Don't listen to that BS. The winch should come pre-spooled and will be ready to go. "Setting" the winch line is a good idea if you are re-spooling but you are not doing so, typically, with a new winch with it's own cable.
Dumbass makes it sound like something will happen if you don't "stretch" it before you "use it." That's not why one pre-stretches wire winch rope. You spool it under load so that it lays properly and the wire fibers don't bunch. It has nothing to do with using the rope for the first pull.
For instance, you could spool up the first layer and hook it up for the first time and winch yourself out and be just fine.
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