VIME INDUSTRIAL EPH EPHL 100 FN Manual

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SERVICE
PLANETARY
WARNING
Read and understand this manual before installation and operation of winch.
VIME Industrial has no responsability for physical injury to persons, animals or property damages. That can result from failure to read and
apply the instructions contained in the manual supplied with the winch and especially for: failure with global safety aspects - not correct
linking to the source of energy - deficiency in the annual and monthly maintenance - improper uses - any alteration, repair or modification
from unauthorized personnel.
V.I.M.E. srl Via Gramsci,15 40050 Funo Bologna Italy Tel. +39 051 861362 Fax +39 051 861961
E-mail: info@vimeindustrial.com / Web site: www.vimeindustrial.it - www.vimeindustrial.com
OPERATING SERVICE
AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
EPHL 100 FN
EPHL 150 FN
PLANETARY HYDRAULIC WINCH
Because of continued product improvement, we
reserve the right to make changes without
notice.
EPHL 125 FN
EPHL 165 FN
ENGLISH
EN 14492-1

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  • Page 1 Read and understand this manual before installation and operation of winch. VIME Industrial has no responsability for physical injury to persons, animals or property damages. That can result from failure to read and apply the instructions contained in the manual supplied with the winch and especially for: failure with global safety aspects - not correct linking to the source of energy - deficiency in the annual and monthly maintenance - improper uses - any alteration, repair or modification from unauthorized personnel.
  • Page 2 The Quality is Transparent WARNING WARNING Do not operate this winch until you have Read and understand this manual before fully read this manual. installation and operation of winch. Many accidents are due for non observance safety procedures. A good reason, most of it can be avoided by knowing causes and taking in advance the opportunity safety.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS The Quality is Transparent SECTION SAFETY PROCEDURES INTRODUCTION SYMBOLS WARNING SYMBOLS DESCRIPTION 1.4.1 Winch description 1.4.2 EPHL 100 FN CE Winch dimensional data 1.4.3 EPHL 100 FN CE Winch technical data 1.4.4 EPHL 100 FN CE Winch performance charts at the 1 layer 1.4.5 EPHL 125 FN CE Winch dimensional data 1.4.6 EPHL 125 FN CE Winch technical data...
  • Page 4 The Quality is Transparent SECTION ACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES 4.1.1 Roller fairlead 4.1.2 Cable tensioner RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE 4.2.1 Roller fairlead 4.2.2 Cable tensioner SECTION MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE 5.1.1 Monthly maintenance 5.1.2 Annual maintenance SECTION TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Table of contents...
  • Page 5: Safety Procedures

    In this section are indicated all procedures as VIME Industrial reserves the right to improve well as the maintenance must be executed in its products through changes in designed or winch life.
  • Page 6: Symbols

    The Quality is Transparent 1.2 SYMBOLS In this manual there are three different In addition to the symbols there is a symbol symbols to prevent serious injuries. who gives notes. • “DANGEROUS“ symbol • “NOTE” symbol NOTE DANGEROUS Used to call attention on informations or Used to indicate dangerous situation and advices that could help on winching prevent injury.
  • Page 7: Description

    The Quality is Transparent 1.4 DESCRIPTION Model EPHFN is a two stages planetary extended heavy-duty cycle, gives best safe duty. Winches model EPHFN are particularly hydraulic winch with spring applied multi disc hydraulic pressure released brake for a indicated for heavy-duty rear or front truck reliable and effective brake capacity.
  • Page 8: Ephl 100 Fn Ce Winch Dimensional Data

    The Quality is Transparent 1.4.2 EPHL 100 FN CE WINCH DIMENSIONAL DATA Section 1 Safety procedures...
  • Page 9: Ephl 100 Fn Ce Winch Technical Data

    1.4.3 EPHL 100 FN CE TECHNICAL DATA The Quality is Transparent FEATURES EPHL 100 FN CE (160 cc.) LINE SPEED [MT/MIN] DRUM LINE SPEED PER LAYER [MT/MIN] LINE PULL FIRST LAYER 10.000 KGF SUPPLY REVOLUTION LINE SPEED FIRST LAYER 11,1 MT/MIN. [LT/MIN] [RPM] 200 BAR...
  • Page 10: Ephl 125 Fn Ce Winch Dimensional Data

    The Quality is Transparent 1.4.5 EPHL 125 FN CE WINCH DIMENSIONAL DATA Section 1 Safety procedures...
  • Page 11: Ephl 125 Fn Ce Winch Technical Data

    1.4.6 EPHL 125 FN CE TECHNICAL DATA The Quality is Transparent FEATURES EPHL 125 FN CE (200 cc.) LINE SPEED [MT/MIN] DRUM LINE SPEED PER LAYER [MT/MIN] LINE PULL FIRST LAYER 12.500 KGF SUPPLY REVOLUTION LINE SPEED FIRST LAYER 9,2 MT/MIN. [LT/MIN] [RPM] 200 BAR...
  • Page 12: Ephl 150 Fn Ce Winch Dimensional Data

    The Quality is Transparent 1.4.8 EPHL 150 FN CE WINCH DIMENSIONAL DATA Section 1 Safety procedures...
  • Page 13: Ephl 150 Fn Ce Winch Technical Data

    1.4.9 EPHL 150 FN CE TECHNICAL DATA The Quality is Transparent FEATURES EPHL 150 FN CE (250 cc.) LINE SPEED [MT/MIN] DRUM LINE SPEED PER LAYER [MT/MIN] LINE PULL FIRST LAYER 15.000 KGF SUPPLY REVOLUTION LINE SPEED FIRST LAYER 7 MT/MIN. [LT/MIN] [RPM] 200 BAR...
  • Page 14: Ephl 165 Fn Ce Winch Dimensional Data

    The Quality is Transparent 1.4.11 EPHL 165 FN CE WINCH DIMENSIONAL DATA Section 1 Safety procedures...
  • Page 15: Ephl 165Fn Ce Winch Technical Data

    1.4.12 EPHL 165 FN CE TECHNICAL DATA The Quality is Transparent FEATURES EPHL 165 FN CE (315 cc.) LINE SPEED [MT/MIN] DRUM LINE SPEED PER LAYER [MT/MIN] LINE PULL FIRST LAYER 16.500 KGF SUPPLY REVOLUTION LINE SPEED FIRST LAYER 5,6 MT/MIN. [LT/MIN] [RPM] 180 BAR...
  • Page 16: Winch Decals. Safety Advices

    IMPORTANT labels are damaged or unreadable, replace it. When ordering replacement parts or contact VIME Industrial customers service, please gives winch model, serial number and manufacture year. If not specified, winch is supplied with counter clockwise cable rotation on the drum called “...
  • Page 17: Packaging

    The Quality is Transparent 1.6.1 PACKAGING IMPORTANT The standard packaging, if supplied, and unless otherwise agreed, is not rainproof and Dispose of packaging materials as is intended for shipping by ground and not stipulated by the applicable legislation. sea, and for areas which are under cover and not humid.
  • Page 18: Safety Procedures

    The Quality is Transparent 1.7 SAFETY PROCEDURES WARNING Do not operate this winch until you have carefully read and understand the warnings Do not use winch to lift, support or operation sections of this manual. otherwise transport personnel. DANGEROUS DANGEROUS When winching is obligatory wear A minimum of 5 wraps of cable around working gloves.
  • Page 19: Mounting

    SECTION 2 The Quality is Transparent MOUNTING 2.1 ROAD TRAFFIC Winches mod. EPHFN have been designed to vehicle not in compliance with regulation or be mounted on vehicles frame in compliance not up dated traffic card. with regulation. Many countries require to keep up to date with traffic card.
  • Page 20 The Quality is Transparent WARNING Winch must no be mounted directly onto the vehicle chassis, it should be better mounting a All mounting holes patterns should be frame adapter brackets who can resist to the used to bolt the winch. winch pulling.
  • Page 21: Fleet Angle

    The Quality is Transparent 2.3 FLEET ANGLE PICT. 6 FLEET ANGLE the wire rope could wind onto one side Winch should be mounted as close to centre and as perpendicular as possible to the of the drum. This could cause failure of direction of the line pull.
  • Page 22: Flat Base Mounting

    The Quality is Transparent 2.5 FLAT BASE MOUNTING PICT. 8 0.1 mm WARNING In case of mounting of the winch on a flat surface, must be rigid enough to withstand full Mounting surfaces should be co-planar. rated line pull without distortion and flat area not superior to 0,1 mm, to insure proper alignment between the gear housing (2), drum (3) and motor end bearing (4) as shown in...
  • Page 23: Hydraulic System

    The Quality is Transparent 2.6 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM where excessive back pressure or internal Once the winch has been mounted onto leakage are not present, a reservoir equal in the vehicle chassis (chap. 2.2) should be con- size to the flow of the system can be used. nected to the hydraulic circuit according to the Hose lengths should be kept as short as typical lay-out shown below pict.9.
  • Page 24 The Quality is Transparent the operator or other persons are not IMPORTANT exposed to any danger zones. The hydraulic system shown (pict.9) must contains an open center or motor IMPORTANT spool valve (ref.4) in order of the winch Winch control devices are at exclusive to operate correctly.
  • Page 25: Wire Rope Mounting

    2.7 WIRE ROPE MOUNTING The Quality is Transparent IMPORTANT EPHFN winches are available with two differ- ent drum rotations to indicate the different Wire rope mounting must be respected. spooling direction of the rope “A” or “B”. A Black /Yellow label fitted onto the winch DANGEROUS gear housing gives drum rotation (pict.10).
  • Page 26: Air-Cylinder Linking

    The Quality is Transparent 2.9 AIR-CYLINDER LINKING Winches model EPHFN are equipped with and dried. It is important to keep SINGLE ACTION air-cylinder clutch shifter to moisture from entering the winch. power drum free spooling, manual clutch (on Moisture could cause corrosion. If tem- request).
  • Page 27: Cable Installation

    The Quality is Transparent 2.10 CABLE INSTALLATION PICT.13 AIR-CYLINDER CLUTCH SHIFTER VERSION DRUM ENGAGED PICT.14 MANUAL CLUTCH SHIFTER VERSION DRUM ENGAGED HOW TO ENGAGE THE DRUM 1.PULL OUT 2.ROTATE 90° 3.RELEASE MANUAL CLUTCH VERSION 1. Determine the drum rotation (see chap.2.7) 2.
  • Page 28 The Quality is Transparent DANGEROUS end of the cable, (opposite hook), with plastic or similar to prevent fraying. A minimum of 5 wraps of cable around drum barrel is recommended. DANGEROUS When this operation has been completed, stop the winch, disengage the drum by pulling out the handle (1).
  • Page 29 The Quality is Transparent STEP 1 PICT.16 Insert the end of the rope (10) opposite the hook, through the cable pocket (B) by sticking out a rope quantity enough for clamping as shown in pict.16. DANGEROUS When winching is obligatory wear working gloves.
  • Page 30 The Quality is Transparent STEP 3 PICT.18 Place wedge lock (C) into cable pocket (B) and manually pull the rope out as shown in pict.18. DANGEROUS Wire rope must be fully tight fitting to the cable pocket, to assure right mounting.
  • Page 31: Operation

    SECTION 3 The Quality is Transparent OPERATION WARNING 3.1. OPERATION Before start winching, check conditions of manual clutch system for drum DANGEROUS freespooling. Before start winching check cable NOTE conditions, if cable becomes frayed with A warm up procedure is recommended at broken strands, replace immediately as each start up and is essential at ambient described on chap.
  • Page 32 The Quality is Transparent PICT.21 MANUAL CLUTCH SHIFTER VERSION DRUM DISENGAGED HOW TO DISENGAGE THE DRUM 2.ROTATE 3.RELEASE 1.PULL OUT Engage the drum VERSION WITH AIR-CYLINDER CLUTCH SHIFTER: DANGEROUS when air flow ceases spring return shaft within the air-cylinder engages the A minimum of 5 wraps of cable around drum as mechanically shown by shaft the drum barrel is recommended.
  • Page 33 The Quality is Transparent PICT.23 MANUAL CLUTCH SHIFTER VERSION DRUM ENGAGED HOW TO ENGAGE THE DRUM 1.PULL OUT 2.ROTATE 90° 3.RELEASE ATTENTION DANGEROUS Check clutch must be fully engaged as Stand clear of cable while pulling. A bro- shown below on (pict.24). ken cable can cause serious injury or death.
  • Page 34: Accessories

    SECTION 4 The Quality is Transparent ACCESSORIES 4.1 ACCESSORIES EPHFN winches have been designed to be ♦ Heavy-duty roller fairlead (ref.1 pict.25) equipped with several accessories such as : ♦ Cable tensioner (ref.2 pict.26) PICT.25 PICT.26 4.1.1 ROLLER FAIRLEAD 4.1.2 CABLE TENSIONER Roller fairlead is made up by 2 horizontal Cable tensioner is used to keep cable rollers and 2 vertical rollers, used for lateral...
  • Page 35: Recommendations For Use

    4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE The Quality is Transparent PICT.27 PICT.28 HOOK HOOK DANGEROUS 4.2.1 ROLLER FAIRLEAD Do not put hands or feet near rotating IMPORTANT parts or moving wire rope. Wire rope under tension can cause serious personal The use of roller fairlead does not insure injury.
  • Page 36: Cable Tensioner

    The Quality is Transparent PICT.29 PICT.30 HOOK HOOK DANGEROUS 4.2.2 CABLE TENSIONER Do not put hands or feet near rotating IMPORTANT parts or moving wire rope. Wire rope under tension can cause serious personal The use of cable tensioner does not injury.
  • Page 37: Maintenance

    SECTION 5 The Quality is Transparent MAINTENANCE 5.1 MONTHLY MAINTENANCE Winches mod. EPH are designed to reduce maintenance to wire rope and oil level only. PICT.31 5.1.1 MONTHLY MAINTENANCE Technical staff required: Technician or user SERVICE Procedure: To check oil level : inspect oil level through transparent oil plug (1).
  • Page 38 The Quality is Transparent WARNING EPHFN winch can be equipped with heavy duty roller fairlead and cable tensioner. Periodically inspect rope mounting (chapter 2.10 page 26). PICT.32 HEAVY-DUTY ROLLER FAIR Horizontal Roller Vertical Roller The Roller fairlead rollers must roll free IMPORTANT to let wire rope slide perfectly.
  • Page 39 The Quality is Transparent MONTHLY MAINTENANCE Winches mod. EPHFN can be equipped with cable tensioner. The cable tensioner has roller working on bearings. PICT.33 PICT.34 The Cable tensioner roller must rolls In case of excessive locking, cable free to let wire rope slide perfectly. tensioner roller (2) can be disassembled Elements such as: salt, water, oxidation by loosening the 2 capscrews (3) as...
  • Page 40: Annual Maintenance

    The Quality is Transparent PICT.35 Recommended oil quantity: 5.1.2 ANNUAL MAINTENANCE Model Q.ty EPHLFN 100 CE 2,3 Lt. Technical staff required: EPHLFN 125 CE 2,3 Lt. Technician or user SERVICE EPHLFN 150 CE 2,3 Lt. EPHLFN 165 CE 2,3 Lt. Procedure: WARNING At least once a year, it is necessary inspect oil...
  • Page 41: Trouble Shooting Guide

    SECTION 6 The Quality is Transparent TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE 6.1 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION Drum will not rotate Winch not mounted Check winch mounting, chap.2.2 on pages by hand in the free squarely causing end 14/17. spooling position. bearing to bind up drum.
  • Page 42 The Quality is Transparent TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION Winch will not pay out The brake is not releasing Check the pressure at the port of the brake because it is not getting Over-center valve. With the hydraulic system running, the pressure at the brake valve port the pilot signal.
  • Page 43 The Quality is Transparent TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION Load drifts. Brake discs worn out. Replace discs and springs brake. Not proper winch control Check the control valve (ref.4) on page 22. It is obligatory to mount a motorspool control valve.
  • Page 44 The Quality is Transparent GARANZIA La Ditta V.I.M.E. s.r.l garantisce all’originario acquirente , tutte le parti e componenti del verricello , esclusa la fune , di essere esenti da difetti nel materiale e nella produzione per un periodo : di 1 anno per le parti elettriche e meccaniche. L’obbligo , in base a questa garanzia , si limita alla sostituzione o alla riparazione , eseguita presso la Ditta V.I.M.E.

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