ROPING DUMMY RETRIEVAL UNIT THAT AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES ELECTRIC WINCH UPON PREDETERMINED EVENT THEREBY ALLOWING SPOOL TO TURN IN OTHER DIRECTION AND ROPING DUMMY TO BE PULLED AWAY BY EXTERNAL FORCES
A roping dummy retrieval unit includes an electric motor. A switch selectively enables power to flow from a battery to the motor. A clutch between the motor and a spool selectively causes the spool to be turned by the electric motor or to turn without regard to the motor. The switch and the clutch are both engaged during a first part of operation so that the electric motor turns the spool in order to wind rope around the spool and pull the roping dummy. The switch and the clutch are both automatically disengaged in response to a stop event occurring during the first part of operation. The electric motor thereafter stops and the spool turns in an opposite direction as a result of external forces during a second part of operation in order to let out rope and allow the roping dummy to be pulled away.
