Does It Matter Which Direction the Cable or Strap Comes Off My Winch?

Does It Matter Which Direction the Cable or Strap Comes Off My Winch? - FAQs

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You've installed cable or strap on your D-L winch and are ready to mount it so it can be used, but does it matter which direction the cable or strap comes off the winch? Watch this video to find out.
0:00 Intro
0:32 What direction cable or strap should go off your winch
1:43 Does cable or strap orientation matter?
2:10 Outro
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Here is the transcript of this video:
"Once you have installed cable or strap on your Dutton-Lainson brake, pulling, or worm gear winch, your next consideration is which direction it should come off of your winch. Does it matter if it extends to your load back across the length of your winch, off the top of the reel perpendicular to the winch, or directly off the reel end of the winch?
The answer is yes, it absolutely matters!
Your installed cable or strap should always go directly off the reel end towards your load and never across the length of your winch.
Mounting your winch in this incorrect way could cause the cable or strap to rub against your winch's base, drive shaft, or spacers while it is connected to a heavy load and being operated. Not only would this affect the operation of the winch, it will eventually wear out the cable or strap until it snaps or, even worse, wear out one or more of these vital metal parts until it breaks, which could result in catastrophic damage to your winch, your load, people around you, or you yourself.
You also should never mount your winch so its cable or strap goes straight off the top of the winch like you see here, as this increases the risk of damaging the winch base.
Because of these dangerous risks, you should always mount your winch so its installed cable or strap goes directly off the reel end of the winch away from any of its other parts, never back across the length of your winch or off the top of it.
One last thing- this video is not answering another frequently asked question we receive about if cable or strap should come off the top of the winch's reel or the bottom of it between the reel and the base. The answer to that question is also important, but varies by winch model, while the necessity to always mount your winch so its cable or strap goes directly off the reel end away from any other part on the winch does not.
Thanks for watching!
Select the thumbnail for the other video on proper cable and strap orientation, and please reach out if you have a topic you'd like us to cover in a future video!"

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@FrancisR420 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much this was very clear.

@SamChou 3 жыл бұрын

I've gone down the rabbit hole of researching winches, and this is a pretty informative video. I've been looking at the cheap overseas option (HF), and the product photo pretty blatantly shows the cable going in the wrong direction, which didn't seem right to me. The manual even tells the user to install it like this, and all the customer photos show it being mounted incorrectly in this way. Thanks for clarifying the risks of this, and making these informative videos.

@DuttonLainson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! We're glad to hear that this video clarified a few things for you. Let us know if you have any other questions about D-L winches!

@mohmmadsarfrazmohmmadsarfr6536 Жыл бұрын

Very good

@rotfan77 Жыл бұрын

What about the torque on the nut for the winch strap?

@FrancisR420 3 жыл бұрын

Coolio my winch instructions had like mirror image illustrations and no. Photos of the thing functioning so I was a bit confused. I figured toilet paper rules applied and it only ratcheted one way so this just confirms it.

@DuttonLainson 3 жыл бұрын

We're glad this video was helpful to you! "Toilet paper rules"- excellent!

@RyanParrishphoto 2 жыл бұрын

Came across your video when researching winches. I wish bought your winch instead. It's a known issue with a swing keel sailboat that the wire cable can chafe and fail. Is this due to a winch being used with the wire rope coming off the top of the drum instead of the side as you show?

@DuttonLainson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reaching out, Ryan! We wouldn't expect the cable to be damaged or fail if it is installed coming off the top of the drum. That risks damaging the base of the winch, not necessarily the cable. Installing cable or strap so it goes back across the length of the winch poses a risk or damaging the line and parts on the winch itself (as shown in this video starting at the 57 second mark).