Dodge Ram Truck 2008, Owner'S Manual

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WARNING! (Continued)
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Always keep hands and clothing clear of the wire
rope, hook and fairlead opening during operation
and when spooling.
•
Never wrap wire rope back onto itself. Always use
a choker chain, wire choker rope or tree trunk
protector on the anchor.
•
Never attach a recovery strap to the winch hook to
increase the length of a pull.
•
Never attempt to tow a vehicle with the recovery
strap attached directly to the winch hook.
•
Never use
ⴖ
bungee
ⴖ
straps that develop tremen-
dous and potentially dangerous amounts of force
when stretched.
•
Always disconnect the remote control when not in
use.
(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
•
Never winch when there are less than five wraps
of wire rope around the winch drum.
•
Always pass remote control through a window to
avoid pinching lead in door, then using remote
inside a vehicle.
•
Never leave the remote control plugged into the
winch while free spooling, rigging or sitting idle.
Failure to observe any of these warnings regarding
proper winch usage may result in severe injury.
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