> Hello Henry...
>
> Sounds like you had a bit of a scare with the
> winch.. Nice of you to post that info so others
> may learn from your experience!!
>
> As for winch use, I wanted to share one thing
> we did in the past..
>
> I have an M37 with winch and had ordered a
> new length of wire-rope from Antelope Valley
> Truck Parts..
>
> A novel idea for winding the new line on the
> drum came to mind, so that the layers would
> look clean and straight...
>
> In the neighborhood is a street with a
> slight slope to it, perhaps only a few
> degrees..
>
> I drove the M37 over there and my partner
> drove the shorter of the two land-rovers
> that we have.. We unrolled the new wire rope
> off of the wood spool that it was shipped on,
> and laid it down the street, then hooked the
> landrover to the end of it.
>
> Using the rover as a drag-weight against the
> new drum-line worked really well, with the Land-Rover
> in neutral and the brakes off,and the cable
> was guided back and forth on the drum with an
> old broom-stick handle so the turns were properly
> next to one another..
>
> Worked great, and entertained the residents in the
> neighborhood.. One guy came out and asked why we
> had an army truck, and I responded that
> "No we are not National Guard...just local militia"
>
> :-)
>
> Trish
>
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