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OPERATION
The best way to get acquainted with how your winch operates is to make a few test runs before
you actually need to use it. Plan your test in advance. Remember you can hear your winch as
well as you can see it operate. Learn to recognize the sound of a light steady pull, a heavy pull,
and the sounds caused by load jerking or shifting. Soon you will gain confidence in operating
your winch and its use will become second nature to you.
The life of cable is directly related to the use and care it receives. Following each use, a cable
must be wound onto the drum under a load of at least 450kg or the outer wraps will draw into
the inner wraps and severely damage the cable during winching. The first winch use should
be a familiar run while in a relaxed, non-recovery situation. Spool out the cable until the red
cable mark appears (about five wraps on the drum), then rewind the cable onto the drum
under a load of 450kg or more. This will slightly tension and stretch the new cable and create
a tight cable wrap around the drum. Failure to do so may result in cable damage and reduced
cable life.
At times it may be necessary to temporarily respool the wire rope under no load after use. The
correct procedure is to hold the remote control lead in one hand and the wire rope in the
other. Start as far from the vehicle as the remote control will allow, activate the switch, walk
in approx. metre of rope and release the switch. Repeat the process. Always release the switch
when your hand is at least a metre from the fairlead (the physical opening through which the
wire rope passes).
Pre/post operation check list
- Check fasteners for torque before each use.
- lnspect wiring and make sure connections are tight before each use. Verify there is no chaf-
ing or cutting of wires.
- lnspect wire rope for damage before and after each use.
- lnspect remote for damage and function. Check range on wireless remote. Replace battery
if necessary.
- Keep winch clean, remote socket covered and wire rope lightly lubricated.
NEVER operate winch with less than six wraps of wire rope around the drum. The terminal end
is to prevent the rope from unraveling; it is NOT a load bearing attachment point. lmproper
installation and/or spooling out to last layer will put a load on the terminal end and the rope
will release from the terminal.
Always re-spool winch rope under a minimum 450kg load before each use.