ARB protective cover winch rope

ARB220 Winch Recovery Damper

The protection reduces the risk of injury if the winch rope breaks. In the event of a winch rope breaking, the protective cover absorbs a large portion of the winch rope's energy, significantly reducing the whipping/whipping of the rope.

Data

• Durable vinyl
• Additional pockets for weight and storage.
• Reflective strips
• Velcro tape
• Also serves as a high-visibility vest.
• Weight: 1.36 kg minimum (exceeds minimum requirement for competitions)

My opinion

Required when using plastic ropes if someone has to stay in the danger area between the anchor point and the winch, plastic ropes can also hurt ;) .
In my opinion, this is absolutely necessary for steel cables - with additional weighting - and depending on the length of the winch cable used (> 15 m), a second damper can also make sense. In my opinion, winching with a steel cable without a damper/cable catcher is irresponsible. But this doesn't have to be an expensive accessory; you can also wrap a rescue strap or rescue rope around the steel cable.
For once, ARB is only slightly more expensive (€3) and ARB and Bushranger are of equal quality.