Ironman4x4 Monster Winch, User Manual

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USER GUIDE
Winching Tips
IMPORTANT: Before winching under load please refer to the safety section of
this manual.
It is very important to select an anchor point strong enough to hold while winching. If using
a฀tree,฀it฀is฀important฀to฀use฀a฀tree฀trunk฀protector฀to฀prevent฀damage฀to฀the฀tree฀and฀also฀to฀
prevent฀kinking฀the฀cable,฀and฀always฀make฀sure฀that฀the฀anchor฀point฀is฀as฀low฀as฀possible.฀
Ideally choose an anchor point that is as straight as possible in the direction that the vehicle
needs to travel. If winching on an angle it is important to make sure that the cable spools onto
the฀drum฀evenly฀and฀does฀not฀bunch฀up฀at฀one฀end฀of฀the฀drum,฀if฀this฀happens฀the฀cable฀can฀
run฀out฀of฀room฀and฀break฀the฀tie฀rods฀that฀hold฀the฀winch฀together,฀this฀will฀render฀the฀winch฀
inoperable. This will not be covered by warranty.
If฀a฀natural฀anchor฀point฀such฀as฀a฀tree฀or฀tree฀stump฀can’t฀be฀found฀then฀a฀sand฀anchor,฀or฀
similar can be used. In some circumstances a spare wheel or log can be buried deeply in the
ground฀and฀used฀as฀an฀anchor฀point,฀but฀extreme฀caution฀must฀be฀used.฀฀฀
Never฀hook฀the฀wire฀rope฀back฀onto฀itself.฀This฀will฀damage฀the฀wire฀rope.฀Always฀use฀a฀choker฀
chain,฀a฀wire฀choker฀or฀tree฀trunk฀protector฀on฀the฀anchor.
The further the cable is spooled off the drum the more pulling power the winch will have.
Always฀leave฀it฀least฀5฀wraps฀if฀cable฀on฀the฀drum.฀Never฀exceed฀the฀rated฀pulling฀capacity฀of฀
the฀winch,฀if฀the฀winch฀will฀not฀recover฀the฀vehicle฀using฀a฀single฀line฀pull฀then฀a฀snatch฀block฀
will be required to perform a double or even triple line pull. This is covered on Page 12 of this
manual.
Before winching always ensure your winch is mounted securely and check the condition of
the฀winch฀rope฀/฀cable฀and฀hook.฀If฀your฀rope฀/฀cable฀is฀damaged,฀kinked฀or฀frayed฀replace฀it฀
immediately.
Finding A Suitable Anchor Point
When choosing an anchor point it is crucial that it will be strong enough to hold while winching.
Always฀try฀to฀winch฀in฀a฀straight฀line฀away฀from฀the฀winch฀to฀prevent฀the฀cable฀bunching฀up฀at฀
one end of the drum causing damage to the winch.
Always฀connect฀the฀winch฀cable฀to฀the฀anchor฀point฀as฀low฀to฀the฀ground฀as฀possible.
Never฀hook฀the฀cable฀back฀onto฀its฀self฀around฀an฀anchor฀point,฀as฀this฀will฀kink฀the฀cable.
Always฀attach฀the฀winch฀cable฀to฀the฀anchor฀point฀using฀the฀appropriate฀rigging฀equipment,฀
such฀as฀a฀tree฀trunk฀protector,฀choker฀chain฀or฀cable฀connected฀to฀a฀bow฀shackle฀rated฀for฀
winching.
If anchoring to another vehicle make sure that the cable is only attached to a rated recovery
point. If unsure refer to the owners manual of your vehicle.
An฀anchor฀point฀as฀far฀away฀as฀practical฀is฀preferable฀because฀the฀winches฀pulling฀power฀in฀
increased฀the฀less฀cable฀there฀is฀on฀the฀drum.฀Always฀make฀sure฀that฀there฀is฀at฀least฀5฀wraps฀
of cable left on the drum.
If no suitable anchor point can be found, other options can be used with extreme
caution. The following options are shown below:
Your฀spare฀wheel฀and฀tyre฀can฀be฀used฀as฀an฀
anchoring device by burying it deeply into the ground
and securing to a chain or winch extension strap.
A฀sturdy฀log฀can฀be฀used฀as฀an฀anchoring฀device฀by฀
burying it deeply into the ground and securing to a
chain or winch extension strap.
SAND ANCHOR
SPARE WHEEL
LOG
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