If you go with a synthetic rope...During a good snow, you'll put more wear on the rope than you will during 10 years of normal use. Put on a pulley fairlead made for plowing. It'll save a lot of wear on your expensive rope. I went 1 farther and got a 10' rope just for plowing. It takes me maybe 30 min twice a year to make the rope and fairlead changeover.

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