Winchline extensions are an important tool when you find yourself in a situation where your winchline will not reach your anchor point or you need extra lenngth on your winchline to make an angle change in your winhline rigging.

Although somewhat infrequently used, the winchline extension can make the difference of whether or not you get unstuck with the tools you have.

Our philosophy for most winch-winchline rigging is to use less line on the winch and carry an extension for the times when you need the additional length. The reason is all winches are rated on the very first wire-cable or rope layer. Meaning your typical 9000 Lb. winch has 9000 pounds of pulling power ONLY on the first layer. See below for more information.

Our recommendation is getting winchline extensions with "Soft Eyes" for easier storage and easier rigging. The soft eyes have heavy duty polyester eye guards to protect the rope.

NOTE: Only 3/8" extensions and winchlines are offered in colors other than blue. Orange color is consitnet even though images appear to differ.

3/8"x 50' Blue Extension
PN: 100316

The following diagram was developed by Superwinch to help us better understand the physics and mechanical advantages of the winch.

If 20-30 feet are pulled off the winch for a recovery, most winches will be sitting on or near the 4th layer of rope. This means our typical 9000 lb. winch has just over 5000 Lb pulling capacity, wheras if you are able to either pull more line off the winch or have a shorter winchline you will be closer to the pulling Power Zone™, achieving the approximately 9000 lbs of pulling power.

For people willing to ride with only 80' or 100' of winchline will save some money on expensive synthetic, but be aware of the limitations of short winchlines if you don't have a buddy nearby.