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WINCH
NOTICE: Using the winch continuously for more than 2 minutes can drain the battery.
The safety warnings and information in this section apply if your vehicle has a winch.
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• Read and understand this entire section before operating the winch.
• Inspect the winch and winch cable for damage before each use.
• Never use alcohol or drugs before or during operation of the winch.
• Do not allow any person below the age of 16 to operate the winch.
• Always wear eye protection and heavy gloves while operating the winch.
• Always keep body, hair, clothing, and jewelry clear of the winch cable and hook while operating the winch.
• Never attempt to jerk a load attached to the winch with a moving vehicle. See
• Always keep the area around the vehicle, winch, winch cable, and load clear of people and distractions while oper-
ating the winch.
• Always turn the vehicle ignition switch OFF when the vehicle and winch are not being used.
• Maintain at least five full turns of winch cable wrapped around the winch
drum at all times. The friction provided by the wrapped cable allows the drum
to pull on the winch cable and move the load.
• If pulling the vehicle itself, engage the neutral lock. If pulling another vehicle,
apply the parking brake on the vehicle performing the winching to prevent it
from moving while winching. Use wheel chocks if needed.
• Always align the vehicle and winch with the
load directly in front of the vehicle as much
as possible. Avoid winching with the winch
cable at an angle to the vehicle’s centerline
whenever possible.
• If winching at an angle is unavoidable, follow
these precautions:
• Be observant of the winch drum. Do not
allow the winch cable to stack or accu-
mulate at one end of the winch drum. If
the winch cable stacks, damage to the
winch and winch cable can occur.
• If stacking occurs, stop winching. Fol-
low step 13 on page 33 to feed and rewind the cable evenly before continuing the winch operation.
• Never winch up or down at sharp angles. It can destabilize the winching vehicle and possibly cause unexpected
movement.
• Never winch loads that exceed the rated capacity of the winch.
• The winch motor can become hot during use. After winching for more than 45 seconds, or if the winch stalls during
operation, stop winching and allow the winch motor to cool down before using it again.
• Never touch, push, pull, or straddle the winch cable while winching a load.
Minimum five (5)
full turns of cable
on drum at all times.
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Do not pull at an angle.
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Summary of Contents for OX 400 2020
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