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Ok this helps. Thanks. What I learned: - winch location does not affect turning force in the drum but does affect bearing loads. - lateral loads on the pedestal increase exponentially with pedestal height so guiding the cable straight down the pedestal part of the distance to the drum will...

Thanks. Maybe the attachments will help. My concern is lateral / side loading of the pedestal more than bearing loads on the drum itself. I have assumed that there would be an optimal height above the center line of a 24" drum to either mount the winch or a cable guide, but that is just...

I farm and have built water control devices for my rice operation that use a cable and drum setup. The moving part is a 24"water tight rotary union that we rotate with a cable that originates in a dual spool winch above the center line of rotation for the drum. The winch cables secure to the...