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I put my rope on hand tight and as Mike stated it just fit.
So Mike is the truck out here as well? I'm heading out that way for work in two weeks. If you're around I might have time for a beer.
Matt mentioned some really good tips.
I like to spool mine on kinda snug, more than I can do by hand. What works well is to find a parking lot or street that has a slight slope to it, park the truck at the bottom of the slope with the parking brake set just slightly to create some drag. Unspool the rope, put one layer on it hand-snug, then anchor the other end to something solid like a tree or lamp post (use a tree-saver strap!), or a tow hook on another vehicle. Use the winch motor to "pull" your truck towards the anchor point, it might take some experimenting to get the right drag on the e-brake.
Stop when you're about 4-5' away from the anchor, do the rest by hand, be VERY careful on the last bit so it doesn't yank your fingers into the hawse, it's easy to make that mistake and very costly (ouch!).
Wear gloves!
This reminds me, that I need to re-sleeve my rope before the FG.