winch cable attachment point question

[bennyspoon]

g'day guys,
 i am wondering if there is anything wrong with having the attachment point for the gin pole/winch cable in the anchor rather than on the gin pole itself,with two pulleys for reduction. the reason i ask is that i need to have my winch slightly higher that the gin pole, which would { if attachment was on the pole} mean another pulley and a lot more cable.
any thoughts on this?
cheers,
ben.

[wpowokal]

If this is what you mean then it's OK





Allan of the jungle

[Boss]

Nice pics Allan

[bennyspoon]

thanks for the reply allan, having trouble replying with my crude rendering, will see how it goes this time, may end up with several!

Fixed pic post for ya
Bruce S

[wpowokal]

Ben what you have drawn is basically what I had, it is not a double reduction but will work just fine.

Allan

[bennyspoon]

ok, that's good. there will still be some measure of stress reduction on the components by having these two pulleys though, won't there?
what's the go with the d shackle attachment in the third image allan, is that one that connects from the gin pole to a turnbuckle then your anchor?
cheers,
ben.

[wpowokal]

http://www.technologystudent.com/gears1/pulley8.htm a good example.

In my third pic the 'd' shackle and turnbuckle is an anchor rope attached after raising to remove the winch from the equation.

allan