Congrats on the repair! Sometimes I've had to make several trips to the woods before I worked the kinks out of mine. As badly as the old Gearmatics are maligned they do have one of the strongest brake setups available. When winching in the mainline the spring loaded band self releases because of the forward (CW) rotation of the brake drum. As soon as the clutch bands are released the reverse (CCW) rotation of the loaded cable drum will cause the spring loaded brake band set to self wrap the brake drum instantly. The heavier the load the tighter it holds. Of course the brake bands have to properly grip the drum to accomplish this.
Congrats on the repair! Sometimes I've had to make several trips to the woods before I worked the kinks out of mine. As badly as the old Gearmatics are maligned they do have one of the strongest brake setups available. When winching in the mainline the spring loaded band self releases because of the forward (CW) rotation of the brake drum. As soon as the clutch bands are released the reverse (CCW) rotation of the loaded cable drum will cause the spring loaded brake band set to self wrap the brake drum instantly. The heavier the load the tighter it holds. Of course the brake bands have to properly grip the drum to accomplish this.
Yes Sir! Absolutely correct, a great design! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nice
Thank you!
Strong winches are for the woods sloppy winches are for the bed room !
Roger that!