Much thanks for the links!

Brandon

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> http://images.google.com/images?q=Wi...=Search+Images
> http://www.jonfund.com/technical/tec.../winchtech.pdf
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Much thanks for the links!

Brandon

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>
> http://images.google.com/images?q=Wi...=Search+Images
> http://www.jonfund.com/technical/tec.../winchtech.pdf
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

 

Much thanks for the links!

Brandon

"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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>
> http://images.google.com/images?q=Wi...=Search+Images
> http://www.jonfund.com/technical/tec.../winchtech.pdf
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

 

Someone needs to be in the extreme danger area or at least be able to
see the area where the cable goes through the fairlead to the spool.

On a long pull, the cable can stay to one side and jam up in the spool,
sometimes it has to be backed off and pulled over and rewound by hand
before the full load pull can continue.

Winches like warn have a long enough cable on the control head so you
can stand to the side and watch safely if you don't have a spotter to do
this.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Brandon Audet wrote:
>
> Thanks...
> What then, are the articles and shows talking about when they say "so-and-so
> is taking the fairlead." They always seem to be referring to the person
> holding the winch cable, ahead of the trail rig.
>
> Brandon
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:C_udnTUKKtJjXX_eRVn-jQ@ez2.net...
> > The fairlead is the roller head that the cable goes through. A roller
> > fairlead has rollers, a regular fairlead has a curved steel block. The
> > purpose is to guide the cable straight onto the winch spool. All loads
> > will not be directly in front of the winch, and the fairlead prevents the
> > cable from pulling against the sides of the spool.

 

Someone needs to be in the extreme danger area or at least be able to
see the area where the cable goes through the fairlead to the spool.

On a long pull, the cable can stay to one side and jam up in the spool,
sometimes it has to be backed off and pulled over and rewound by hand
before the full load pull can continue.

Winches like warn have a long enough cable on the control head so you
can stand to the side and watch safely if you don't have a spotter to do
this.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Brandon Audet wrote:
>
> Thanks...
> What then, are the articles and shows talking about when they say "so-and-so
> is taking the fairlead." They always seem to be referring to the person
> holding the winch cable, ahead of the trail rig.
>
> Brandon
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:C_udnTUKKtJjXX_eRVn-jQ@ez2.net...
> > The fairlead is the roller head that the cable goes through. A roller
> > fairlead has rollers, a regular fairlead has a curved steel block. The
> > purpose is to guide the cable straight onto the winch spool. All loads
> > will not be directly in front of the winch, and the fairlead prevents the
> > cable from pulling against the sides of the spool.

 

Someone needs to be in the extreme danger area or at least be able to
see the area where the cable goes through the fairlead to the spool.

On a long pull, the cable can stay to one side and jam up in the spool,
sometimes it has to be backed off and pulled over and rewound by hand
before the full load pull can continue.

Winches like warn have a long enough cable on the control head so you
can stand to the side and watch safely if you don't have a spotter to do
this.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Brandon Audet wrote:
>
> Thanks...
> What then, are the articles and shows talking about when they say "so-and-so
> is taking the fairlead." They always seem to be referring to the person
> holding the winch cable, ahead of the trail rig.
>
> Brandon
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:C_udnTUKKtJjXX_eRVn-jQ@ez2.net...
> > The fairlead is the roller head that the cable goes through. A roller
> > fairlead has rollers, a regular fairlead has a curved steel block. The
> > purpose is to guide the cable straight onto the winch spool. All loads
> > will not be directly in front of the winch, and the fairlead prevents the
> > cable from pulling against the sides of the spool.

 

I've not heard the term applied to a person, but I agree with Mike that
there needs to be a person standing near the winch to make sure the cable
does not stack up on itself and bind the winch.

I do know that the cable (or rope) comes off of the spool and passes through
a guide, this guide is called a fairlead. A fairlead can be of the roller
variety, or can simply be a block of steel that has curved edges for the
cable to rub against. A roller fairlead is better, if you are shopping and
can't decide which to get.





"Brandon Audet" <bsaudet@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:IAWEf.150$0i1.5@trnddc04...
> Thanks...
> What then, are the articles and shows talking about when they say
> "so-and-so is taking the fairlead." They always seem to be referring to
> the person holding the winch cable, ahead of the trail rig.
>
> Brandon
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:C_udnTUKKtJjXX_eRVn-jQ@ez2.net...
>> The fairlead is the roller head that the cable goes through. A roller
>> fairlead has rollers, a regular fairlead has a curved steel block. The
>> purpose is to guide the cable straight onto the winch spool. All loads
>> will not be directly in front of the winch, and the fairlead prevents the
>> cable from pulling against the sides of the spool.
>
>

 

I've not heard the term applied to a person, but I agree with Mike that
there needs to be a person standing near the winch to make sure the cable
does not stack up on itself and bind the winch.

I do know that the cable (or rope) comes off of the spool and passes through
a guide, this guide is called a fairlead. A fairlead can be of the roller
variety, or can simply be a block of steel that has curved edges for the
cable to rub against. A roller fairlead is better, if you are shopping and
can't decide which to get.





"Brandon Audet" <bsaudet@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:IAWEf.150$0i1.5@trnddc04...
> Thanks...
> What then, are the articles and shows talking about when they say
> "so-and-so is taking the fairlead." They always seem to be referring to
> the person holding the winch cable, ahead of the trail rig.
>
> Brandon
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:C_udnTUKKtJjXX_eRVn-jQ@ez2.net...
>> The fairlead is the roller head that the cable goes through. A roller
>> fairlead has rollers, a regular fairlead has a curved steel block. The
>> purpose is to guide the cable straight onto the winch spool. All loads
>> will not be directly in front of the winch, and the fairlead prevents the
>> cable from pulling against the sides of the spool.
>
>

 

I've not heard the term applied to a person, but I agree with Mike that
there needs to be a person standing near the winch to make sure the cable
does not stack up on itself and bind the winch.

I do know that the cable (or rope) comes off of the spool and passes through
a guide, this guide is called a fairlead. A fairlead can be of the roller
variety, or can simply be a block of steel that has curved edges for the
cable to rub against. A roller fairlead is better, if you are shopping and
can't decide which to get.





"Brandon Audet" <bsaudet@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:IAWEf.150$0i1.5@trnddc04...
> Thanks...
> What then, are the articles and shows talking about when they say
> "so-and-so is taking the fairlead." They always seem to be referring to
> the person holding the winch cable, ahead of the trail rig.
>
> Brandon
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:C_udnTUKKtJjXX_eRVn-jQ@ez2.net...
>> The fairlead is the roller head that the cable goes through. A roller
>> fairlead has rollers, a regular fairlead has a curved steel block. The
>> purpose is to guide the cable straight onto the winch spool. All loads
>> will not be directly in front of the winch, and the fairlead prevents the
>> cable from pulling against the sides of the spool.
>
>