Posted by Determined on December 05, 2020 at 06:48:25 from (216.130.212.201):
In Reply to: Winch Followup posted by drussell on December 05, 2020 at 05:54:06:
I agree the drum looks like it was designed to attach the cable for wrapping in either direction.
Most every winch I have worked on or with was capable of hauling line in either direction but not all are capable of holding the load in both directions.
Worm drive winches by design will hold well in either direction but planetary winches that rely on a braking mechanism can be rotation specific for holding power.
Many of the bigger ones can be converted so the brake functions properly to accommodate various installations.
I discovered I had a cable installed the wrong way when I was in the bush 30 miles from nowhere with a flat tire, the jack I always kept in the truck bed was nowhere to be found.
Ran the winch cable up a tree and pulled the truck over to it, raised up the front of the truck just fine but as soon as I let go of the control it would wind itself backwards until the truck was back on the ground.
Spooled out all the cable and wound it back onto the drum in the opposite direction, tried again and it held.
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