Pulling - Warn Industries 1700 Guia De Instalacion

PULLING

As you probably have already noticed,
there are many things to do and consider
before you actually begin pulling. Think
through what you're doing and you can
keep yourself and those around you out
of harm's way.
Operating your winch properly is so
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important, in fact, you should practice
Never use the
these techniques before having to face
winch as a
the distractions and stresses of a real
hoist. Never winching situation.
use the
winch's wire
rope to tow
another
vehicle.
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Always avoid
continuous
side pulls
which can pile
up wire rope at
one end of the
drum. This pile
up of wire can
damage wire
rope or winch.
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Step 11: CHECK WIRE ROPE. The wire
rope should be neatly wound around the
spooling drum. Improper winding can
cause damage to the wire rope.
Step 12: LAY SOMETHING OVER THE
WIRE ROPE, if you decide it is
necessary, midway between the winch
and the anchor point to absorb energy
should the wire rope snap loose. Tree
limbs, heavy jackets, chain, back pack
and the like may be used for this
purpose.
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Establish "no people" zones:
Step 13: MAKE YOUR INTENTIONS
CLEAR. Be sure that everyone in the
immediate vicinity surrounding the
winching operation is completely aware
of your intentions before you pull.
Declare where the spectators should not
stand — never behind or in front of the
vehicle and never near the wire rope or
snatch block. Your situation may have
other "no people" zones.
Step 14: BEGIN WINCHING. With the
winching vehicle's engine on and light
tension already on the wire rope, begin
winching slowly and steadily. Be sure
that the wire rope is winding evenly and
tightly around the spooling drum. For
additional assistance, the winched
vehicle can be slowly driven while being
pulled by the winch.
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What to look for under load
The wire rope must always
spool onto the drum as indicated
by the drum rotation decal on the
winch.
As you power in, make sure the
wire rope winds evenly and tightly
on the drum. This prevents the
outer wire wraps from drawing into
the inner wraps, binding and
damaging the wire rope.
Avoid shock loads by using the
control switch intermittently to take
up wire rope slack. Shock loads
can momentarily far exceed the
winch and wire rope ratings.
During side pulls the wire rope
tends to stack up at one end of the
drum. This stack can become large
enough to cause serious damage
to the winch. So, line up pulls as
straight ahead as possible and
stop winching if the wire rope
comes close to the tie rods or
Avoid over-
mounting plate. To fix an uneven
heating the
stack, spool out that section of the
winch motor.
rope and reposition it to the
opposite end of the drum which will
For extended
free up space for continued
winching, stop
winching.
at reasonable
intervals to
allow the
winch motor to
Step 15: FOR VEHICLE RECOVERY,
cool down.
continue pulling until the vehicle is on
stable ground. If you are able to drive the
vehicle, the winching operation is
complete.
Step 16: SECURE VEHICLE. Once
recovery of the vehicle is complete, be
sure to secure the vehicle's brakes and
put the Transmission in "park". Release
tension in the wire rope.
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