RAM 2500 2019, Owner'S Manual

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General Information
Practice using your winch before you get stuck. Some key
points to remember when using your winch are:
• Always take your time to assess the situation and plan
your pull carefully.
• Always take your time when using a winch.
• Use the right equipment for the situation.
• Always wear leather gloves and do not allow the synthetic
rope to slip through your hands when handling the rope.
• Only the operator should handle the synthetic rope and
remote control.
• Think safety at all times.
• Never engage or disengage clutch if winch is under
load, synthetic rope is in tension, or rope drum is
moving.
• Always stand clear of synthetic rope and load and keep
others away during winching.
• Always keep hands and clothing clear of the synthetic
rope, hook and fairlead opening during operation and
when spooling.
• Never wrap synthetic 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.
• Never use bungee or kinetic straps that develop
tremendous and potentially dangerous amounts of
force when stretched.
• Always disconnect the remote control when not in use.
• Never winch when there are less than 10 wraps of
synthetic rope around the winch drum.
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• Always pass remote control through a window to avoid
pinching lead in door, when 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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