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WINCHING TECHNIQUES A-Z
a. Take time to assess your situation and plan your pull.
b. Put on gloves to protect your hands.
c. Disengage the clutch to allow free-spooling and also save battery power.
d. Attach the hook strap to the clevis hook.
e. Pull out the wire rope to your desired anchor point using the hook strap.
f. Secure the clevis hook to the anchor point: Sling, chain or snatch block.
Do not attach the hook back onto the wire rope.
g. Engage the clutch.
h. Connect the remote control to the winch. If you are going to control the
winch from inside your vehicle then pass the remote through an open
window to avoid the wires being pinched in the door.
i. Start your engine to ensure power is being replenished to the battery.
j. Power in the wire rope guiding the wire under tension to draw up the slack
in the wire. Once the wire is under tension stand well clear. Never step
over the wire rope.
k. Double check your anchors and make sure all connections are secure.
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