Posted by Johnd [162.158.79.14] on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 05:29:44 :
In Reply to: Re: MU-2 winch assembly posted by Dan66 [172.70.214.83] on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 11:13:51 :
Dan,
Right.
I think of it as a lever. The further away from the winch mounting bolts the cable is, the more leverage you are applying to the base mounting bolts. Since the drum diameter is pretty big, pulling off the top has much more leverage on the base bolts, than off the bottom.