To reduce a manufacturing cost of a winding machine, and to provide a winding machine having stable braking performance of a friction clutch by eliminating temperature dependency of a friction material.

In the winding machine, torque of a driving shaft 1 is transmitted to a driven shaft 2 by a plurality of gears interposed between the driving shaft 1 connected to a drive source, and the driven shaft 2 connected to a pulley 3 for cargo suspension, and the friction clutch 6 limiting and transmitting torque is provided on at least one gear of the plurality of gears. A woven fabric comprising carbon fiber having a thermal insulation property is used as the friction material 10.