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Operating Instructions - continued
SPOOLING IN UNDER LOAD
The wire rope must always spool onto the bottom of the drum as indicated by decal on the winch.
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.
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
.
To prolong the life of the winch, use a snatch block and a double-line rigging technique. This is
especially important when pulling heavy loads.
SPOOLING IN UNDER NO LOAD
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.
Unassisted:
Arrange the wire rope to be spooled so it will not kink or tangle when spooled. Be sure
any wire rope on the drum is tightly and evenly layered. Spool enough wire rope to complete the next
full layer on the drum. Tighten and straighten the layer. Repeat process until the hook is a minimum
of 4ft (1.2m) from the fairlead. Spool in the remainder for storage.
SPOOLING REMAINDER FOR STORAGE
Keep hands clear of the wire rope, hook and fairlead opening. Always use the hook strap to hold hook when
spooling under no load. Carefully power in the remaining wire rope, jogging the control switch to take up the
last of the slack. Secure the hook to a suitable anchor point near the winch. Be careful not to over tighten or
damage may occur to the wire rope or anchor point
.
RIGGING
Always spool out as much wire rope as possible when preparing rigging. Pick an anchor as far away
as is practical; this provides the winch with its greatest pulling power.
Rigging a double line with a snatch block will reduce the load on the winch to half without significant
loss of spooling speed.
Natural anchors such as trees, stumps and rocks are the handiest when available. Attach the choker
chain, wire choker rope or tree trunk protector on the anchor as low as possible to avoid pulling the
anchor down. If several possible anchors are available but they are not strong enough individually, it
may be practical to attach a wire or chain choker around several anchors to form a strong collective
anchor point.