Winch blow outs

I've got an old Husky Superwinch, 8500 rated, made in 1988. I bought it slightly used, & on my 3rd. wire rope, mostly due to My abuse. It ran all night, once, at Windrock! But then, many other winches did too! Broke the first Very used & abused cable, trying to pull a stump out. And it broke in the first 10', from the way I had it hooked up with 2 snatch blocks! Even with a rating of 8500, I've never stalled it. I'm Scared to! If you could hear the wire rope singing & my chassis, popping, I think you'd agree. It will pull More than the rating. But the unit itself, has never broken.
 
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