Micascisto

Stock parts (a decoupler instead of the winch) works fine!

Thanks for the replies. I tried to add an excessive amount of struts, but it didn't work. It looks like any decoupling action in previous stages triggers something in the winch that makes it move violently destroying any strut. Without any strut, sometimes I can see the whole rover+crane flying out of the fairing. The Kraken never fails! I also tried a different construction, by having the skycrane initially attached to the rover via a decoupler, and then I activate the winch to connect it to the rover. However, the cable goes through the rover like it didn't exist. I wonder how this this guy did it?

Hello everyone, I'm trying to make a skycrane for a rover with a winch, I tested it and it works... except when I launch the whole thing on a rocket. Upon launching, or even staging with some decouplers, the which joint breaks and everything rips apart. Here is a picture in the VAB. The skycrane is connected to the rover via the winch and an attachment point. I added for struts to make everything rigid before extending the cable. What should I do to avoid the winch joint breaking? More struts? Reconfigure the whole thing differently? If so, how?