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Old 12-21-2005, 05:41 PM
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Jon at Winchline.com picked up our Safety Thimble as his preferred method for an end terminal on their synthetic line and reports that it sold well on the first day.
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Old 12-21-2005, 05:53 PM
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that's good news indeed Blaine

Once I get the CJ7 to TX, I'll be switching to syn line on that one as well, so I'll give your thimble a try ...
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Old 12-21-2005, 06:09 PM
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Guess I know where to buy from when I upgrade. http://winchline.com/wl_wst.htm
Congrats to Tough Stuff!
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Old 12-21-2005, 06:28 PM
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That is geart news and worth getting excited about.

Congradulation Guys!

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Old 12-21-2005, 06:40 PM
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Guess I know where to buy from when I upgrade. http://winchline.com/wl_wst.htm
Congrats to Tough Stuff!
Thanks, we've been peddling this thing for a year and sending samples to anyone we thought might be interested in supplying it already spliced onto a rope, but no one has shown any interest until Jon came along.

We are very glad he took a chance with our product. Makes it even nicer that we got to wheel with him in JV over Thanksgiving and show him how well it works.
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Old 12-21-2005, 06:45 PM
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That is geart news and worth getting excited about.

Congradulation Guys!

Frank
Thanks Frank, we appreciate it.
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Old 12-21-2005, 07:13 PM
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congrats blaine. i'm sure he'll be pleased with the thimble.
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Old 12-21-2005, 08:50 PM
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Thats great, Blaine... Congrats....
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Old 12-21-2005, 09:39 PM
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Awesome! I'm sure it'll prove to be a mutually beneficial pairing for you both. I'd venture to guess that there are some people who don't want to hassle taking apart a brand new winch rope and tossing a new hook to put on the thimble. Likewise, I'm sure that the availability of the thimble will sway many towards Winchline in an otherwise crowded market.

Good luck to you both!
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Old 12-21-2005, 10:12 PM
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Very cool for you.

Do you know if there is any chance the combo will be available for shipping in time for new years? I could use a new rope before i go out.
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Old 12-21-2005, 10:14 PM
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Very cool for you.

Do you know if there is any chance the combo will be available for shipping in time for new years? I could use a new rope before i go out.
Likely not, but I have a spare line you are more than welcome to borrow for as long as you need it. I should have a few thimbles here in a couple of days also.
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Old 12-21-2005, 10:28 PM
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i might take you up on that...better to borrow that then having a kinked steel cable. you still working in the costa mesa area? i'll be headed to the 405/euclid tomorrow for shocks.
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Old 12-22-2005, 03:41 AM
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That?s great Blaine, it is always enlightening to here when good things come to good people..
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Old 12-22-2005, 07:01 AM
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i might take you up on that...better to borrow that then having a kinked steel cable. you still working in the costa mesa area? i'll be headed to the 405/euclid tomorrow for shocks.
No, I'm working at home for a bit.
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Old 12-22-2005, 10:08 AM
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Very cool, Jon is a great guy and this sounds like a mutually beneficial deal. Now how do I get rid of the hook on my Viking line and splice on a thimble?

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Old 12-22-2005, 10:15 AM
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Congrats on picking up your first dealer Blaine! To help get the word out and get more sales, how about submitting an article on the thimble with photos to the various 4x4 magazines like Jp and 4Wheel Drive & Sport Utility? They invite the submission of articles, I'm betting one or the other would run it.
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Old 12-22-2005, 10:25 AM
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Very cool, Jon is a great guy and this sounds like a mutually beneficial deal. Now how do I get rid of the hook on my Viking line and splice on a thimble?

-Roger
Call Jon.
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Old 12-22-2005, 10:30 AM
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Congrats on picking up your first dealer Blaine! To help get the word out and get more sales, how about submitting an article on the thimble with photos to the various 4x4 magazines like Jp and 4Wheel Drive & Sport Utility? They invite the submission of articles, I'm betting one or the other would run it.
Slight clarification, Jon is not our first thimble dealer, he's the first to offer it pre-installed on the lines.

As far as the magazines go, we did send one to the tech guru on POR for his recovery article and as far as I can tell, nothing ever came of it.

We've also enlisted the aid of a few folks with supposed connections to a magazine here and there with the same results.

And the same with the samples we've sent to various line suppliers with the exception of Jon.
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Old 12-22-2005, 10:40 AM
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congrats Blaine.

I like the way winchline finishes off the end. the wrap is a nice touch.
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Old 12-22-2005, 12:02 PM
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Excellent news!

One of these days I'll swap out my dinosaur wire & step into the 20th century and run the thimble too.
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Old 12-22-2005, 01:04 PM
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I love mine. Splicing it in was easy too. Now I just need to pick up couple more shackles.
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Old 12-26-2005, 02:06 PM
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Damn, I haven't been here in a bit and saw this posted on JU by Jeff.



Very nice!
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Old 12-26-2005, 05:28 PM
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YEA a safe product

Congrates

Scott

PS I have a line for temp use but no thimble, will rent cheap
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