WINCH MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
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Important Safety Instructions
DANGER
DO NOT EXCEED RATED CAPACITY.
INTERMITTENT USE ONLY - COOL BETWEEN USES.
DO NOT
use winch for lifting/moving people or live animals.
A minimum of five wraps of cable around the drum barrel is necessary
for pulling and holding the rated load. The cable clamp is not designed
to hold the load without the 5 wraps of cable around the drum.
(usually marked red on the drum end of the cable)
DANGER
Keep yourself and others a SAFE DISTANCE to the side of the cable
when under tension.
NEVER
stand or step over a cable, or near a cable under load using a
winch blanket or sail is strongly recommended.
DON’T
move the vehicle to pull a load (towing) on the winch cable.
This could result in cable breakage.
Disconnect
the remote control and isolate when not in use.
DANGER
DO NOT
exceed maximum pull rating. Avoid “shock loading” by using
the remote lead switch intermittently to take up the slack in the wire
rope. “Shock loading” can far exceed the rated capacity for the wire
rope and drum and will result in damaging winch and brake. By doing
so will void any warranty.
DANGER
DO NOT
use you winch as securing device it is not designed for this
and will result in damaging winch and brake and will void any warranty.
DO NOT
exceed maximum line pull ratings shown on the tables.
DO NOT
use as a hoist. Do not use for overhead lifting.
DANGER
NEVER
cut, weld, or modify any part of the winch or cable. By doing
so will void any warranty
DANGER
When re-spooling the cable
Ensure that the cable spools in the
under-wind position with the cable entering the drum from the
bottom, not the top. To re-spool correctly, and while wearing gloves,
keep a slight tension on the cable while pushing the remote control
button to draw in the cable. Walk toward the winch
NEVER
allowing
the winch cable to slide through your fingers or hands.
DO NOT
let your hands get within 12”(30cm) of the winch while re-
spooling. Turn off the winch and repeat the procedure until a few feet
of cable is left. Disconnect the remote control and finish spooling by
hand by rotating the drum manually with the clutch disengaged. Keep
hands clear of the fairlead and drum while the winch is under power.
DANGER
Failure to read and understand these warnings may result in personal
injury and/or property damage.
Always use gloves to protect hands when handling any type or cable/
rope. Never let the cable slide through your hands.
NEVER
connect the cable back to itself.
Always apply blocks/chocks/straps to the wheels of the vehicle/
equipment when on an incline and in transportation.
No modifications, alterations, or deviation to the winch are authorized
by the manufacturer and MUST NOT be made. By doing so will void
any warranty.
Duration of winching pulls should be kept as short as possible. If
the motor becomes uncomfortably hot to the touch, stop winching
immediately and let it cool down for approx 8 mins minutes. Do not
winch for more than two minutes at or near the maximum rated load
without resting for 8 minutes.
DANGER
If the motor stalls
DO NOT
maintain winching. Winches are designed
and made for intermittent use and should be used in conjunction with
their duty cycles.
NEVER
release the free-spool clutch when there is a load on the
winch as the load will roll backwards.
Use hand saver hook when handling the hook for spooling or un-
spooling the wire rope.
NOTICE
The winch and its all-derivative types are rated at rated capacity when
spooling the first rope layer on the drum. Overloading can damage
the winch / motor / or wire rope.
For loads over 70% of rated line pull, we recommend the use of the
pulley block / snatch block to double the wire rope line and reduce the
strain. This will aid in two ways:
It will reduce the number of rope layers on the drum and reduce the
load on the wire rope by as much as 50%. When doubling the lineback
to the vehicle, always attach to the frame or another load bearing
point..
