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STARTING AND OPERATING
17. Rewind the synthetic rope. The person handling
the synthetic rope should walk the rope in and not
let it slide through the hand, control the winch at
all times.
Rewinding The Synthetic Rope
WARNING!
To prevent serious injury, NEVER put your fingers
inside the hook area as you are powering-in.
NOTE:
How to spool under no load: Arrange the remote
control lead so it cannot be caught in the winch.
Arrange the synthetic rope so it will not kink or
tangle when spooled. Be sure any synthetic rope
already on the spooling drum is wound tightly and
evenly layered. Tighten and straighten the layer if
necessary. Keep the synthetic rope under light ten-
sion and spool the rope back and onto the winch
drum in even layers. Stop frequently to tighten and
straighten the layers as necessary.
Repeat this process until the winch hook is the
same distance as the full length of the remote con-
trol from the winch. Pinch the hook between your
thumb and forefinger and attach the hook strap.
Hold the hook strap between the thumb and forefin-
ger to keep tension on the synthetic rope. Walk the
synthetic rope towards the fairlead, carefully spool-
ing in the remaining rope by pulsing the remote con-
trol 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
remote 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,
clean, 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 main-
taining 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 affect-
ing 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.
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