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- Page 1 This manual must be with the vehicle on which this winch is installed. Please check the Allied Systems website regularly for updates to this manual. www.alliedsystems.com P/N 2300190W 09/24/2015...
- Page 2 Serial Number Winch Model Date Installed Date Delivered Special Equipment or Attachments A Product of Allied Systems Company 09/24/2015 Sherwood, Oregon USA Printed in USA...
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Page 3: Foreword
• Become familiar with the winch and the machine on this Operating Manual, contact your local winch dealer, which it is mounted and see that they are maintained or contact Allied Systems Company: in good condition. • Read and understand the SAFETY SUMMARY... - Page 4 NOTE: For repairs and overhaul, contact your Allied NOTE: This publication may be translated to different winch dealer. If you maintain your own equipment, a languages for sole purpose of easy reference in service manual is available for your specifi c winch. non-English speaking locations.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Nameplate ..............2 Direction Lever Adjustments ........25 Wire Rope Selection ..........3 Approved Oil List & Capacity ........4 Operating Techniques, PFO W3C Winch Description ..........5 Tractor or Skidder Operation ........27 Optional Equipment ..........6 Serial Number Codes ..........7 Operating Techniques, PFR Tractor & Skidder Identifi cation Codes ....8 Tractor or Skidder Operation ........31... - Page 6 Operational Differences, Optional Equipment Integral Arch .............41 Fairlead ............41 Drawbar ............42 Optional Gear Ratios ........42...
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Page 7: Safety Summary
Safety Summary Safety Summary General Safety Notices WARNING The following pages contain general safety warnings T h e “ WA R N I N G ” s y m b o l a p p e a rs which supplement specific warnings and cautions wherever incorrect operating procedures appearing elsewhere in this manual. - Page 8 Should the recommendations in this manual deviate from NOTICE those in the user’ country, the national regulations should be followed. This signal word alerts to a situation that is not related to personal injury but may NOTE: All possible safety hazards cannot cause equipment damage.
- Page 9 Safety Summary Operation, Inspection, and Maintenance Warnings • Inspect the winch before each use: » Make sure that the controls and instruments Obey the following cautions and operate correctly. warnings before using your winch to » Report the need for repairs immediately. avoid equipment damage, personal »...
- Page 10 • Never stand nor permit others to stand in the bight • Do not use winch as a hoist. Tractor and skidder (loop) of a wire rope. mounted winches are designed for towing. • Do not stand nor permit others to be near the winch or wire rope when there is tension on the wire rope.
- Page 11 Safety Summary • Wire rope and tail chain will fail if worn-out, • Make sure ground personnel are in plain view of the overloaded, misused, damaged, improperly operator, and at a distance of at least 1½ times the maintained or abused. Wire rope or tail chain failure working length of the wire rope.
- Page 12 • If applying tension to the wire rope manually during • The hydraulic system must be kept clean and free spooling: of contamination at all times. » ensure that the operator is winching in slowly, • Be aware of the hazards of pressurized hydraulics: »...
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Page 15: General
When the PTO is operating, a hydraulic pump in the winch case takes hydraulic oil from the winch sump and sends it necessary for the operation and maintenance of the W3C to the hydraulic control valve. The hydraulic control valve winch. -
Page 16: Nameplate
If the nameplate is missing, or the wire rope does not match the information The W3C winch has a maximum line pull of 41,200 lbs., on the nameplate, do not operate the winch until its rated at 30,000 lbs. -
Page 17: Wire Rope Selection
General Wire Rope Selection For maximum wire rope strength, there should be at least three wraps of wire rope on the drum. Painting the last ten Each winch model can have a variety of wire rope sizes feet red will alert the operator that the wire rope is coming installed by the user. -
Page 18: Approved Oil List & Capacity
Sunfl eet TH Universal Tractor Fluid Figure 3 - Approved Oil List NOTE: For operation in temperatures below -23°C (-10° F), use John Deere J20D “Low Viscosity Hygard” or equivalent. The oil capacity for the W3C is 5.5 gallons (20.8 liters). -
Page 19: W3C Winch Description
3. Cover, LH 4. Cover, Brake 5. Cover, RH 6. Knob, FREESPOOL Drag Adjust 7. Drum 8. Oil Filler/Breather 9. Oil Strainer Cover 10. Oil Drain Plug 11. Oil Level Check Plug 12. Control Lever Figure 4 - W3C Towing Winch... -
Page 20: Optional Equipment
Optional Equipment • drawbar • power forward/reverse (PFR) The W3C winch may be equipped with the following • mechanical FREESPOOL lock options: • extended heavy-duty drawbar • fairlead assembly NOTE: Not all optional equipment listed is available • alternate gear ratio for each model of tractor. -
Page 21: Serial Number Codes
The nameplate with the serial number code is found on A serial number indicates the following information: the left front corner of the winch case. 1556 Made By Vehicle Code A = Allied Systems Company See Figure 1 Winch Model Sequence Number W3C = Standard K3C = Special Applications... -
Page 22: Tractor & Skidder Identifi Cation Codes
Tractor Make Model and Starting Tractor Serial Number Where Applicable Fiat/Hitachi/ Caterpillar John Deere Dresser/ Komatsu Case Ranger Daewoo New Holand Dressta FD & FL5, D3, D3B/C 1000 D31 & D37 450-550G/H, F65C/G DD80/80L FD & FL7 *a D4B/C, D5C ... - Page 23 General Tractor Make Model and Starting Tractor Serial Number Where Applicable Fiat/Hitachi/ Caterpillar John Deere Dresser/ Komatsu Case Ranger Daewoo New Holand Dressta FD80, D3/4/5C *a For 11 tooth tractor spline DC70, DC80 Hystat *b For 13 tooth tractor spline ...
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Page 25: Operation
Operation Operation Operating Procedures Power Operation, Power Forward Only (PFO) A single control lever is used for PFO winch control (see Refer to Figure 7. Figure 7). A second control lever may be used for PFR operation (see Figure 8). The control levers are used to BRAKE-ON position is a neutral position. -
Page 26: Power Forward/Reverse Operation (Optional)
Power Forward/Reverse Operation (Optional) Some W3C winches are equipped with the Power Forward/ Reverse option. Two different levers are provided for winches equipped with PFR: the direction lever and the power lever (see Figure 8). Figure 7 - W3C Operator Controls (PFO) -
Page 27: Freespool Operation
Operation The direction lever determines the direction of the winch FREESPOOL Operation drum rotation. By moving the lever to the IN or OUT position, a sliding gearset on the clutch shaft engages either the WARNING LINE-IN gears or the LINE-OUT gears. This will give you either forward or reverse. -
Page 28: Mechanical Freespool Lock
Figure 9 - FREESPOOL Drag Adjust Mechanical FREESPOOL Lock Some W3C winches are equipped with an optional manually operated mechanical FREESPOOL lock. (See Figure 10). FREESPOOL is hydraulically activated. If the tractor engine is shut off while the winch is in FREESPOOL, the hydraulic pressure will gradually leak off until the gears engage and returns the lever to BRAKE-ON. -
Page 29: Checks Before Operation
A trained service person is needed for additional operating hours. See the Maintenance Schedule for the troubleshooting and repair that requires disassembly of W3C winch on page 20. parts of the winch. -
Page 30: Troubleshooting Analysis Chart
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION Operation is rough Hydraulic oil is too cold. Put the control lever in the BRAKE-OFF po- or not regular. sition. Run the engine at 1000 rpm to warm the oil to 80°F before operating the winch. Low oil level. - Page 31 Operation PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION Brake begins to Brake is worn or needs replacement. See the Service Manual for additional release before the information. clutch is applied. Winch brake does Brake is worn. See the Service Manual for additional not apply or release information.
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Page 33: Maintenance
1. Plug to Check Oil Level 2. Fill Plug and Breather 3. Plug to Drain Oil 4. Cover for Strainer Figure 12 - W3C Winch Maintenance Points... -
Page 34: Maintenance Schedule
INTERVAL PROCEDURE OR QUANTITY SPECIFICATION 50 hours or weekly* Check oil level at plug (item 1). Add oil as See Figure 3, Approved Oil List. necessary through fi ll plug (item 2). Do not operate tractor when checking the oil level. -
Page 35: Control Cable Adjustment, Pfo
Maintenance Control Cable Adjustment, PFO Remove the access cover on the housing to make adjustments. Loosen the jam nut that keeps the adjustment Check the operation of the control lever to make sure it nut and clevis from turning. Remove the cotter pin and link moves smoothly and will return to BRAKE-ON position. -
Page 36: Control Cable Adjustment, Pfr
Control Cable Adjustment, PFR 4. Loosen the rear jam nut and adjust the nut inside the clevis by turning the clevis. Adjusting the nut farther onto the cable will move the lever away from the CAUTION operator. Check adjustment by replacing the clevis pin and operating the lever. - Page 37 Maintenance 8. If the cable needs adjustment at the winch, loosen the cover capscrews at the control lever and loosen the jam nut on the power control cable at the winch. 9. To adjust the cable, rotate the metal cable jacket, screwing the cable into or out of the winch.
- Page 38 Figure 16 - PFR Control Lever Disassembly and Adjustments...
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Page 39: Direction Lever Adjustments
Maintenance Direction Lever Adjustments 6. If the cable cannot be adjusted far enough, the cable must be adjusted at the winch end. Always adjust the The direction control lever should stay in either the IN or cable at the control lever fi rst. OUT position. - Page 40 Intentionally Blank...
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Page 41: Operating Techniques, Pfo
Operating Techniques, PFO Operating Techniques, PFO Tractor or Skidder Operation Note: Solid arrows indicate the positions of the control lever • Step 1. The tractor or skidder is moved to an area • Step 2. A load (logs) is connected to the wire rope. where a load will be connected. - Page 42 • Step 3. The operator can move the control lever • Step 4. If the tractor or skidder must travel through to the LINE-IN position. If the load is less than an area with bad traction conditions, the operator approximately 75% of the maximum line pull, the can move the control lever to the BRAKE-OFF operator can begin traveling with the vehicle at the position.
- Page 43 Operating Techniques, PFO • Step 5. When the vehicle is on fi rm ground, the • Step 6. When the operator wants to disconnect from operator can move the control lever to LINE-IN to the load, the vehicle is stopped and the control lever pull the load toward the vehicle.
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Page 45: Operating Techniques, Pfr
Operating Techniques, PFR Operating Techniques, PFR Tractor or Skidder Operation Note: Solid arrows indicate the positions of the control lever • Step 1. The tractor or skidder is moved to an area • Step 2. A load (logs) is connected to the wire rope. where a load will be connected. - Page 46 • Step 3. The operator moves the direction lever to the • Step 4. If the tractor or skidder must travel through LINE-IN position and the power lever to the POWER- an area with bad traction conditions, the operator IN/OUT position. If the load is less than 75% of the can move the power lever to the BRAKE-OFF maximum line pull, the operator can begin traveling with position.
- Page 47 Operating Techniques, PFR • Step 5. When the vehicle is on fi rm ground, the • Step 6. When the operator wants to disconnect from operator can move the direction lever to LINE-IN the load, the vehicle is stopped and the power lever and the power lever to POWER-IN/OUT to pull the is moved to the FREESPOOL position to loosen the load toward the vehicle.
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Page 49: How To Move A Disabled Vehicle
How to Move a disabled Vehicle How to Move a Disabled Vehicle A. A tractor or skidder often travels in areas where traction 4. If the vehicle travels faster than the winch winds the conditions are bad. A vehicle equipped with a winch can wire rope, disengage the transmission until the winch be used to remove itself from mud or other areas where wire rope is tightened again. - Page 50 B. A tractor or skidder equipped with a winch can be used 1. Fasten the winch wire rope to the tow bar of the other to pull another vehicle from mud or other areas where it vehicle. The wire rope must be in a direction that is cannot move using only the drive wheels or tracks.
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Page 51: Working On A Steep Slope (Pfr Only)
Working on a Steep Slope (PFR Only) Working on a Steep Slope (PFR Only) A. Moving down the slope: WARNING Set the throttle on the tractor for the required engine The winch and the tractor must be in good speed. condition for the following procedures. -
Page 52: Other Equipment Is Down The Slope
B. Moving up the slope: Other Equipment is Down the Slope (See Figure 20). 1. Set the throttle on the tractor for the required engine In this operation, the tractor and winch are on stable speed. ground and other equipment is working on a steep slope. - Page 53 Working on a Steep Slope (PFR Only) A. Lowering the equipment on the slope: B. Raising the equipment on the slope: Set the throttle on the tractor for the required engine Set the throttle on the tractor for the required engine speed.
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- Page 55 Operational Differences, Optional Equipment Operational Differences, Optional Equipment Integral Arch Fairlead When using an integral arch, the wire rope passes over A fairlead consists of a set of top and bottom horizontal a raised horizontal roller and between a set of smaller rollers and side rollers that the wire rope passes between.
- Page 56 Drawbar Optional Gear Ratios Do not use the drawbar as an anchor point for a multipoint Lower speed ratios allow better operator control of line (over puller) line from the winch. Loads applied to the speed. They may also allow the winch to pull in excess of drawbar are transmitted to the bolts holding the winch wire rope or winch rated capacity.
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- Page 58 Notes...
- Page 60 To fi nd a dealer in your area, Call: 503.625.2560, Fax: 503.625.7269, or Email: marketing@alliedsystems.com, or 2300190W 09/24/2015 Printed in USA Visit our website: www.alliedsystems.com...
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