Part 4 - Engaging Your Winch For The Pull; Steps 12-16 - Quadratec Q9000 Synthetic Operator's Manual

Part 4 - Engaging your Winch for the Pull

Now that you have set up the winching operation correctly,
you are ready to initiate the pull. To make sure this opera-
tion goes as safely as possible,
you will need to create a large
safety zone around the winching
area. In this zone you want to
make sure there are no people or
animals that could be harmed
incase the operation does not go
as planned.
Under no circumstances should
there be people in front, behind
or in zone of the line, anchor or
vehicle in case line or anchor
fails or vehicle rolls. It is up to
you to make sure that the winch
area is clear and you should
make sure everyone around you
knows that you are executing
Establish
the winching operation.
Safety Zone
Step Twelve: Start the Pull
With an established safety zone in place, a line wrap secure
on the middle of the line and with the winch line in a slight
tension state, you can now begin the winching operation.
Start your vehicle's engine and from inside the vehicle (or
from safe distance to the side of the vehicle with the vehicle
in neutral) begin the winching operation slowly taking up
the remainder of the slack in the line by intermittently
pulsing the winch. Avoid taking up the slack in the line
quickly causing a jerking of the line. This can put undue
stress on the winch and line. Once under tension,
continue the pull until the vehicle begins to move out from
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