Ezgo ST 480 Owner's Manual page 23

Read all of Manual to become thoroughly familiar with this vehicle. Pay particular attention to all Notes, Cautions and Warnings
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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 cable is attached to could
fall on the vehicle and it's occupants.
If attaching the winch to a dead tree, a section
could fall.
When pulling vehicle with winch, pull straight only. Do not
permit the cable to contact the side of the drum.
Do not pull vehicle at an angle. If the vehicle is
pulled at an angle, it could turn over causing
severe injury or death to anyone in the area.
The winch cable could also become over-
stressed and break causing severe injury or
death to anyone struck by the cable.
The rear drive axle is equipped with a manually operated
locking differential. With the differential unlocked, if one
drive wheel looses traction, all available power is trans-
ferred to that wheel until it regains traction. In normal
driving this is not a problem. However, if the vehicle
becomes 'hung up' on an object, the vehicle will stop.
With the differential locked, power is distributed to both
drive wheels at all times. If both drive wheels lose trac-
tion as a result of the vehicle becoming 'hung up' on an
object, the vehicle will stop. If the vehicle cannot be
pushed off the obstruction, it will have to be pulled off
using the winch.
Depending on the location of the obstruction, the vehicle
may need to be pulled either forward or backward.
The winch may be installed in either the front or rear
receiver and held in place with the locking pin provided
OPERATION AND SERVICE INFORMATION
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To prevent severe injury or death, read and
understand the following before attempting to
use the winch:
The winch is not intended to be used in any
hoisting operation.
The rolling load capacity of the winch decreas-
es with the steepness of the slope.
The winch is designed for intermittent duty only.
The electric motor should not be allowed to
become excessively hot. If the motor becomes
uncomfortably hot to the touch, stop winching
and allow the motor to cool.
Always wear thick leather gloves when han-
dling the wire cable.
Replace frayed wire cable with a direct factory
replacement only.
Never operate the winch with less than five (5)
full turns of cable around the drum (Ref Fig. 7
on page 5).
Fig. 7 Never Operate Winch with Less Than Five
If the winch motor stalls from overloading, do
not continue to activate the winch remote con-
trol. The wire cable may become overstressed.
Do not attempt to pull loads exceeding 1500
lbs. (680 kg).
To pull out the cable, the free spool clutch knob
must be used. Pull out and rotate the knob. If
the cable is under any load the clutch may not
release easily. Jog out some of the cable to
release the tension and operate clutch. Pull out
the desired amount of cable and secure.
Engage the drum by rotating the knob until it
Owner's Manual and Service Guide
Ref Wdt 1
Turns Around Drum
Page 5