profdant139 wrote:
It is true that the winch rotates toward the strain point, since it is on a chain. But it is so moveable, paradoxically, that there is not enough resistance to cause the cable to spool onto the drum in an orderly way -- it just piles up, unless I push the cable sideways with a piece of pipe. I have not tried using a gloved hand to do that, but I suppose I could try.
Have you considered the reverse? Attach something like a broom handle to the winch and push it back and forth as needed rather than the cable.
