Ironman4x4 Monster Winch, User Manual

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SAFETY
CLOTHING
•฀ Don’t฀wear฀loose฀fitting฀clothing฀or฀jewellery฀as฀they฀can฀get฀caught฀in฀moving฀parts
•฀ ฀Always฀wear฀leather฀gloves฀when฀handling฀the฀winch฀cable.฀Do฀not฀handle฀with฀bare฀hands฀
as฀broken฀strands฀can฀cause฀injury.
•฀ Non-skid฀footwear฀should฀be฀worn.฀Open฀toed฀footwear฀is฀not฀recommended.
•฀ Protective฀hair฀covering฀should฀be฀worn฀to฀protect฀long฀hair.
KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE
•฀ ฀Always฀keep฀hands฀clear฀of฀rope฀or฀cable,฀hook฀loop,฀hook฀and฀fairlead฀opening฀during฀
installation,฀operation฀or฀when฀spooling฀in฀or฀out.
•฀ Always฀use฀extreme฀caution฀when฀handling฀hook,฀rope฀or฀cable฀during฀spooling฀operation.
•฀ ฀Always฀use฀hook฀strap฀supplied฀whenever฀spooling฀wire฀rope฀in฀or฀out฀to฀avoid฀injury฀to
hands฀or฀fingers.
•฀ ฀Ensure฀that฀all฀persons฀stand฀well฀clear฀of฀winch฀cable฀and฀load฀during฀winch฀operation.฀
1.5 times the cable length is recommended as a safe distance. If a cable pulls loose or
breaks฀under฀load฀it฀can฀lash฀back฀and฀cause฀serious฀injury฀or฀death.
•฀ ฀Always฀use฀your฀Ironman฀4x4฀winch฀blanket฀supplied฀with฀winch฀to฀prevent฀cable฀lashing฀
back in the event of it pulling loose or breaking under load.
•฀ Never฀step฀over฀or฀stand฀on฀cable.
•฀ All฀onlookers฀should฀be฀kept฀well฀away฀from฀work฀area.
OPERATION
•฀ Never฀allow฀persons฀unfamiliar฀with฀this฀product฀to฀operate฀it.
•฀ ฀Your฀winch฀is฀not฀designed฀or฀intended฀to฀be฀used฀for฀over฀head฀lifting฀or฀hoisting฀operations.
•฀ Never฀use฀your฀winch฀for฀lifting฀or฀moving฀people.
•฀ Never฀use฀your฀winch฀while฀under฀the฀influence฀of฀alcohol฀or฀drugs
•฀ Never฀allow฀your฀winch฀to฀be฀operated฀by฀any฀person฀under฀the฀age฀of฀16.
CONDITION
•฀ ฀Inspect฀wire฀cable฀or฀rope฀and฀winch฀components฀frequently฀for฀damage.฀A฀flattened,
frayed or kinked cable could fail under load and needs to be replaced immediately.
•฀ Periodically฀check฀winch฀mounting฀bolts฀to฀ensure฀they฀are฀tight.
Safety
User Guide
4 Getting Started
6 Pre Tensioning
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฀ Spooling฀Your฀Cable฀
8 Winching Tips
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฀ Finding฀A฀Suitable฀Anchor฀Point฀
12 Winching Techniques
Fitting Your Winch
16 Installation Steps
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฀ Hook฀Assembly
Maintenance
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฀ Maintenance฀&฀Cleaning
Tech Specifications
Gettin’ The Right Gear
Winch฀Accessories
Troubleshooting
Warranty
WARNING: For personal safety and the safety of others please read and fully
understand these safety instructions before operating your winch. Failure to
do฀so฀could฀cause฀personal฀injury฀or฀damage฀to฀equipment.฀After฀installing฀the฀
winch,฀practise฀using฀your฀winch฀before฀the฀need฀arises.
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PLAYING IT SAFE
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