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Read the entire Important Safety Information section at the beginning of this manual, including
all text under subheadings before set up or use of this electric winch.
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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
th
e
winch's
e
l
ectr
ical
connections. AII connections must be tight and clean.
4.
Pu
t 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 control to the released position, shown below. Slide the
loop of the hook strap over the hook, and then pull on the hook strap to pull out the wire rope.
7.
Hook onto the object using a pulling point, tow strap, tree strap, or chain. See the following
picture.
⚠
WARNING
Leave at least five full turns of wire rope on the drum.
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.
