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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 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 4).
Figure 3
Figure 4
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