Clutch Status
(ERROR)
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
Winch
Power-out
Winch
Power-in
Clutch Status
(ERROR)
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
Clutch Status
(Disengaged)
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Disengage Remote Controlled Clutch
WARNING
Never engage or disengage clutch if winch is
under load, winch rope is in tension or drum is moving.
1. Make sure the winch rope is not under tension.
NOTE: The clutch will not disengage if the winch
rope is under tension. If tension exists, power-
out enough rope to remove any tension from
the winch rope.
2. Activate the Winch Operation Menu (
refer to
page 14
).
3. Navigate to the clutch disengage icon (
) in
the menu bar on the winch function menu and
press Select.
4. Once the clutch is successfully disengaged,
the gears in both the clutch status and clutch
disengage icon will change from “engaged”
(
) status to “disengaged” (
) status.
If clutch does not disengage when requested, a
warning error will display within the clutch status
icon. See Trouble Shooting section in this manual
for possible solutions.
Engage Remote Controlled Clutch
WARNING
Never engage or disengage clutch if winch is
under load, winch rope is in tension or drum is moving.
After you have disengaged the clutch, there are
three ways the clutch can be engaged.
• Push the Winch Power-in
or
Winch Power-out
button.
• Return to the Home Menu and the clutch will
immediately return to engage status.
• After five minutes the clutch will automatically
engage.
Once clutch is successfully engaged, the
clutch status icon and the clutch disengage icon
will change from “disengaged” (
) status to
“engaged” (
) status.
If clutch does not engage when requested, a
warning error will display within the clutch status
icon. See Trouble Shooting section in this manual
for possible solutions.
WINCHING
WARNING
Always wear heavy leather gloves when
handling winch rope.
WARNING
Never exceed winch’s rated line pull.
WARNING
Always prestretch rope and respool under load
before use. Tightly wound rope reduces chances of “binding”,
which can damage the rope.
WARNING
Never operate winch with less than 5 wraps of
wire rope/10 wraps of synthetic rope around the drum. Rope
could come loose from the drum, as the rope attachment to the
drum is not designed to hold a load.
Select
Clutch
Disengage
Icon
Clutch Status
(Engaged)
5. Confirm clutch (disengage /freespool) status.
6. Freespool winch rope to anchor point and secure.
Pulling
1. Thoroughly read The Basic Guide to Winching
Techniques for complete Pulling Instructions.
2. Power-in to start winching.
3. Secure vehicle.
4. Power-out to release tension in winch rope.
5. Disconnect winch rope from anchor.
6. Power-in winch rope for storage.
WARNING
Never spool in rope hook against the fairlead.
Next, are condensed procedures for winching
operation. You
must
read the Basic Guide to
Winching Techniques manual for complete
procedure instructions.
Stretching Winch Rope
Tensioning the winch rope is critical to ensure
a long product life. Tensioning the winch rope will
prevent outer layers of winch rope from pinching
and deforming the inner layers.
1. Read your Basic Guide to Winching Techniques
for Stretching Winch Rope instructions.
Rigging
1. Thoroughly read The Basic Guide to Winching
Techniques for complete Rigging Instructions.
2. Select Winching function.
3. Activate winch.
4. Disengage Clutch.
NOTE: The clutch will not disengage if the winch
rope is under tension.
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