the new WARN sounds useful,but we would never use the synthetic rope for anything other than show.especially on an electric winch where the heat can build up to a point that the 'plastic string' becomes brittle and weak.i doubt WARN would put any of the crap synth stuff on thier new baby,but an inch a half is a huge rope! i guess it must squash down on the drum?
if your going to work it hydraulic with steel rope.just like the military.

 

for something thats easy to use and proven,the warn 16.5 winch.