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Safety Precautions - continued
CAUTION
MOVING PARTS ENTANGLEMENT HAZARD
Failure to observe these instructions could lead to minor to moderate injury.
General Safety:
• Always Know Your Winch: Take time to fully read and understand the included Installation and Operations guide,
and Basic Guide to Winching Techniques, in order to understand your winch and the winching operation.
• Never operate this winch if you are under 16 years of age.
• Never operate this winch when under the influence of drugs, alcohol or medication.
• Never exceed winch or wire rope rated capacity. Double line using a snatch block to reduce winch load.
Installation Safety:
• Always choose a mounting location that is sufficiently strong to withstand the maximum pulling capacity of your
winch.
• Always use factory approved switches, remote controls, accessories and installation components.
• Always use grade 5 or better hardware, never weld bolts and never use longer bolts than those supplied from
factory.
• Always complete winch mounting and attachment of hook to hook loop before wiring winch during installation.
• Always position fairlead with WARNING label on top.
• Always spool the wire rope onto the drum as indicated by the drum rotation label on the winch.
Required for automatic brake to work (if winch is so equipped) and for correct installation orientation.
• Always prestretch wire rope and respool under load before use. Tightly wound wire rope reduces chances of
"binding", which is wire rope working its way down into a loosely wound wire rope layer, and catching or damaging
itself.
Winching Safety:
• Always inspect winch installation and wire rope and hook condition before operating winch. Frayed, kinked or
damaged wire rope must be replaced immediately. Loose or damaged winch installation must be corrected
immediately.
• Never hook wire rope back onto itself. This damages the wire rope. Always use a choker chain, wire choker rope or
tree trunk protector on the anchor.
• Always prior to winching, remove any element that may interfere with safe winch operation.
• Always take your time when rigging for a winch pull.
• Always be certain the anchor you select will withstand the load, and the strap or chain will not slip.
• Never engage or disengage clutch if winch is under load, wire rope is in tension or wire rope drum is moving
• Always unspool as much wire rope as possible when rigging. Double line or pick distant anchor point.
• Never winch with less than 5 wraps of wire rope around the drum, the wire rope could come loose from the drum.
• Always stand clear of wire rope and load during operation.
• Never touch wire rope or hook while in tension or under load.
• Never touch wire rope or hook while someone else is at the control switch or during winching operation.
• Never touch wire rope or hook while remote control is plugged into winch.
• Always stand clear of wire rope and load and keep others away while winching.
• Always require operator and bystanders to be aware of stability during winching of vehicle and/or load.
• Always keep remote control lead clear of the drum, wire rope and rigging. Inspect for cracks, pinches, frayed wires
or loose connections. Replace if damaged.
