Simple Trick To Get Your Winch Cable Unstuck 

I just want to say thank u so much! And also thanks for not blabbing for 20 mins before u get to the point (like all other RU-vid videos I’ve seen 😂)

I listened to what you had to say, then went out to my winch did exactly what you said and BOOM!, the winch cable became UNSTUCK and I lived happily ever after.

This was really the only vid I could find in how to unstick a bound up winch cable. I was janking away at it for some time, took a break, went at it again.... Finally I go for some help here but all the other vids were CRAP. I hooked a chain onto the grapple hook at the end and hung it off the trailer and stood on it with my foot thropugh the chain and BANG !!! BABY !! She came loose ! I couldn't believe it, this worked well - I guess tugging is a lot less force than weight and gravity. THANK YOU 4 years old video dude.

I was looking for a solution to unjamming my winch synthetic cable,watched this video anticipating some cunning tactic, and was very unimpressed when the advice was basically 'pull harder'. But tried anyway, putting my weight into it, and it worked! Sometimes the best advice is the simplest...

Fantastic tip. I thought for sure with the way my cable was rolled over itself after breaking the cable that I'd be taking the winch off to fix the problem but this did the trick the first try.

Many thanks, SnailTrail. Seems obvious now but I never thought of it. Works like a charm.

Worked great on my atv snow plow winch! Thanks!

THANK YOU! I Just unjammed my ATV winch with your help!

Worked like a charm, thank you.

I have a nylon winch rope and it’s stuck so bad that I’ve pulled my truck sideways out of holes by winding it out. In/out it doesn’t matter, it’s not coming unstuck!

Thanks so much i installed a winch for the first time and after hours of work i was so happy i got power going then the winch wasn't moving and i tried this and it worked!1

OMG it worked! Thank you! So easy .... Just as you said

Awesome trick! Learn somethin new everyday!

What if you hit the out button and your truck just shuts off? I think mine is stuck a tad worse than yours. Edit. I just removed the winch from my truck and split it in half. Was able to free the cable and rewind it. Moral of the story don’t buy an badlands zxr 10,000lb winch from harbor freight. Been nothing but trouble.

Wow never would’ve thought of that 🙄

Putting your hand that close to the fairlead is a sure-fire way of loosing your hand! A perfect example is my neighbor who was mad while wheeling cause nothing was going right on the trail. When he was loading onto the trailer, his buddy winched IN not out! Lost 75% of his hand! NEVER GRAB THE CABLE!

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