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172 STARTING AND OPERATING
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General Information
Practice using your winch before you get stuck.
Some key points to remember when using your
winch are:
Always take your time to assess the situation
and plan your pull carefully.
Always take your time when using a winch.
Use the right equipment for the situation.
Always wear leather gloves and do not allow the
synthetic rope to slip through your hands when
handling the rope.
Only the operator should handle the synthetic
rope and remote control.
Think safety at all times.
Vehicle Recovery Using The Winch
Always stand clear of synthetic rope and load
and keep others away during winching.
Always keep hands and clothing clear of the
synthetic rope, hook and fairlead opening
during operation and when spooling.
Never wrap synthetic rope back onto itself.
Always use a choker chain, wire choker rope or
tree trunk protector on the anchor.
Never attach a recovery strap to the winch
hook to increase the length of a pull.
Never attempt to tow a vehicle with the
recovery strap attached directly to the winch
hook.
Never use bungee or kinetic straps that
develop tremendous and potentially
dangerous amounts of force when stretched.
Always disconnect the remote control when
not in use.
Never winch when there are less than
10 wraps of synthetic rope around the winch
d
r
um.
WARNING!
Always pass remote control through a window
to avoid pinching lead in door, when using
remote inside a vehicle.
Never leave the remote control plugged into
the winch while free spooling, rigging or sitting
idle.
WARNING!
CAUTION!
Always know your winch: Take the time to fully
read and understand the included Installation
and Operations Guide, and Basic Guide to
Winching Techniques, in order to understand
your winch and the winching operation.
Always inspect winch installation and
synthetic rope condition before operating the
winch. Frayed, kinked or damaged rope must
be replaced immediately. Loose or damaged
winch installation must be corrected immedi
-
ately.
Always be sure any element which can inter-
fere with safe winching operations is removed
p
r
ior to initiating winching.
Always keep remote control lead clear of the
drum, synthetic rope and rigging.
Inspect for cracks, pinches, frayed rope, or
loose connections. Replace if damaged.
Be careful not to pull the winch rope collar
through the rollers. Watch and listen to winch
for proper snugness.
Never power hook through fairlead. Could
cause damage.
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