IMPROVED REEL FOR A PAPERMAKING MACHINE

A Pope-type reel (12) for use on a papermaking machine to wind a substantially continuous, traveling paper web (W) into successive wound paper rolls has a primary drive stand (14) which pivots co-axially with the rotational axis (20) of the reel support drum (22). A primary reel spool drive (32) is mounted to the primary drive stand to provide torque to the reel spool (56) from the initial winding of the traveling paper web onto the reel spool while it is supported by a pair of primary arms (13, 13') over the upper periphery of the support drum (22) until the reel spool is rotated downwardly by the primary arms onto a pair of horizontal guide rails (68, 68'). At this time, the reel spool drive is disengaged, and a secondary reel spool drive (58) engages the now partially wound web roll to provide torque continually until the paper web roll is completely wound.