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Safety Precautions
To Guard Against Possible
Injury.....
A minimum of five wraps of cable around the drum barrel
is necessary to hold the rated load. Cable clamp is not
designed to hold the load.
A. Secure Quick MountTM locking pin into place
before start ing winching operation.
B. Use only locking pin #448097.
C. Front mount receiver is for use with the Quick
MountTM winch only. Do not use for towing.
D. Keep yourself and others a safe distance to the side
of the cable when pulling under load.
E. Do not step over a cable, or near a cable under
load. F. Use supplied hook strap when handling
hook for spooling wire rope.
G. Do not move the vehicle to pull a load on the winch
cable. This could result in cable breakage and/or
winch damage.
H. Use a heavy rag or gloves to protect hands from
burrs when handling winch cable.
I. Apply blocks to wheels when vehicle is on an
incline. J. Winch clutch should be disengaged
when winch is not in use and fully engaged when in
use.
K. Modification, alteration, or deviation to the winch
should only be made by Ramsey Winch Company.
L. Keep the duration of your pulls as short as possible.
If the motor becomes uncomfortably hot to the
touch, stop and let it cool for a few minutes. Do
not pull more than one minute at or near the rated
load. Do not maintain power to the winch if the
motor stalls. Electric winches are for inter mittent
usage and should not be used in constant duty
applications.
M. Disconnect the remote control switch from the winch
when not in use. A Ramsey Part No. 282053 battery
disconnect switch in your vehicle is recommended.
N. Do Not use winch in hoisting applications due to
required hoist safety factors and features.
O. Do not exceed maximum line pull ratings shown in
tables. Shock loads must not exceed these ratings.
P. To respool correctly, it is necessary to keep a
slight load on the cable. This is accomplished by
(wearing gloves) holding the cable with one hand
and the remote control with the other, starting as
far back and in the center as you can, walking up
keeping load on the cable as the winch is powered
in.
Tips for Safe Operation
Do not underestimate the potential danger in winching
opera tions. Neither should you fear them. Do learn
the basic dan gers and avoid them.
Observe spooling of cable onto drum. Side pulls can
cause cable to pile up at one end of the drum. To
correct uneven stacking, spool out that section of the
cable and move it to the other end of the drum and
continue winching. Uneven spool ing which causes
cable pileup can interfere with the solenoid housing
causing damage to the winch.
Store the remote control switch inside your vehicle
where it will not become damaged. Inspect it before
you plug it in.
When ready to begin spooling in, plug in remote
control switch with clutch disengaged. Do not engage
clutch with motor running.
Never connect the hook back to the cable. This
causes cable damage. Always use a sling or chain of
suitable strength as shown in the illustration, page 3.
Observe your winch while winching, if possible, while
stand ing at a safe distance. If you use vehicle drive
to assist, stop and get out every few feet to assure the
cable is not piling up in one corner. Jamming cable
can break your winch.
Do not attach tow hooks to winch mounting apparatus.
They must attach to vehicle frame.
When double lining during stationary winching, the
winch hook should be attached to the chassis of the
vehicle.
Since the greatest pulling power is achieved on the
innermost layer of your winch, it is desirable to pull
off as much line as you can for heavy pulls. If this
is not practical, use a snatch block and double line
arrangement as shown in the illustra tion, page 3.
Remember, a minimum of 5 wraps of cable
around the drum barrel is necessary to hold the rated
load.
Do not allow the cable to slip through your
hand and do not approach the winch too
closely. Turn off the winch and repeat the
procedure until all the cable except a few feet
is in. Disconnect the remote control switch
and finish spooling in cable by rotating the
drum by hand with clutch disengaged.
Safety Precautions
