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OPERATION AND SERVICE INFORMATION
Read all of manual to become familiar with vehicle. Pay attention to all NOTICES, CAUTIONS, WARNINGS and DANGERS.
If mounting winch at rear of vehicle, the winch must be
mounted upside down.
Winch shown mounted at front of vehicle
Spring Pin
Fig. 7 Winch Mounted to Vehicle
Before moving the winch, unplug the winch connector
from the wire harness. To move the winch from one end
of the vehicle to the other, remove the spring pin, pull
out the clevis pin and remove the winch mount tube
from the receiver. Move to opposite end of vehicle and
install by inserting clevis pin and securing with spring
pin. Plug the winch connector into wire harness.
The winch remote control plugs into the receptacle on
the seat support.
Receptacle
Fig. 8 Winch Remote Control
To unwind the cable, locate the clutch knob on the
winch. Pull out knob and rotate 90° to lock out. Using
handsaver bar, pull cable from winch drum. Leave at
least five turns of cable on drum. Re-engage drum by
turning clutch knob 90°, returning it to original position.
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Front Axle
Clevis Pin
Remote Control
ENGAGED
Clutch Knob
Fig. 9 Winch Clutch Knob
To wind cable, use handsaver bar to keep tension on
the cable while activating remote. When winding cable,
make sure the cable winds tightly and evenly onto the
drum leaving no gaps that could cause premature wear
to the cable. When using winch under a load, operate
the remote control from as far to the side of the vehicle
as possible. Do not operate winch while sitting in pas-
senger seat. Read the following section (WINCH
APPLICATIONS) before attempting to operate winch.
WINCH APPLICATIONS
The winch may be used for a number of purposes,
including pulling the vehicle if it loses traction on unsuit-
able terrain.
Improper use of the winch could result in a
number of conditions that could cause severe
injury or death to operator, occupants of vehi-
cle or bystander.
It is impossible to predict all conditions that the winch
could be used, therefore the following warnings should
not be considered as complete. Before operating the
winch, consider the possible dangers and take precau-
tions to protect yourself, your passenger and any
bystanders.
To prevent severe injury or death to operator,
occupants or bystanders, select the object to
which the cable is attached with the following
considerations:
Make sure the object cannot be pulled over
or otherwise damaged.
The object the winch is attached to could fall
on the vehicle and it's occupants.
LOCKED OUT
Pull out
Turn 90°
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