really wish yall would stop saying synthetic rope has this magic ability to fall to the ground when it snaps???? however I need one of those line savers where u get it??

help me here whats the purpose of the "life saver "

how about a link for where to purchase? Thanks

Good help I just had a bad idea I got stuck in mud, only one Tree behind me .! I pass my cable under my Jeep...and try to winch it out but my cable snap got stuck for 4 hours..😬

Sooooooo, what does it do?

Good video thanks for posting. Question new to winching, I understand how dangerous it can be f the cable snaps so from what I understand if you place the rubber stop in the middle of the line and it snaps the weight of the ball helps control the flying loose cable?? Thanks for input.

Great video my friend. A shame that product is a fob of rubber that unless is under $10 delivered is ridiculously easy to replicate at home. Nonetheless, thanks for a great literally " life saving" tip!!

More info to come

Where did you get it?

Where did you get that??i need one

Leander, who is recording, and most importantly, WHY IS HIS RED JEEP NOT IN MY GROUP???? What's the info on that beast

Great idea, but I'd prefer if it could be installed when needed rather than always there. Mainly because I've seen how effective multiple cable stops can be but I wouldn't want a string of these hanging on my bumper like a pearl necklace.

That round thing looks nothing like a lollie u can buy winch weights

What does it do for ya?

hello You mentioned using the "Life Saver" on the synthetic rope setup on the red Jeep, I was under the impression that it was needed for synthetic , did I get bad info?

Where do you get the life saver?

What the f€€k is he on about?

Pointless

with tires that big you are losing a lot of torque.

Wierless!