Ironman4x4 Monster Winch, User Manual

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MAINTENANCE
Your Ironman 4x4 Monster winch will require very little maintenance as long as it is
cared for in the following manner.
1.฀ ฀Although฀every฀precaution฀is฀taken฀in฀the฀design฀of฀your฀winch฀to฀prevent฀water฀or฀moisture฀
from entering its internal workings it is unavoidable for some moisture to accumulate inside
due฀to฀weather฀conditions,฀condensation,฀steam฀cleaning,฀river฀crossings฀etc.
To prevent moisture from causing damage it is recommended that the winch be used on a
regular basis to heat up the inside of the winch and dissipate any condensation. This will
also ensure that the lubricant inside the winch covers all of the internal surfaces that could
be potentially be effected by corrosion.
฀ ฀This฀process฀is฀as฀simple฀as฀(once฀a฀month฀)฀or฀after฀winch฀has฀been฀subjected฀to฀very฀wet฀
conditions฀power฀the฀winch฀out฀about฀15m,฀and฀free฀spool฀for฀another฀5m.฀Then฀with฀the฀
vehicle฀on฀a฀slight฀incline฀or฀with฀the฀parking฀brake฀slightly฀engaged,฀power฀the฀cable฀back฀
neatly
on฀to฀the฀drum.฀This฀pre-tensioning฀will฀also฀prolong฀the฀life฀of฀the฀cable.
This will also ensure that the winch is in good working order if it is required for vehicle
recovery.
2. The condition of the wire cable or synthetic rope should be checked on a regular basis or
before and after each winching operation. If damage is present such as kinks or fraying it
should฀be฀replaced฀with฀another฀rope฀or฀cable฀rated฀and฀specified฀for฀your฀winch.
3.฀ ฀No฀lubrication฀should฀normally฀be฀required฀for฀the฀life฀of฀your฀winch,฀but฀if฀your฀winch฀has฀
been submerged for a prolonged period of time and you suspect it has induced water it can
be serviced by your nearest Ironman 4x4 dealer.
4.฀ ฀Electrical฀connections฀should฀be฀checked฀on฀a฀regular฀basis฀to฀ensure฀they฀are฀clean
and tight.
•฀ ฀Do฀not฀direct฀high฀pressure฀water฀(pressure฀washers,฀car฀washes,etc.)฀Directly฀between฀
drum฀support฀and฀drum฀flange฀or฀clutch฀lever.
•฀ Use฀low฀pressure฀water฀and฀a฀soapy฀rag฀or฀sponge฀to฀clean฀the฀winch.
•฀ Avoid฀using฀chemicals฀that฀may฀damage฀or฀cause฀corrosion฀to฀the฀finish฀of฀the฀winch.
•฀ Thoroughly฀clean฀salt฀residue฀from฀the฀winch฀as฀soon฀as฀possible฀to฀minimise฀corrosion.
KEEPIN’ IT
MAINTAINING
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YOUR WINCH
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5. Hammer pin into posiion.
4. Place ferrel in position as shown.
a)฀ Hook-Loop
b)฀ Pin
c)฀ Ferrel
2.฀ Thread฀hook-loop฀through฀cable฀eye.
3.฀ P฀lace฀hook฀and฀pin฀in฀position฀on฀hook-loop฀
as shown.
a
c
b