How to Keep Winch Wire From Bunching Up When Retracting

Updated 02/21/2026 | Published 04/08/2024

Question:

When I wind my wire cable back on my electric winch it is hard to keep it from bunching up.

asked by: Tim G

Expert Reply:

Hey Tim, that sounds like a real pain. I'm no winch expert, but from what I understand all you'd need to do is keep the wire at a 90 degree angle. So you'd need to look for a winch wire guide, which is designed to keep your wire from bunching up.

We do also have winch tensioners like # BDW20234 which will work with Bulldog winches that you can use. You'd just need to let us know what winch you have and I'd be happy to see what we have.

expert reply by: Bryce D