Winching Techniques - KFI AS-50WX Owner's Manual And Operating Instructions

Winching Techniques

1. Take time to assess your situation and plan
your pull.
2. Put on gloves to protect your hands.
3. Disengage the clutch to allow free-spooling
and also save battery power.
4. Attach the hook strap to the clevis hook.
5. Pull out the synthetic cable to your desired
anchor point using the hook strap.
6. Secure the clevis hook to the anchor point:
Sling, chain or snatch block. Do not attach
the hook back onto the synthetic cable.
7. Engage the clutch.
8. Start your engine to ensure power is being
replenished to the battery.
9. Power in the synthetic cable guiding the
cable under tension to draw up the slack in
the cable. Once the cable is under tension,
stand clear. Never step over the cable.
10. Double check your anchors and make sure
all connections are secure.
11. Inspect the synthetic cable. Make sure there
are at least 5 wraps of cable around the
winch drum.
12. Place cable hook stopper over the synthetic
cable approximately 5 to 6 feet from the
hook.
13. Clear the area. Make sure all spectators
stand clear and that no one is directly in
front or behind the vehicle or anchor point.
14. Begin winching. Be sure that the cable
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 cable under tension.
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15. The vehicle to be winched should be placed
in neutral and the parking brake released.
Only release the loads to the winch. This
can damage the winch, synthetic cable and
vehicle.
16. The winch is meant for intermittent use.
Under full load with a single line rig do not
power in for more than a minute without
letting the motor cool down for a few
minutes and then resume the winching
operation.
17. The winching operation is complete once
the vehicle is on stable ground and is able
to drive under its own power.
18. Secure the vehicle. Be sure to set the
brakes and place the vehicle in park.
19. Release the tension on the cable. The winch
is not meant to hold the vehicle for long
periods of time.
20. Disconnect the synthetic cable from the
anchor.
21. Rewind the synthetic cable. Make sure that
any cable already on the drum has spooled
tightly and neatly. If not, draw out the cable
and re-spool from the point where the cable
is tight.
22. Keep your hands clear of the winch drum
and fairlead as the synthetic cable is being
drawn in.
23. Secure the hook and hook strap.
24. Disconnect the remote control and store in a
clean, dry place.
25. Clean and inspect connections and mount-
ing hardware for next winching operation.
26. Never use the winch as a tie down.
27. Use brake pedal when under full tension.
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