Synthetic Line Swap for Harbor Freight ZXR 2500# ATV Winch

I really enjoyed swapping out the steel braided line for this synthetic line on my Harbor Freight ZXR2500 winch. It was such a pleasure to be out in the sun with by oldest son helping and my wife filming for me. I hope I can convince them both to keep helping in the future. :) I hope you will subscribe and catch my next video where I install this winch in my 2019 Honda Rancher 420.
✅ Supply List:
Harbor Freight ZXR2500 Winch: www.harborfreight.com/zxr-250...
Harbor Freight Synthetic ATV Line: www.harborfreight.com/atvutv-...
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Time Line:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Unboxing Winch
1:21 Unwinding Steel Line
2:21 Synthetic Line Unwind / Peekaboo
3:11 Failed attempt #1 - Line Doesn't Fit
5:05 Failed attempt #2 - Frayed Line won't go.
6:16 Success!!!
7:08 Tying the Synthetic Line
9:53 Windup / Final Thoughts
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[@danielsmith8659]

I feel your pain man. I tried multiple times to get the rope through on my 3500…. Winch already installed . I pulled the heat shrink off and wrapped in electrical tape, created a tag end , and pulled it as far as I could get it. Enough to give the set screw something to bite. In theory you aren’t supposed to use the last full spool of the drum anyway, so there shouldn’t be an issue with it slipping off if you stick to that . I never got it through all the way.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Nicely done! Getting that end through was a “blast”😂.

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

Sooo frustrating. Cursing off camera definitely happened. Lol

[@jordangraham2942]

Why not just but the synthetic rope version of the winch?

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

Harbor freight didn’t have a synthetic rope version of it when I purchased it. They might now, but not much use to me now.

[@danielsmith8659]

@@CraftingALifeIWant they don’t …. The only model they make a synthetic version at my store is the 12k. I went through the same struggle.

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

@@danielsmith8659 that’s what I thought. I would’ve bought it if they did.

[@benkanobe7500]

Would electrical Shrink Wrap do the trick?

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

It might. That’s a good idea. I didn’t have any on hand large enough not that I thought of it.

[@JoeyQuinn]

2.5mm on the set screw I think

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

Thanks sir! I don’t know if I ever made note of what it was.

[@larryniidji]

Does it break? Abslutely! But it does not snap and spring at you and you also do not break your equipment. I bought 7700 lbs synthetic for using on my plow. All I need is my pocket knife if I lift too high and break it. Just tie it back on. Quick and safe. No frayed strands and dragging the plow back to work on it. I hate getting poked by cable strands and I tear nothing up by mistake.

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

I about woke my wife up this morning chuckling at this. Thanks sir and thanks for watching.

[@sorrellsfamilyadventures5309]

Did it hold all 50 feet

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

Yes it did. I didn’t trim any length, but it was pretty tight when winding it up. Particularly under that black flat metal piece.