Operation
Read the ENTIRE IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION section at the beginning of this manual
including all text under subheadings therein before set up or use this product.
The instructions that follow are basic guidelines only and cannot cover all situations
encountered during use. The operator and assistants must carefully plan usage to prevent
accidents.
1.
Examine the wire rope. Do not use the winch if
the wire rope is frayed, kinked or damaged.
2.
Fully charge the vehicle
’s battery.
3.
Check the Winch
’s electrical connections. All
connections must be tight and clean.
4.
Put the vehicle
’s transmission in Neutral.
5.
If the vehicle where the winch is mounted is not
supposed to be moved, engage the emergency
brake and block the wheels using wheel chocks
(sold separately).
6.
To pull out the wire rope, move the Clutch Handle
to the Released position, shown in Figure F, slide
the loop of the Hook Strap over the hook, then
pull on the Hook Strap to pull out the wire rope.
WARNING! Leave at least five full turns of
wire rope on the drum.
Figure F: Clutch released
7.
Hook onto the object using a pulling point, tow
strap, tree strap, or chain. See Figure G.
Figure G: Using a strap anchor point
Do not wrap the wire rope around the
object and hook onto the wire rope
itself.
This can damage the object being
pulled, and kink or fray the wire rope.
8.
Attachment point must be centered in loop of
hook and the hook
’s safety clasp must be fully
closed. See Figure H.
Figure H: Correct and incorrect hook attachment
9.
Do not use a Recovery Strap while winching.
They are designed to stretch and can suddenly
whip back towards the operator during a winching
operation
