WARN INDUSTRIES
1
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
VRX
and AXON
™
Winch Operator’s Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Know Your Winch/ Know Your Components ...........................................................................2-3
Mounting ...............................................................................................................................................4-5
Electrical .................................................................................................................................................6-8
First Time Operation Instructions .............................................................................................. 9-12
Synthetic Rope Care ........................................................................................................................... 13
Final Analysis and Maintenance ................................................................................................... 14
Warranty ........................................................................................................................................... 15-17
USA/Canada
................................................................................................................................. 15
International
................................................................................................................................ 16
This manual provides important safety information and instructions on how to operate your winch. It
is important to read
ALL
instructions and safety information
BEFORE
installing and operating your
winch.
As you read these instructions, you will see
WARNINGS
,
CAUTIONS
,
NOTICES
and
NOTES
. Failure to
observe these instructions could lead to serious injury or death.
WARNINGS
are safety messages that
indicate a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in serious injury or death.
CAUTIONS
are safety messages that indicate a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTIONS
and
WARNINGS
identify the hazard, indicate how
to avoid the hazard, and advise of the probable consequence of not avoiding the hazard.
NOTICES
are messages to avoid property damage.
NOTES
are additional information to help you complete a
procedure.
PLEASE WORK SAFELY!
SAVE THIS MANUAL
and other product literature for future reference and review frequently for continuing
safe operation.
Instruct all users of this product to review this manual before operating this product.
Additional Product Literature Available Online
:
• Basic Guide to Winching Techniques
• Provides a basic understanding of the winch and teaches basics of proper winching techniques. It is a
valuable resource to help winch safely and efficiently.
• Product Specification and Performance Data
• Provides product specifications, performance data and replacement parts information.
• Other product literature specific to some products
Go to
www.warn.com
for additional or replacement product literature available to view/download.
WARN INDUSTRIES
2
KNOW YOUR WINCH
Before you begin, you should familiarize yourself with your WARN® winch and each of its
components:
Motor
:
The winch motor is powered by the vehicle’s battery. The motor provides power
to the gear mechanism, which turns the winch drum and winds the winch rope.
Winch Drum:
The winch drum is the cylinder onto which the winch rope feeds. The drum
is driven by the motor and drive train. Its direction can be changed using the
remote control.
Winch Rope:
The winch rope’s diameter and length are determined by the winch’s load
capacity and design. Wrapped around the winch drum and fed through the
fairlead, the winch rope is looped at the end to accept the hook’s clevis pin.
Synthetic winch rope is constructed of a unique ultra high molecular weight
polyethylene material and off ers tremendous tensile strength. It is coated with a
high temperature urethane and equipped with a temperature resistant sleeve on
the fi rst layer for added protection. The synthetic rope’s high fl exibility and low
weight make it much easier to handle out in the fi eld.
Clutch Lever:
The clutch allows the operator to manually disengage the spooling drum from
the gear train, enabling the drum to rotate freely (known as “freespooling”).
Engaging the clutch “locks” the winch drum back onto the gear train.
Contactor:
Using electrical power from the vehicle’s battery, the contactor switches power
to the motor, enabling the operator to change the direction of the winch drum
rotation.
* The AXON winch contactor is integrated with the winch motor.
Remote Socket
(AXON winch)
:
The remote socket is where the operator plugs in the wired remote control in
order to control the winch.
Clutch Lever
Rope
Winch Drum
Motor
Winch Drum
Clutch Lever
Contactor (VRX Only)
*Contactor (
integrated
)
Motor
Rope
Remote Socket
