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PULLING OUT THE WIRE ROPE
The wire rope has been installed on
your winch under minimal load at
the factory. The wire rope must be
respooled onto the drum under
load so that the outer layers will
not draw down into the inner ones,
thereby damaging the wire rope.
Lift the clutch lever to the "Free"
position as shown in Figure 15. If
there is a load on the wire rope, the
clutch lever may not turn easily. DO
NOT FORCE THE CLUTCH LEVER.
Release tension on the wire rope by
jogging out some of the wire rope.
Releasing the clutch and pull out
the wire rope and secure to anchor
or load. Check that there are at
least five (5) turns of wire rope left
on the drum. Re-engage the drum
by returning the clutch lever to the
"Engaged" position (see Figure 15).
position and locked before
.
winching
Figure 15
Lever must be in
the "Engaged"
FREE
ENGAGED
TIPS FOR EXTENDING THE LIFE OF
YOUR WINCH
1. KEEP THE WIRE ROPE TIGHTLY
WOUND ON THE DRUM. Do not
allow the wire rope to become
loosely wound. A loosely-wound
drum allows a wire rope under
load to work its way down into
the layers of wire rope on the
drum. When this happens, the
wire rope may become wedged
within the body of the windings
damaging the wire rope. To pre-
vent this problem, keep the wire
rope tightly and evenly wound
on the drum at all times. A good
practice is to rewind the wire
rope under tension after each
use. One way to do this is to
attach the hook to a stationary
object at the top of a gradual
incline and winch your vehicle up
the incline.
2. DO NOT ALLOW WINCH MOTOR
TO OVERHEAT. Remember, the
winch is for intermittent use only.
During long or heavy pulls the
motor will get hot. At 2,000 lb.
(907 kg) allow motor to cool after
20 seconds of "On" time. At loads
less than 1000 lb. (454 kg) allow
to cool after 2 minutes of "On"
time. KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING
TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY dur-
ing this break.
3. USE A PULLEY BLOCK FOR HEAVY
LOADS. To maximize winch and
wire rope life, use a pulley block
to double line heavier loads
(Figure 16).
Figure 16
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