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Never touch the metal or synthetic rope or hook while they are in
tension or under load. Even at rest, the winch may have
the metal or synthetic rope in tension. Never guide a
metal or synthetic rope under tension onto the drum with
your hands.
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rope. When handling the hook, always use the hook handle.
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Use a pulley block to avoid winching at sharp angles. Uneven
layering will cause serious damage to the winch and metal or
synthetic rope. It can be corrected by securing load, spooling
out the wire rope and repositioning it to the opposite end of
the drum.
Do not disengage clutch under load, If your winch is
equipped with a freespool clutch, be certain that there is no
tension on the metal or synthetic rope when you disengage
the clutch. Before winching a load , be sure the clutch is
fully engaged.
Never rely on the winch to hold a load in place . None of our
winches are designed for load-holding applications and may
unwind or fail due to shock loading as the load is being
transported. The load should be secured by other means,
and the winch hook detached from the load.
A minimum of 5 wraps of cable on the
drum is required to hold load. Otherwise
the cable will leave the drum of the winch
and cause damage.
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Troubleshooting
When the winch fails to operate after several attempts, or if there is any fault operation
while winching. Check the following
:
Symptom
Possible Cause
Remedy
Check battery cable
No power
Weak battery or insufficient power
Recharge or replace battery
Winch will not
Damage to circuit breaker
Loose connection of wiring
Replace circuit breaker
Check all wiring
operate
Damaged or stuck solenoid
Replace solenoid
Check
winch
operation
with
Defective remote control
auxiliary switch
Damaged motor or worn brushes
Broken wiring or bad connection
Replace motor or brushes
Reconnect or replace wiring
Motor runs in
Damaged or stuck solenoid
Replace solenoid
one direction
Switch inoperative
Replace switch
Loose wiring
F reespool not engaged
Replace wiring and tighten
Engage freespool
Drum will not
Damaged brake or freespool assy
Replace brake or freespool assy
free spool
Damaged drum bushing
Replace drum bushing
Damaged gear box
Replace gear box
No brake
Damage on inoperative pressed spring
Di sen gaged frees pool
Damaged output shaft
Replace pressed spring
Engage
Replace output shaft
Damaged l
st
shaft
Brake distance
is too long
Worn or damaged brake
Winch runs
Motor leads crossed
an
opposite
direction
Solenoid control crossed
Remote control or trigger switch crossed
Replace I
st
shaft
Replace or ad just brake
Reverse
electrical connections
to
motor
Reverse black and red wires on
the solenoid
Reverse electrical connections
Motor runs
extremely hot
Long periond of operation
Overload
Damaged or inoperative brake
Stop operation and let it cool
Reduce load
Replace or repair brake
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