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Description
Some W8L power controlled winches of very early
production were equipped with an optional
FREESPOOL
function. The winch has an intermediate gear assembly
that provides a gear reduction and increases the available
torque at the winch drum. A sliding sleeve with splines
engages the drum pinion gear and the intermediate gear.
The operator can disengage the sliding sleeve with a
control lever for the
FREESPOOL
operation when there
FREESPOOL
is no load on the wire rope. When the control lever is in
the
FREESPOOL
position, the sliding sleeve disengages
the drum pinion gear from the intermediate gear. The gear
train is disengaged from the clutch and the brake shaft so
that the wire rope can be pulled from the drum by hand.
Only the drum and drum pinion gear rotate when the
wire rope is pulled from the drum during a
FREESPOOL
operation.
Figure 23 - FREESPOOL
Appendix A - FREESPOOL
Summary of Contents for W8L
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