Paccar Braden BP200, Installation Maintenance And Service Manual

Page: 11 / 48

10
WINCH OPERATION
The following warnings are basic to safe winch operation. Please read them completely and follow them each time
your BP200 winch is operated.
A partially engaged drum clutch may “jump out” of
engagement causing a sudden loss of load control
which may result in property damage, personal
injury or death. Before operating the winch, be sure
the drum clutch is
fully engaged by observing the
green light on the freespool panel. The green light
will only be lit if the drum clutch is fully engaged.
DO
NOT attempt to disengage the clutch when there is
tension on the wire rope.
CAUTION
WARNING
! !
Ground personnel must stay in view of the operator
and clear of the load and winch drum. Do not allow
personnel near the winch line under tension. Do not
allow personnel to be in line with winch load. A safe
distance of at least 1 and 1/2 times the working
length of the cable should be maintained by ground
personnel. A broken cable and/or lost load may
cause property damage, personal injury or death.
CAUTION
WARNING
! !
When possible, position the winch such that the center-
line of the drum is perpendicular to the load. The angle
the winch must pull from (fleet angle) must not exceed
5o. If the fleet angle exceeds 5o, the cable will not
spool correctly resulting in damaged cable and prema-
turely worn winch components.
Disengage the drum clutch and apply the drum drag
brake to control drum over-spin or “birdnesting”. You
can now pull cable off the drum by hand.
Securely attach the end of the cable to the load in such
a manner to avoid damage to the load or cable. Fully
engage the drum clutch.
Operate the winch control valve smoothly to avoid “jerk-
ing” the load. The winch should be operated at the
slowest practical speed for your application to maintain
maximum load control. If necessary, secure the load in
position and pay-out enough cable to remove all tension
on the cable and drum.
Be sure the drum clutch is fully engaged by observing
the green light on the freespool control panel. DO
NOT operate the winch to pull in a load unless this
light is on.
CAUTION
Disconnect the winch cable from the load. Wind the
cable back onto the winch drum. Be careful to maintain
a minimum fleet angle, and sufficient tension to cause
the cable to spool prpoerly onto the drum.
If maintaining tension on the cable by hand, always
wear leather gloves and never attempt to maintain
tension by allowing winch cable to slip through hands.
Always use “hand-over-hand” technique, being care-
ful to keep hands and clothing away from winch drum
and level wind rollers.
CAUTION