Winch cable binding

[AlexD333]

Wound out my winch today, go the missus to sit in the cab with the remote whilst I pulled out the cable, whilst checking the cable and keeping tension I managed to cut myself on one loose strand of cable much further in

Bloody sharp stuff...

It did unravel once, guess that will help, I will try again later

[makeitfit]

Good grief man, steel cable = gloves
You will sometimes need to unwind under load too if you've really got it in a bunch.

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by makeitfit

Good grief man, steel cable = gloves
You will sometimes need to unwind under load too if you've really got it in a bunch.

Perhaps where I went wrong, I only ever let the cable out whilst keeping it tight, perhaps I twisted it at some point

[terrano bob]

Originally Posted by AlexD333

Perhaps where I went wrong, I only ever let the cable out whilst keeping it tight, perhaps I twisted it at some point

do you need a doctor alex

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by terrano bob

do you need a doctor alex

[elty001]

You should be able to pull the cable out by hand with the clutch disengaged on a well maintained winch.
Only time I have never been able to do that is when mine had frozen up.
Good pair of gloves is essential for steel rope.

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by elty001

You should be able to pull the cable out by hand with the clutch disengaged on a well maintained winch.
Only time I have never been able to do that is when mine had frozen up.
Good pair of gloves is essential for steel rope.

I do have the gloves, but buried in the boot somewhere

I always leave it in gear and use the remote to unwind it bad practise perhaps

Also Rick made the front grill detachable for me, but I never rmove it, just use the remote

[elty001]

I always disengage the clutch when not in use.