Table of Contents
Advertisement
1. Wear leather gloves when handling winch cable. DO NOT handle cable with bare hands as broken wires can cause injuries.
2. When extending winch cable, ensure that at least five wraps of cable remain on drum under load. Serious personal injury or property damage
may result.
3. Ensure that all persons stand well clear of winch cable and load during winch operation, 1.5 times the cable length is recommended. If a
cable pulls loose or breaks under load it can lash back and cause serious personal injury or death.
4. Draping a heavy blanket or similar object over the extended winch cable is recommended as it will dampen any lash back should a
failure occur.
5. Ensure rated "D" or bow shackles are used in conjunction with an approved tree trunk protector to provide a safe anchor point.
6. DO NOT operate the winch control when the engine is OFF and a load remains on the cable. This may put the winch into freespool mode
when not required, therefore not holding the load.
7. Ensure the winch clutch is totally engaged before starting any winch operation. When engaging or disengaging the clutch it may be necessary
to rotate the drum by hand to align the clutch pin.
8. NEVER disengage the winch clutch under load.
9. Store the winch with clutch lever function in the HIGH GEAR position.
10. The maximum winch capacity is available on the first layer of rope on the bare winch drum. During all winching operations it is recommended
to unspool the rope back to the first layer so as to provide maximum capacity and avoid rope damage. Ensure that at least five wraps of
cable remain on the drum at all times.
11. The use of a snatch block will aid recovery operations by providing: A doubling of the winch capacity and a halving of the winching speed;
and the means to maintain a direct line pull to the center of the rollers.
12. The MileMarker winch is a 2-speed unit, low speed for vehicle recovery winching and high speed for line retrieval.
13. DO NOT use the winch to lift, support or otherwise transport personnel.
14. DO NOT drive your vehicle to assist the winch in any way. Vehicle movement in combination with winch operation may overload the cable,
the winch itself, or cause damaging shock loads.
15. Shock loads when winching are dangerous! A shock load occurs when an increased force is suddenly applied to the cable. A vehicle rolling
back on a slack cable may induce a damaging shock load.
SAFETY WARNINGS
Page 2
Advertisement
Table of Contents
