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your thumb and forefinger and attach the hook
strap. Hold the hook strap between the thumb and
forefinger to keep tension on the synthetic rope.
Walk the synthetic rope towards the fairlead, care
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fully spooling in the remaining rope by pulsing the
r
emote control switch.
18. Store the hook on the most outboard loop of
the hawse fairlead.
Hook In Stored Position
19. Disconnect the remote control. Disconnect the
r
emote control cord from the control box and
store in a clean and dry place. Winching
operations are now complete. Put the cap on
the solenoid plug-in.
NOTE:
Always store the remote control in a protected,
cl
ean, dry area.
RIGGING TECHNIQUES
Various winching situations will require application
of other winching techniques. These could range
from too little distance to achieve maximum pull
using straight line rigging, simply increasing pulling
power, or maintaining a straight-line pulling
situation. You will have to assess what technique is
correct for your situation. Think "safety" at all
times.
How To Change The Pulling Direction
Change Pulling Directions
All winching operations should have a straight line
from the winch to the object being pulled. This
minimizes the synthetic rope collecting on one side
of the drum affecting pulling efficiency and
damaging synthetic rope. A snatch block, secured
to a point directly in front of the vehicle will enable
you to change your pulling direction while still
allowing the synthetic rope to be at 90° to wind
properly onto the spooling drum.
Increasing Pulling Power
In some cases, you may find yourself needing more
pulling power. The use of snatch blocks increases
mechanical advantage and that increases your
pulling power.
Double Line
Wire Rope Routing
Because pulling power decreases with the number
of layers of synthetic rope on the winch drum, you
can use a snatch block to double line out more
rope. This decreases the number of layers of
synthetic rope on the drum, and increases pulling
power. Start by feeding out enough synthetic rope
to free the winch hook. Attach the hook to your
vehicle's frame/tow hook and run the rope through
a snatch block. Disengage the clutch and, using
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