{"id":1926,"date":"2023-03-27T09:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T09:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heavydutyguide.com\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2023-03-27T09:15:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T09:15:21","slug":"which-way-should-a-winch-spool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heavydutyguide.com\/winches-guide\/which-way-should-a-winch-spool\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Way Should A Winch Spool? – Complete Guide In 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Winch spooling is a very common question we get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I suspect it’s because people are used to seeing winches mounted on vehicles, and if you don’t pay attention, you may not be able to see which way it is being spooled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best way to spool a winch is with the winch drum horizontal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This keeps the load on the winch line as even as possible and prevents wear and tear on your lines, spool, or anything else attached to the outside of the winch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But when you look at many vehicles with winches mounted, they are often spooling in an upward direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This can be easy to see if you have a large steel bumper on your vehicle because it will probably have holes for where the fairlead was attached to, and there will be some wear on the bumper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n