BRP Can-Am HD 4500 2020 Operator's Manual page 15

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A. Winch-in. Index and arm up, making hand rotations
B. STOP. Arm up and closing fist
C. Winch-out. Index and arm down, making hand rotations
1. Observe the surrounding environment. Plan ahead for your safest strategy.
2. Ensure no bystanders are at risk.
3. Ensure good understanding of the plan and good communication between
teammates for winching.
4. Become familiar and use standard signs for winching.
5. Take up any slack in the rope and also the rigging before winching.
6. Once all slack is removed, verify your installation for safety, and suspend a
sweater or a jacket in the middle of the rope.
7. Proceed slowly and carefully.
8. Once winching is complete, secure the winched item, then remove rope
tension and undo rigging.
9. After use, ensure to maintain a small tension on the rope while winching in.
9.1 With the help of an assistant: have other person maintain a tension in the
rope while staying at least 1.84 m (6 ft) away from the vehicle. Hold the
rope tight without letting it slide in your gloves. Proceed by alternating
one arm after the other. Once your rear hand gets close to the hook, have
the operator stop, grab the hand strap and continue until rope is safely
stowed.
9.2 If proceeding alone, either pull a load to maintain tension in the rope, or use
the remote (if equipped) in one hand and the rope in the other, while stay-
ing as far from the hawse or fairlead as possible. Then activate-deactivate
the winch one arm length at a time. Once you get close to the hook,
stop the winch, grab the hand strap and continue until the rope is safely
stowed.
10. When winching in, ensure the rope loops are tight and sufficiently spread on
the drum to avoid jams, rope damage or sudden release of the rope.
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A
SAFETY INFORMATION
MOVING LOADS AND DOING WORK
B
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C
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