Winching; Skidding - Farmi Forest Corporation JL 601 Operating, Maintenance And Spare Parts Manual

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JL 601
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

7.3. WINCHING

Before using the winch, you
have to pull the cable
completely out of the drum
and winch the cable back on
NOTE!
the drum with a heavy load.
Otherwise the cable will be
damaged.
D Park the winch and tractor on level, stable
ground. Lock the brakes of the tractor
before winching. Lower the 3--point hitch so
that the dozer blade anchors the winch to
the ground. See fig. 25.
Do not let the dozer blade sink
too deeply into the ground, so
that the PTO shaft is not
damaged
NOTE!
D Before using the skidding winch, make
sure that the lower snatch block, the upper
snatch block and the finger guard move
freely.
Fig. 25. Anchor the dozer blade to the
ground.
1. Draw the cable to the load but avoid
twitches. Do not draw out too much cable
to avoid loose spaces when the cable is
reeled in.
2. Start the tractor, turn the PTO on. Use the
winch with the control rope and stand in a
safe place at a distance of at least 2m (6ft)
from the winch. Use the upper snatchblock
when winching.
3. Operate the clutch firmly. Avoid sliding the
clutch to avoid warming of the clutch. Stop
winching by letting go of the control rope
for the leave. The clutch will slip when the
load is heavier than the selected pull. This
prevents damages to the cable or winch.
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Avoid extra large loads. The winding speed
depends on the number of revolutions of
the tractor. Do not wind too fast.
4. Stop winching when the logs are at about
1,5--3 m (5--10 ft) from the tractor. Install
the cable on the lower snatch block.
Fig. 26. Winching over the upper snatchblock

7.4. SKIDDING

Fig. 27. Cable on the lower snatchblock
1. Turn the P.T.O on. Pull the clutch control
rope and winch the logs to the pulley. Keep
the tension on the cable and pull the
thinner rope that operates the brake
ratchet. Stop pulling on the clutch rope first.
The load is now locked in place.
Alternatively the skidding chains can be
attached to the notched beam.
2. Turn off the P.T.O.
3. Raise the 3--point hitch so that the logs
come off ground (fig. 28.).
4. Move the logs to the desired place.
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