Spool reversal (1 Viewer)

[REKCUT]

I have recently moved winches around between trucks and have mounted a 125k tmaxx winch on my 80. I didnt like the angle of the line feed with the bumper by keeping the line spooled around the top so I want to reverse the direction of the spool. I can easily switch the wiring but have question as to the brake. Can you spool in in reverse or will this drag against the brake. Is it winch specific? The tmax site states
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All winches feature a posi-loc drum brake which automatically locks the drum to the beefy main gears at the moment winching stops. Compare this with the cone brake in most other winches and the drum lock wears less on the motor, helps keep temperature lower, and is just all around more reliable.

If the brake only works in one direction then with it hooked up in reverse I should be able to hook the cable to something and back the truck and the winch should unspool. Correct?

From reading and looking I am worried that using it in this manner I will be fighting a brake when spooling will not have a brake when it matters.

Thoughts

 

[Randy88FJ62]

The brake in the winch is direction specific. If you feed the cable on backwards your brake will not function correctly and serious injury or death may occur. Contact your winch supplier for more information.

 

[Pin_Head]

125K??

You want to spool in from the bottom rather than the top?
Flip the winch end to end so that the motor is on the right when facing the winch. The spool is turning the same direction but it is winding from the bottom now and the brake works the same.
You are welcome.

 

[Tapage]

that's nice and clever move Pin_Head ..