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14. If the tractor is not blocked against moving with a brake or wheel blocks, no person
should be standing between the tractor and the winch.
15. Do not touch the winch until every part of the winch has stopped.
16. Check mounting bolts regularly.
17. Before use the winch must be visually inspected. At least once a year, the winch must be
inspected by a professionally qualified person.
18. During any work on the winch you must turn the tractor off.
19. It is forbidden to remove the safety devices from the winch.
20. Use a tow rope of adequate strength and quality (see the factory plate).
21. A damaged wire rope must be replaced immediately.
22. It it necessary to use a wire rope of an appropriate lenght. When you wind the rope up, a
distance of 1,5 of rope diameter to outer diameter of the drum should stay on the drum.
When you unreel the rope, a minimum of 3 rope wraps should stay on the drum.
23. The assistant is not allowed to connect load on the winch until he has informed the
tractor driver about it.
24. It is especially dangerous to stand next to the tree that you are about to pull (Figure 1).
25. When using a relay pulley there is a triangular danger area, where you are not allowed to
stay during the tow (Figure 2).
Figure 1 Figure 2
26. When towing observe the maximum allowed angle of 30º (Figure 3).
27. On uneven terrain or when not observing the maximum allowed towing angle there is a
danger of the winch rolling over (Figure 6).
