Been splicing line and wire rope for 50 years you are the first to ever call a splice a knot.

That's smart spooling up on the bottom, the people without common sense wont see why you did it this way but spooling on the bottom helps lift the vehicle out of the situation, pulling higher up, from the top of the spool, even only 4 inches pulls down on it which is what you don't want. People without common sense what so ever wont be able to figure this out....great job.

Nice splice tutorial. But a few things, you wound the rope backwards onto the spool (should feed off the bottom), didn’t spool the rope under tension and are using the wrong fairlead. That fairlead is for a steel cable. Otherwise great video.

Great job, now I know how to splice synthetic rope.

Video shows everything correct, except he did wrap it backwards. Remote was in for out etc so I wrapped it the other way. I had to wrap end of rope with a string multiple times to compress to get through hole on spool too however. Video very helpful overall.

Definitely appreciate this video. Keep them coming!

Thanks for the video. Are all fairleads universal on Polaris? And is it safe to use a roller with synthetic? Was told to go with a Hawes fairlead instead.

I'd just like to know how to retie the end after it snaps.. I don't want to have to take the entire cable off the machine to do this..

Did he put the set screw back in? And what diameter is the rope?

I intended to replace my daughter's ATV cable with synthetic, and the one thing I would have done is melt the end of the synthetic cable with a propane torch after it had been threaded through. I hate frayed rope. I did not need to melt the end of the cable because it had a compressed battery cable end on it. I was able to grind the spade off the end, compress the attached sleeve with locking pliers, sand it down a bit, and then drill out the shaft attachment hole slightly. I took a flat-nose screwdriver and a hammer to tap the sleeved synthetic cable into the shaft and used the set screw from the old steel cable installation to secure the cable. If the cable had not had the spade connector on the end, I would have purchased a short length of steel tubing and threaded the synthetic cable into it, squeeze the tubing to secure it to the cable, and then held it in place with the same set screw. The installation is much cleaner by not having excess rope cable to use as an anchor to the shaft.

How do you get the nut on the right side off? The nuts from the rollers are too big for me to get a socket head on the right nut

What size Allen key to get the set screw out? I have a hundred of the bloody things and none fit good enough to loosen the dam thing.

You can make a stronger more streamlined loop by inserting the needle with rope down the center of the lead then after a couple inches going through the side. Leave the end of the rope in the center of the lead. Think Chinese finger torture.

Its been recommended to change to a hawse fairlead for synthetic rope, is this necessary?

After the Rope is fed through the winch and you make the knot, it does not show you reinstalling the Allen screw? I presume that you just did not show it right?

Will a 3/16" diameter synthetic rope fit through the factory hole in the Polaris winch without modifictions?

How do I get the rope at the end back threw mind keeps getting stuck

Where can I find a find a find that would fit 3/16 ths

Good video thanks!

Has anybody had issues with removing the bolts that hold the fairlead on? I'm beginning to wonder if they didn't use loctite on mine..

All you have to do is keep using the fans stand off rope about an inch apart. No need to go the longer side

Should I go synthetic or cable? Cable probably lasts longer.

What is the name of the threading tool? I couldn't make it out in the video. Is also not recommended to replace allen screw (what size is it to remove)?

What type of winch controller is on the ATV? I have a hand held with cable, but this one seems to be much better and must be directly connected to the winch.

Damn good video

thanks, great video

wrong fairlead and you didn't put tension on the line when you wind it in

I just bought my Fids on eBay todo it!

Thank you for your help :=)

Thanks for this vid! Missing my allen wrench key to hold in the synthetic rope. Any ideas on getting a spare part?

I bet this dude can make a quilt.

My synthetic rope broke a few feet from the hook. So to reattach the hook I have to unwind the entire length of line and detach from spool so I can do step two where you run the opposite end through the line? Is there another way without doing that?

good explanation, learned something today

What's a service engineer?

Can't find a 3/16 fid.

what's the maximum length we can put on the winch?

did you put the allen set screw back in?

Why should you use a synthetic rope instead of a steel cable?

All the videos I've seen the rope goes under the spool not over it. You put it on backwards

This is incorrect. When spooling a winch, it must be under tension. So, attach hook to something on a slight incline about 45 feet away and reel in. Stand in front of machine and help guide the rope across the drum evenly.

How strong is the blue synthetic rope?

I meant to say Fid...

wouldnt a bowline hitch work easier and much faster ?? thats what i am doing. i will probably bowline both sides, easier .

Seriously? You don't even put that set screw back in to keep the synthetic line from just unspooling under load? That doesn't seem right.

Complete with a dead battery

It's a splice not a knot!

That’s bullshit! It should come pre-looped! I’m not a fucking seamstress!