Winch rope to drum connection

That is pretty much all you do, any connection to the drum is only to stop it slipping when initially loading your rope on
The friction of several wraps of the drum is what takes the load not the end connection on the drum

Question sort of relevant,why do the specs of winch say put the rope on drum with overwind and not underwind coiling,cant see the reason for this as motor runs both ways,my winch mount (Nissan gu) does not allow me to fit the unit as o/w so turned it over and fitted upside down to get winch mounted,if it to do with the holding brake the way I have fitted is the same as supplied,cheers,Mike