Safety Precautions
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2.2. SAFETY OPERATION
1.
Inspect winch wire rope, hook, and slings before
operating winch. Frayed, kinked or damaged winch
wir rope must be replaced immediately. Damaged
components must be replaced before operation.
Protect parts fromdamage.
2.
Remove any element or obstacle that may inter-
fere with safe operation of the winch.
3.
Always be certain the anchor you select will with
stand the load and the strap will not slip.
4.
Always use supplied hook strap whenever
spoolingwinch wire rope in or out, during installa-
tion and during operation.
5.
Always require operators and bystanders to be
aware of vehicle and or load.
6.
Be aware of stability of vehicle and load during
winching, keep others away. Alert all bystanders of
an unstablecondition.
7.
Always unspool as much winch wire rope as
possiblewhen rigging. Double line or pick distant
anchor point.
8.
Take time to use appropriate rigging techniques
for a winch pull.
9.
Do not touch winch wire rope or hook while
someone else is at the control switch or during
winching operation.
10.
Do not engage or disengage clutch if winch is
underload, winch wire rope is in tension or drum is
moving.
11.
Do not touch winch wire rope or hook while
undertension or under load.
12.
Stand clear of winch wire rope and load and
keep other away while winching.
13.
Do not use vehicle to pull load on winch wire
rope.Combined load or shock load can damage,
overload and break wire rope.
14.
Do not wrap winch wire rope back onto itself.
Use a choker chain or tree trunk protector on the
anchor.
15.
Do not operate winch with less than 5 wraps
of winch wire rope or 10 wraps of synthetic rope
around the drum. Wire rope could come loose from
the drum, as the wire rope attachment to the drum
is not designed to hold a load.
16.
Do not use winch as a hoist or to suspend a
load.
17.
Always be certain anchor will withstand load, use
appropriate rigging and take time to rig correctly.
18.
Do not use winch to lift or move persons.
19.
Do not use excessive effort to freespool winch
wire rope.
20.
Always use proper lifting technique or get lifting
assistance while handling and installing.
21.
Always wind the winch wire rope on bottom
(mountside) of drum.
22.
Do not wind wire rope over top of drum. Always
spool the winch wire rope onto the drum in the
direction in this manual.
23.
Do not leave remote control where it can be
activated during free spooling, rigging, or when the
winch is not being used.
24.
Do not leave the winch remote control plugged
in when installing, freespooling, rigging, servicing or
when the winch is not being used.
25.
Do not operate any equipment on which the
safety placards or decals are missing or illegible.
26.
Report any malfunction or irregular operation of
the equipment.
27.
Do not operate an equipment that has been
modified without previous PROWINCH® approval.
28.
Winch damper helps to prevent wire rope recoil
in the event of a wire rope failure. Do not approach
or move the damper once tension is applied. Do not
allow it to get pulled into the fairlead.
