[EricH]

Originally Posted by Partiot Force

I'm not following you on the extra pulley system. I googled pulley systems and still am not sure. Could you try and describe it again. Thanks and thanks for ALL the help. Can't wait to get back to working on the robot tomorrow.

Essentially, you'd go to the local hardware store and get a couple of pulleys from the hardware section. They don't have to be very big, just big enough for your cable/rope/string--all you're using them for is redirecting the cable. Sometimes the line coming off of the winch drum can't go straight to where it needs to be, so something like this is used to redirect the cable so it goes to where it needs to be, at the angle it needs to be at. I'd get two and place one higher up on the upright section and one down near the bumper zone (below it, if there's a gap in the bumpers).

One thing to note if you go this route: You'll want 3-4 wraps of cable/string/rope on the winch, or some other method to keep the winch from slipping too much.