Winches: update -- problem solved, thanks to you!

Yeah, there are my two problems -- the pull was off to the side, and I did not tell the winch operator to watch out for bunching, and I did not provide her with any device (like a stick) to move the cable back and forth.

Actually, that's three problems.

Anyway, I managed to get the cable off the spindle and the drum -- lots of fun with needle-nose vice grips and screwdrivers and steel splinters in my hand, cutting right through my heaviest gloves. Now, time to replace the cable -- it is trashed.