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Medieval construction crane (lemmy.world)

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[–] natecox@programming.dev 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also with no ratcheting preventing backspin every once in a while that poor sap in the wheel would miss a step or something and then go for one hell of a ride.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't a ratcheting mechanism sort of implied with it being labeled as a winch though?

[–] natecox@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

No. Ratcheting stops are one form of winch break (and definitely the most common in modern winches) but it’s not a mandatory inclusion. A winch is just a rope around a drum.