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Heavy Blanket Over Rope
In certain situations you may decide to throw a heavy
blanket or similar object over the rope. A heavy blan
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ket can absorb energy should the synthetic rope
break. Place it on the rope midway between the winch
and the anchor point. Do this before the rope is put
under tension. Do not approach or move the blanket
once tension is applied. Do not allow it to get pulled
into the fairlead. If it is necessary to move or remove
the blanket, slack the tension on the rope first.
13. Establish "no people" zones: Make your intentions
clear. Be sure that everyone in the immediate vicinity
surrounding the winching operation is completely
aware of your intentions before you pull. Declare
where the spectators should not stand — never
behind or in front of the vehicle and never near the
synthetic rope or snatch block. Your situation may
have other "no people" zones.
No People Zones
14. Begin winching. With the winching vehicles engine on
and light tension already on the synthetic rope, begin
winching slowly and steadily. Be sure that the rope is
winding evenly and tightly around the spooling drum. For
additional assistance, the winched vehicle can be slowly
driven while being pulled by the winch. Continue pulling
until the vehicle is on stable ground. If you are able to
drive the vehicle, the winching operation is complete.
Using The Remote Control
NOTE:
Avoid overheating the winch motor. For extended
winching, stop at reasonable intervals to allow the
winch motor to cool down.
What to look for under load: The synthetic rope
must always spool onto the drum as indicated by
the drum rotation decal on the winch. As you
power-in, make sure the synthetic rope winds
evenly and tightly on the drum. This prevents the
outer rope wraps from drawing into the inner
wraps, binding and damaging the synthetic rope.
Avoid shock loads by using the control switch
intermittently to take up rope slack. Shock loads
can momentarily far exceed the winch and
synthetic rope ratings. During side pulls the
synthetic rope tends to stack up at one end of the
drum. This stack can become large enough to
cause serious damage to the winch. So, line up
pulls as straight ahead as possible and stop
winching if the synthetic rope comes close to the
tie rods or mounting plate. To fix an uneven stack,
spool out that section of the rope and reposition it
to the opposite end of the drum, which will free up
space for continued winching.
15. Secure the vehicle. Once recovery of the vehicle is
complete, be sure to secure the vehicle's brakes and
shift the transmission to PARK. Release tension in
the synthetic rope.
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