WARN Works 1500AC, User Manual

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TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY:
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Keep hands clear of wire rope, hook, and fairlead
opening during operation.
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Always use the hook strap to hold hook when
spooling.
SPOOLING IN UNDER LOAD
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The wire rope must always spool onto the bottom of the drum as indicated by
decal on the winch and illustrations on Page 5 of this manual.
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Power in the wire rope evenly and tightly on the drum. This prevents the
outer wire wraps from drawing into the inner wraps, binding and damaging
the wire rope.
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Avoid shock loads when spooling, by using the control switch intermittently
to take up wire rope slack. Shock loads can momentarily far exceed the winch
and wire rope ratings.
SPOOLING IN UNDER NO LOAD
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Assisted : Have your assistant hold the hook with the hook strap putting as
much constant tension on the wire rope as possible. While keeping tension, the
assistant should walk toward the winch while you operate the control switch
spooling in the wire rope. Release the switch when the hook is a minimum of 4 ft
(1.2m) from the fairlead opening. Spool in the remainder for storage.