WINCH MANUAL
WINCHING TECHNIQUES A-Z
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NOTICE
Short pulls from an angle can be used to straighten the vehicle/
equipment. Long pulls should be done with the wire rope in a straight
line to winch/vehicle, see above illustration.
CAUTION
When pulling a heavy load, place a blanket or jacket over the wire rope
five or six feet from the hook because in the event of a broken cable it
will dampen the force.
For additional protection open the hood/bonnet of the vehicle as
shown.
NOTICE
For pulls over 70% rated line pull, we recommend the use of the snatch/
pulley block to double line the wire rope. This reduces the load on the
winch and the strain on the rope.
Single Line
Double Line
DANGER
Never use your winch for overhead hoisting, lifting of people, moving
people or moving of live animals.
WINCHING TECHNIQUES A-Z
a. Take time to asses your situation and plan your pull.
b. Put on gloves to protect your hands.
c. Disengage the clutch where possible to allow free-spooling and also
save battery power.
d. (If supplied) Attach the hand saver hook to the clevis hook.
e. Pull out the wire rope to your desired anchor point safely.
f. Secure the clevis hook to the anchor point: Sling, chain or snatch block.
Do not attach the hook back onto the wire rope.
g. Engage the clutch.
h. Connect the remote control lead to the winch.
i. Start your engine to ensure power is being replenished to the vehicle
battery.
j. Power in the wire rope guiding the wire under tension to draw up the
slack in the wire. Once the wire is under tension stand well clear. Never
stand or step over the wire rope under tension.
k. Double check your anchors and make sure all connections are secure.
l. Inspect the wire rope. Make sure there are at least 5 wraps of wire rope
around the winch drum.(usually marked with red)
m. Drape a blanket or sail (Sold separately) over the wire rope
approximately 5 to 6 feet from the hook. Open the hood/bonnet for
added protection.
n. Clear the area. Make sure all people, spectators are well back and that
no one is directly in front or behind the vehicle or anchor point.
o. Begin winching. Be sure that the wire rope is winding evenly and tightly
around the drum. If needed, the vehicle that is being winched can be
slowly driven to add assistance to the winching process. Avoid shock
loading; keep the wire rope under tension.
p. The vehicle to be winched should be placed in neutral and the
emergency brake released. Only release the brake pedal when under full
tension. Avoid shock loading to the winch. This can damage the winch,
rope and vehicle.
q. The winch is meant for intermittent use. Under full load with a single
line rig do not power in for more than 8 minutes without letting the motor
cool down for a few minutes and then resume the winching operation.
r. The winching operation is complete once the vehicle is on stable ground
and or can drive under its own power.
