Safety Instruction For Fastening Eder Powerwinch 500 - EDER Powerwinch 500 Owner's Manual

Operator
Fig. 4: EDER Powerwinch 500 in working position
The object to be pulled can be attached to the
longest available rope (or preferably an endless
rope). The rope should be guided through the rope
hook and then looped anti-clockwise at least 3-5
times around the capstan (depending on rope
diameter).
During pulling the throttle lever, guide the rope
through the rope clamp and around the white guide
roller (Fig. 5).
Fig. 5: Guiding the rope through the clamp
When setting the winch up like this, take great care
to ensure that the loops on the capstan are neatly
alongside each other and never over one another,
as that will cause a jam as soon as you start
winching.
To start the winching operation, the operator should
stand at a 90º angle to the winching direction and at
least 5 metres away from the EDER Powerwinch
500 so the whole operation, both winch and load,
can be carefully and continuously observed. Then
pull the rope but only with sufficient force to open
the throttle and achieve the required winching
speed.
Please note: During the winching operation the
rope must slide smoothly around the capstan so
rope entering the winch can be taken up. Do not
pull the rope excessively as this will only increase
friction and cause unnecessary wear on the rope.
Should there be insufficient traction, make one or
two more turns around the capstan. Also note that
pulling hard on the end rope will not increase the
EDER Powerwinch 500 traction power!
When winching a load up a slope there is no danger
of it slipping back because the rope is held in the
Load
zero throttle position by the cable clamp (Fig. 5).
Careful control on the throttle allows loads to be
positioned exactly as required. Once tension is off
the winch rope, the operator's end of the rope can
be carefully removed from the cable clamp.
The EDER Powerwinch 500 should always be
positioned above the level of the load's fixing point,
to avoid the risk of the load being pushed into the
ground (Fig. 4).
Safety instruction for fastening EDER
Powerwinch 500
The fastener eye is not constructed to fix the winch
with a hook, a shackle or any other metal objects.
These objects can cause damage at the winch and
disabling the safety devices.
Only use textile slings to fasten the EDER
Powerwinch 500. Use only the fastening eye.
See figure 6 to 7 for the wrong and the correct
fastening of EDER Powerwinch 500.
Fig. 6: wrong fastening the EDER Powerwinch 500
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