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WARNING - A minimum of five wraps of cable around the drum barrel is necessary for pulling and
holding the rated load. The cable clamp is not designed to hold the load without 5 wraps of cable around
the barrel.
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WARNING - Keep yourself and others a safe distance to the side of the cable when under tension.
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WARNING - The wire rope may break before the motor stalls. For heavy loads at or near rated
capacity, use a pulley block/snatch block to reduce the load on the wire rope.
WARNING -Never step over a cable, or near a cable under load.
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WARNING - Don't move the vehicle to pull a load (towing) on the winch cable. This could result in cable
breakage.
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WARNING-Disconnect the remote control and battery leads when not in use.
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WARNING- Do not exceed maximum pull rating. Avoid "shock loads" by using the control switch
intermittently to take up the slack in the wire rope. "Shock loads" can far exceed the rate capacity for the
wire rope and drum.
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WARNING- Do not exceeds maximum line pull ratings shown on the tables.
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WARNING-When re-spooling the cable, ensure that the cable spools in the under-wind position with
the cable entering the drum from the bottom, not the top.
gloves, keep a slight load on the cable while pushing the remote button to draw in the cable. Walk
toward the winch not allowing the cable to slide through your hands. Do not let your hands get within
12? of the winch while re-spooling. Turn off the winch and repeat the procedure until a few feet of cable
is left. Disconnect the remote control and finish spooling by hand by rotating the drum by hand with the
clutch disengaged. Keep hands clear of the fairlead and drum while the winch is under power.
Do not use as a hoist. Do not use for overhead lifting.
Failure to heed these warnings may result in personal injury and/or property damage.
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WARNING - Use gloves to protect hands when handling the cable. Never let the cable slide through
your hands.
WARNING – Never connect the cable back to itself.
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Apply blocks to the wheels of the vehicle when on an incline..
No modifications, alterations, or deviation to the winch are authorized by the manufacturer and SHALL
not be made.
Duration of winching pulls should be kept as short as possible. If the motor becomes uncomfortably hot
to the touch, stop winching immediately and let it cool down for a few minutes. Do not pull for more than
one minute at or near the rated load.
CAUTION - If the motor stalls do not maintain power to the winch. Electric winches are designed and
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made of intermittent use and should not be used in constant duty applications.
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CAUTION - Never release the free-spool clutch when there is a load on the winch.
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CAUTION - Use hand saver hook when handling the hook for spooling or un-spooling the wire rope.
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The winch is rated at 3500 lbs capacity when spooling the first rope layer on the drum. Overloads
can damage the winch/motor/ or wire rope. For loads over 1800 lbs. we recommend the use of
the pulley block/snatch block to double the wire rope line. It will aid in two ways: a) reduce the
number or rope layers on the drum, as well as, b) reduce the load on the wire rope by as much as
50%. When doubling the line back to the vehicle, attach to the frame or other load bearing part.
The vehicle engine should be kept running during operation of the winch to minimize battery drain
and maximize power and speed of the winch. If the winch is used for a considerable time with the
engine off the battery may be drained and too weak to restart the engine
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