Before You Pull - Warn Industries VRX 25-S Basic Manual

BEFORE YOU PULL

! WARNING
Practice using your winch before you
Never use the
get stuck. A real situation is no time to be
winch as a
learning how to use your winch.
hoist.
Whether you're recovering another
vehicle or pulling a stump from the
ground, knowing the proper winching
techniques can help keep you and others
around you safe. And perhaps the most
important part of the winching process,
! WARNING
regardless of the situation, is what you
Always use
do before you pull.
supplied hook
In this section, we'll show you the
basic fundamentals for effective
strap to hold
winching. However, it is up to you to
hook when
analyze the situation and make the
spooling rope in
decisions necessary for the proper use of
or out.
your winch. Apply your knowledge of your
winch and the basic fundamentals you've
practiced and adjust your techniques to
your unique situation. Some keys to
remember when using your Warn winch:
! CAUTION
Never attempt
1. Always take your time to assess
to disengage the
your situation and plan your pull
clutch while
carefully.
rope is under
2. Always take your time when using
tension. Never
a winch.
engage the
3. Use the right equipment for your
clutch while the
situation.
drum is rotating.
4. Always wear leather gloves and
Always make
do not allow the rope to slide
sure the clutch
through your hands.
is fully engaged
5. You and only you should handle
or disengaged.
the rope and operate the remote
control switch.
6. Think safety at all times.
! WARNING
7. Practice. Practice and practice the
Always keep steps.
hands and
clothing clear of
the rope, hook
and fairlead
opening during
operation and
when spooling.
WARN INDUSTRIES • THE BASIC GUIDE TO WINCHING TECHNIQUES
G O P R E P A R E D
Single line pull
Rigging for the Pull
The following steps describe how to
recover your vehicle with rigging a single
line pull. Double or multiple line rigging
techniques follow the same basic steps,
but use a snatch block to assist the
process.
Step 1: PUT ON GLOVES.
Step 2: DISENGAGE CLUTCH. To allow
free spooling of the winch drum, rotate
the clutch lever on the winch to
Disengage. Freespooling conserves
battery power.
Step 3: FREE THE WINCH HOOK AND
ATTACH HOOK STRAP. Free the winch
hook from its anchor point. Attach hook
strap to the hook (if not attached).
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Step 4: PULL ROPE TO ANCHOR
POINT. Pull out enough rope to reach
your anchor point. Be sure to keep a
certain amount of tension in the wire.
It can become twisted and overwrap
when slackened, leading to rope
damage. To prevent loosing the end, hold
the winch hook in the hook strap while
you work.
Step 5: SECURE TO THE ANCHOR
POINT. Once you've established your
anchor point, secure the tree trunk
protector or choker chain around the
object.
WARN INDUSTRIES • THE BASIC GUIDE TO WINCHING TECHNIQUES
G O P R E P A R E D
!
Never operate
winch with less
than 5 wraps of
rope around the
drum. Rope could
come loose from
the drum, as the
rope attachment
to the drum is not
designed to hold
How to choose an
a load.
anchor point:
An anchor point as far away as
possible will provide the winch with
its greatest pulling power. A secure
anchor is critical to winching
operations. An anchor must be
strong enough to hold while
winching. Natural anchors include
!
trees, stumps, and rocks. Hook the
Never leave
cable as low as possible.
remote control
If no natural anchors are
plugged into
available, when recovering another
winch while
vehicle, your vehicle becomes the
anchor point. In this case, be sure free spooling,
to put the transmission in neutral,
rigging or
apply the hand brake and block its
sitting idle.
wheels to prevent your vehicle from
moving.
Ideally, you'll want an anchor
point that will enable you to pull
straight in the direction the vehicle
!
will move. This allows the rope to
Never hook
wind tightly and evenly onto the
rope back onto
spooling drum.
itself. This
damages the
rope.
Stakes driven in
at an angle and
tied together.
Buried log with
chain secured
around the log.
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CAUTION
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