General Machine Products 70530 Adams WG Winch - Manual (Page 11)

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3.05 WIRE ROPE INSTALLATION – When installing the wire rope, observe the following recommendations:
Note: The WG winch is designed to accept 7/16” diameter wire rope only.
It is important to select the correct winch and wire rope for a particular application. Wire rope is specified in terms
of diameter, length, number of strands, number of wires per strand, composition of center core and direction of
lay.
There is a definite advantage in applying wire rope of the proper direction of lay when spooling onto the smooth
surface of the winch drum. Wire rope with an improper lay will permit the coils to spread apart each time the load
is removed. Using wire rope with the proper lay will tend to keep the coils together when tension is removed. The
correct lay will develop tight coils and even layers.
It is important to install the wire rope onto the winch drum with care. Kinking of the rope, caused by the rope tak-
ing a spiral shape as a result of an unnatural twist, should be avoided.
When removing wire rope from the reel and spooling onto the winch drum, the reel must be supported on its hori-
zontal axis and free to rotate. Spool the rope onto the drum with the natural bend in the same direction as it
comes off the reel.
If wire rope is received in a coil, it should be unwound with the coil in the vertical plane. Again, spool the rope
onto the winch drum with the natural bend in the same direction as it was on the coil. Reverse bending of the wire
rope should always be avoided or kept to a minimum.
IMPORTANT! WIRE ROPE MUST ALWAYS BE UNDER CONSTANT TENSION WHEN SPOOLING
ONTO THE WINCH DRUM.
When the winch drum is in free spool and only the drum shaft extension is being used with a capstan or reel, pass
the winch line through the tail shelf sheave and hook the pulling eye to a fixed section of the chassis. This will
prevent the rope from unwinding or "clock-springing."
Likewise, when the winch is not in operation, attach the winch line quick hook to a solid member on the tail shelf
and slowly take up the slack. This will best maintain the rope under a slight amount of tension until its next use
and will prevent the rope from unwinding or "clock-springing."