The winch is rated at 2500 lbs. with one layer of cable on the drum, dropping
to 1184 with 6 turns. It has a brake, but no mention of a rating. The only
thing it says is it's "Auto load-holding, dynamic".
Mike
On Feb 3, 2014, at 10:43 AM, Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Sounds about right.
>
> Bear in mind that every pass over a pulley adds some drag, not so much from
> the pulley bearing (which is negligible with ball bearings) but from the
> flexing of the cable.
>
> What's the winch rating? And is that with empty or full cable drum?
> These little details often don't show up in the descriptive copy... but as
> cable piles up on the drum it increases the effective diameter of the drum,
> reducing the maximum pull force. Manufacturers like to give specs with the
> drum empty (all the cable pulled out). For a small winch with a 2-3"
> diameter drum, that fills up to 4-6" when full, that's a 2:1 difference in
> pull force.
>
> Does the winch have a ratchet or self braking scheme to prevent it from
> freewheeling and paying out the cable if you lose power? (e.g. when the
> circuit breaker trips)
>
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