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A. Take time to assess your situation and plan your pull.
B. Put on gloves to protect your hands.
C. Disengage the clutch to allow free-spooling and also save battery power.
D. Attach the hand saver hook to the clevis hook.
E. Pull out the wire rope to your desired anchor point using the hand saver hook.
F. Secure the clevis hook to the anchor point: Sling, chain or snatch block. Do not attach the hook
back onto the wire rope.
G. Engage the clutch.
H. Connect the remote control to the winch.
I. Start your engine to ensure power is being replenished to the battery.
J. Power in the wire rope guiding the wire under tension to draw up the slack in the wire. Once the
wire is under tension stand well clear. Never step over the wire rope.
K. Double check your anchors and make sure all connections are secure.
L. Inspect the wire rope. Make sure there are at least 5 wraps of wire rope around the winch drum.
M. Drape a blanket or jacket over the wire rope approximately 5 to 6 feet from the hook. Open the
hood for added protection.
N. Clear the area. Make sure all spectators all well back and that no one is directly in front or behind
the vehicle or anchor point.
O. Begin winching. Be sure that the wire rope is winding evenly and tightly around the drum. The
vehicle that is being winched can be slowly driven to add assistance to the winching process. Avoid
shock loads; keep the wire rope under tension.
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Locate a suitable anchor such as a strong tree trunk or boulder.
Always use a sling as an anchor point.
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CAUTION Do not attach the clevis hook back onto the cable as
this could cause damage to the cable.
As shown in Fig 3.1
Do not winch from an acute angle as the wire rope will pile up on
one side of the drum causing damage to wire rope and the winch.
Fig 3.2
Short pulls from an angle can be used to straighten the vehicle.
Long pulls should be done with the wire rope at a 90° angle to the
winch/vehicle.
When pulling a heavy load, place a blanket or jacket over the wire
rope five or six feet from the hook. In the event of a broken cable it
will dampen the snap back. For additional protection open the
hood of the vehicle as shown in Fig 3.3
For pulls over 1800lbs, we recommend the use of the snatch
lock/pulley block to double line the wire rope. Fig 3.4
This reduces the load on the winch and the strain on the rope by
approximately 50%.
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WARNING - Never use your winch for overhead hoisting or for
lifting people or moving people
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