Bubba Rope251610 Winch Line Attachment

It was economical and worked. After my line came off the spool, I looked at different ways to fix it. This small strap looked interesting in videos and I tried it. I had limited access to the spool and it took two people to conveniently get the line wrapped by working from the front and below/behind the winch. Eventually the strap adhesive failed while wrapping the end of the line, but that adhesive is just an aid in reinstalling. I got the line on and hand tight, then respooled the line under tension. It should hold now.

Muy util

Does what it's supposed to do but probably could have saved my money and use some duct tape.

This thing is basically the Plasma Lock offered by Red Winches overseas, however, Red winches didn't think about the double sided tape. It makes installation much less fiddly.

I recently rebuilt an older Warn M8274 winch and upgraded to 1/2" synthetic rope. Most winches use 3/8" synthetic, so I didn't think mine would fit through 'The Grabber'. Even with the protective abrasion sheath, the 1/2" rope I bought did fit. Snug and tight, but it fits. It's really just a looped strap sewn in the middle with some double-sided stick tape. Not worth the $16 in my opinion, but it will work and won't involve drilling the winch drum. It will also prevent the rope from chafing if I were to attach it differently.