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AS-50x
Manual Conventions
Safety Rules
Do not use this winch for lifting or moving
people or animals.
DANGER
Read this manual thoroughly before operating
your winch. Failure to follow instructions could
result in serious injury or death.
WARNING
Do not move the vehicle to pull a load (towing)
on the winch cable. This could result in cable
breakage.
WARNING
Pull only on areas of the vehicle as specified
by the vehicle manufacturer
WARNING
Do not exceed the rated capacity.
WARNING
Keep yourself and others a safe distance to
the side of the cable when under tension.
WARNING
Never step over a cable or near a cable under
load.
WARNING
The cable may break before the motor stalls.
For heavy loads at or near rated capacity, use
a pulley block/snatch block to reduce the load
on the wire rope.
WARNING
Do not use the winch to secure or hold a
vehicle for a long period of time. Do not use
the winch to secure a vehicle for transport.
WARNING
Disconnect the remote control and battery
leads when not in use for extended periods.
WARNING
Avoid “shock loads” by using the control switch
intermittently to take up the slack in the wire
rope. “Shock loads” can far exceed the rate
capacity for the cable and drum.
Do not accelerate your vehicle while winching.
Loss of traction can cause a shock load on the
cable. Do not use cable as a pull strap.
WARNING
