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Your winch is a powerful piece of machinery. It is important that you understand the basics of its operation and specifications so that when you need to use it, you can use it with confidence and safety. Below is a list of the components of your winch and their use. You should practice using your winch before you are in a situation where you need to use it.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING
WARNING — Do not exceed rated capacity shown in this table.
WARNING — Intermittent use only. Allow winch to cool between uses.
WARNING — Do not use winch to lift (vertically).
WARNING — Do not use winch to pull or move people in any way.
WARNING — NEVER cut, weld, or modify any part of the winch or cable.
WARNING — A minimum of five wraps of cable around the drum barrel is necessary for pulling and holding the rated load.
WARNING — Keep yourself and others a safe distance to the side of the cable when it is under tension.
WARNING — The wire rope may break before the motor stalls. For heavy loads at or near rated capacity, use a pulley block/snatch block to reduce the load on the wire rope.
WARNING — Never step over a cable, or go near a cable under load.
WARNING — Don't move the vehicle to pull a load (towing) on the winch cable. This could result in cable breakage.
WARNING — Disconnect the remote control and battery leads when not in use.
WARNING — Avoid "shock loads" by using the control switch intermittently to take up the slack in the wire rope. "Shock loads" can far exceed the rate capacity for the wire rope and drum.
WARNING — Do not exceeds maximum line pull ratings shown on the tables.
WARNING — When spooling the cable ensure that the cable spools in the under-wind position with the cable entering the drum from the bottom, not the top. To spool correctly you should keep a slight load on the cable while pushing the remote button to draw in the cable. Walk toward the winch not allowing the cable to slide through your hands. Do not let your hands get within 12 in. of the winch while spooling. Turn off the winch and repeat the procedure until a few feet of cable is left. Disconnect the remote control and finish spooling by rotating the drum by hand with the clutch disengaged. Keep your hands clear of the fairlead and drum while the winch is under power.
Do not use as a hoist. Do not use for overhead lifting.
Failure to heed these warnings may result in personal injury and/or property damage.
WARNING — Use gloves to protect hands when handling the cable. Never let the cable slide through your hands.
WARNING —Never connect the cable back to itself. Apply blocks to the wheels of the vehicle when on an incline. Duration of winching pulls should be kept as short as possible. If the motor becomes uncomfortably hot to the touch, stop winching immediately and let it cool down for a few minutes. Do not pull for more than one minute at or near the rated load.
CAUTION — If the motor stalls do not maintain power to the winch. Electric winches are designed and made for intermittent use and should not be used in constant duty applications.
CAUTION — Never disengage the clutch when there is a load on the winch.
CAUTION — Use the hand saver hook when handling the hook for spooling or un-spooling the wire rope.
GENERAL TIPS FOR SAFE OPERATION