or becomes flat.
c. You may wish to keep your engine running while using this winch to continually recharge the
battery. However, do not use the winch with a moving vehicle.
d. Do not use a dirty, corroded or leaking battery .You may suffer injury from acid bums.
e. Always wear safety glasses when working around or with a battery.
V. OPERATION
CHECK THE WINCH CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING AND RUNNING IT
!
5.1- Description and Intended use
The 2500 winch is equipped with a permanent magnet motor and the 9000 winch is equipped with a
series wound motor. Both are designed for intermittent duty general use.
They should not be used in a constant duty application.
The duration of the pulling job should be kept as short as possible. If the winch motor becomes very
hot to the touch, stop the winch and let it cool down for several minutes.
Never pull for more than one minute at or near the rated load.
Do not maintain power to the winch if the motor stalls.
The winch must NOT be used for industrial or commercial purposes
The winch must NOT be used for lifting purposes, and never can it be used for moving people.
Improper use could damage your winch and could result in serious injury and/or property damage.
Free spool clutch is operated by a lever (6) or a pull and turn knob (6) [according to model), which
can disengage the gearbox, and wire rope will be pulled out by gloved protected hand or with hand
saver bar (pulling hook (8)).
The winch is designed for ground use only and
solely for horizontal pulling use (do not lift items
vertically.)
Do not use it for hoisting as for this type of application hoists must comply with particular safety
requirements,
The winch shown in this operation manual is not intended for the transportation of persons (
Never
lift people or hoist loads over people
.).
This winch must only be used to recover vehicles or to pull a non-fixed load within its pulling
capacity.
5.2- Suggestion:
The best way to get acquainted with how the winch operates is to carry out a few test runs before you
actually need to use it.
Pay attention to the noise the winch makes during operation. It is important to recognize the
difference in sound between a light, steady pull, a heavy pull and sounds caused by load jerking or
shifting.
5.3- Operation:
1. Secure vehicle in position before using winch:
Put your vehicle in neutral. Put the hand brake on. Always apply blocks to the wheels to prevent
rolling (whether vehicle is parked on flat terrain or on an incline).
2. To pull out the cable:
- Disengage the clutch: pull and turn the clutch knob (6) (for model 2500) or place clutch lever (6)
(for 9000 model) to the “OFF” position to loosen the gearbox.
- With glove protected hand or with pulling hook (8) (for 2500 model only), pull the cable to the
required length.
Note: Always leave at least five turns of cable around the spool to prevent the cable from being pulled
out of the winch.
