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WARNING! (Continued)
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Always stand clear of wire rope and load and keep
others away during winching.
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Always keep hands and clothing clear of the wire
rope, hook and fairlead opening during operation
and when spooling.
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Never wrap wire rope back onto itself. Always use
a choker chain, wire choker rope or tree trunk
protector on the anchor.
•
Never attach a recovery strap to the winch hook to
increase the length of a pull.
•
Never attempt to tow a vehicle with the recovery
strap attached directly to the winch hook.
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Never use
ⴖ
bungee
ⴖ
straps that develop tremen-
dous and potentially dangerous amounts of force
when stretched.
(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
•
Always disconnect the remote control when not in
use.
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Never winch when there are less than five wraps
of wire rope around the winch drum.
•
Always pass remote control through a window to
avoid pinching lead in door, then using remote
inside a vehicle.
•
Never leave the remote control plugged into the
winch while free spooling, rigging or sitting idle.
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