Plasma rope is the world’s strongest rope for its weight. This unique and durable product is strong enough to be used for towing cars or trucks and it can even pull ships.
Plasma ropes are used in a wide range of high load applications, where traditional wire rope or a larger diameter fiber rope would have been used, plasma is stronger, lighter, safer and easier to handle and it can be repaired in the field.
Upgrading
The hugely popular choice today is upgrading to plasma rope. This synthetic rope has actually been around since the 1990s. These days, it seems like anytime winches are brought up, synthetic winch rope is right there on the job site because it outperforms wire rope.
Practical and Superior
What is it that makes this rope so superior? The answer is how it is actually made. The rope is altered in a chemical vat at the molecular level. What you end up with is winch rope that is thirty to forty percent stronger than wire rope, almost double the breaking strength, and lighter and easier to manage.
When a rope breaks, kickback can occur. This is one of the scariest things about winching with a wire rope. It can be deadly but with a synthetic rope like plasma rope, since it doesn’t hold much kinetic energy and combined with the fact that it’s lighter, there’s going to be a lot less danger if it breaks.
Keep Your Plasma Rope in Good Working Condition
To keep synthetic winch rope in great condition and to make sure it lasts a long time, you should use appropriate maintenance techniques. Properly rewind it after every use and remember to keep it free of sand and grit, which will do their own form of chafing, by washing it with a hose every once in a while. This is especially important after using the rope in sandy or muddy conditions where abrasive material can work its way in to the rope, cutting at the core and weakening it from the inside out. Maintenance is definitely the key to keeping your rope in good working condition.
