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168 STARTING AND OPERATING
(Continued)
OPERATING YOUR WINCH
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
WARNING!
Failure to observe any of these warnings regarding
proper winch usage may result in severe injury.
Always use supplied hook strap to hold the hook
when spooling wire rope in or out.
Never use as a hoist.
Never use to move persons.
Never exceed winch or synthetic rope rated capacity.
Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling the
synthetic rope.
Never touch synthetic rope or hook while in tension
or under load.
Never engage or disengage clutch if winch is under
load, synthetic rope is in tension, or rope drum is
moving.
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 drum.
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 Opera-
tions Guide and Basic Guide to Winching Tech-
niques, 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 immediately.
Always be sure any element which can interfere with
safe winching operations is removed prior to initi-
ating 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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