Dodge Ram Power Wagon, Owner'S Manual

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13. In certain situations you
may decide to throw a heavy
blanket or similar object over
the wire rope. A heavy blan-
ket can absorb energy should
the wire rope break. Place it
on the wire rope midway be-
tween the winch and the an-
chor point. Do this before the
wire rope is put under ten-
sion. Do not approach or move the blanket once tension
is applied. Do not allow it to get pulled into the fairlead.
If necessary to move or remove the blanket, slack the
tension on the wire rope first.
14. Establish
ⴖ
no people
ⴖ
zones: 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
ⴖ
no people
ⴖ
zones.
15. Begin winching. With the winching vehicles 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.
No People Zones
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