GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
KNOW YOUR WINCH Before you begin, you should familiarize yourself with your winch and each of its components:
CAUTION
CAUTION
Winch Drum
Clutch Dial
CUT AND BURN HAZARD Failure to observe these instructions could lead to minor or moderate injury. • Never let winch rope slip through your hands.
MOVING PARTS ENTANGLEMENT HAZARD Failure to observe these instructions could lead to minor or moderate injury. To avoid injury to hands or fingers: • Never leave remote control where it can be activated during free spooling, rigging, or when the winch is not being used. • Never leave the winch remote control plugged in when installing, freespooling, rigging, servicing or when the winch is not being used.
Motor
Winch Rope
NOTICE
Motor :
The winch motor is powered by the vehicle’s battery. The motor provides power to the gear mechanism, which turns the winch drum and winds the winch rope. The winch drum is the cylinder onto which the winch rope feeds. The drum is driven by the motor and drive train. The winch rope’s diameter and length are determined by the winch’s load capacity and design. Wrapped around the winch drum and fed through the fairlead, the winch rope is looped at the end to accept the hook’s clevis pin. Synthetic winch rope is constructed of a unique ultra high molecular weight polyethylene material and offers tremendous tensile strength. It is coated with a high temperature urethane and equipped with a temperature resistant sleeve on the first layer for added protection. The synthetic rope’s high flexibility and low weight make it much easier to handle out in the field. The clutch allows the operator to manually disengage the spooling drum from the gear train, enabling the drum to rotate freely (known as “freespooling”). Engaging the clutch “locks” the winch drum back onto the gear train. Using electrical power from the vehicle’s battery, the contactor switches power to the motor, enabling the operator to change the direction of the winch drum rotation. Remote controls come in many forms. All enable the operator to start, stop and change the direction of the winch drum rotation, , as well as stand clear of the winch rope while operating the winch.
AVOID WINCH AND EQUIPMENT DAMAGE • Always avoid side pulls which can pile up winch rope at one end of the drum. This can damage winch rope or winch. • Always ensure the clutch is fully engaged or disengaged. • Always use care to not damage the vehicle frame when anchoring to a vehicle during a winching operation. • Never submerge winch in water. • Always store the remote control in a protected, clean, dry area.
Winch Drum:
Winch Rope:
Clutch Dial:
Contactor (not shown) :
Remote Control (not shown) :
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