Beautiful work

I saw your review on the Harbor Freight website and it caught my interest because I have a few projects like this where electric might be a feasible alternative to hydraulics - especially considering the insane price of fluid these days. How is your cable holding up? Is it getting damaged from the deck movement up and down over rough terrain? My instincts tell me that adding a spring mechanism to keep the tension more steady will slow down wear on the cable where it winds around the spool as the tension goes from tight to slack.

Where did you get the black bracket under the winch?