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You may wish to keep your engine running while using this winch, to continually recharge
the
battery. However, exercise extreme caution when working around a running vehicle.
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Do not use a dirty, corroded or leaking battery. You may suffer injury from acid burns.
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Always wear approved safety glasses when working around or with a battery.
MOUNTING YOUR WINCH
Your winch is designed to be mounted temporarily, using the trailer hitch mounting bracket.
However, you may also mount your winch permanently.
Permanent Mounting
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Select a mounting site on the bumper of your vehicle, truck bed, boat trailer, or other
suitable location. NOTE: This winch can generate 907 kg pulling force. Be sure the location
you select can withstand this much force. You may need to use steel reinforcement plates, or
weld on additional bracing, depending on the desired mounting location.
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Align the winch with the desired location, and mark for drilling the locations of the 4 holes
on the base of the winch.
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Drill these locations on your vehicle.
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Using hardened steel bolts at least 3/8” in diameter, install your winch to the location.
Temporary Mounting
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Attach the three plate stud bolts to the adapter plate, as shown, using the supplied nuts.
Tighten securely.
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Index the heads of the plate studs into the keyhole slots on the back of the winch.
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Attach the winch/adapter plate assembly to your trailer hitch, by inserting the trailer hitch
ball through the shaped hole in the adapter plate.
WINCH OPERATION
1.
Put your vehicle in neutral. (Never winch with your vehicle in gear or in park, since this could
damage your vehicle’s transmission.) Put your emergency brake on. Block the wheels from
rolling, using suitable chocks. Failure to follow these instructions can cause your vehicle to
roll while winching, creating an extremely dangerous situation!
2.
To pull out the cable, turn the clutch knob counterclockwise to loosen the brake. Draw out
cable by pressing the button on the remote control. Always leave at least three turns of cable on
the spool to prevent pulling the cable out of the winch!
3.
Hook onto the object using a pulling point, tow strap or chain. Never wrap the cable around the
object and hook onto the cable itself. This can cause damage to the object being pulled, and
kink or fray the cable.
4.
Re-tighten the clutch knob.
5.
Stand clear, and when it is safe to do so, use the power switch in the remote control to retract
the cable, and winch the item as desired.
PULLING CAPACITY
1.
This winch has a capacity of 907 kg applying this measurement to practical application; you
can use this winch to move the following.
a.
Move a load from a dead stop of up to 907 kg, on level ground.
b.
Move a craft in water up to 2250 kg.
c.
Maintain movement of a wheeled vehicle of up to 2700 kg.
2.
Pulling capacity is reduced as incline increases. For example, rolling capacity is reduced from
2700 kg on flat ground to 500 kg on a 45o incline. Please refer to the following chart for
estimated pulling capacity (rolling weight) on various inclines.
