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Any winch that appears to be damaged in any way, is found to be worn, or
operates abnormally shall be removed from service.
Only pull on parts of the vehicle as are specified by the vehicle manufacturer
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Only attachments and/or adapters supplied by the manufacturer shall be used.
We recommend that you test your winch before use. Check that the winch will
work in both directions and as an example of good practice remember to
disengage the clutch when the winch is not under load.
WINCHING TECHNIQUES A-Z
a. Take time to asses your situation and plan safe use of the winch.
b. Put on gloves to protect your hands.
c. Disengage the clutch to allow free-spooling and to save energy.
d. Attach the hand saver hook to the clevis hook.
e. Pull out the wire rope to your desired anchor point using the hand saver hook.
f. Secure the clevis hook to the anchor point. Do not attach the hook back onto the wire
rope.
g. Engage the clutch.
h. Connect the remote control to the winch.
i. Start your engine to ensure power is being replenished to the 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 step over the wire rope.
k.
Disengage the clutch to allow free-spooling and to save energy.
l. Inspect the wire rope. Make sure there are at least 5 wraps of wire rope around the
winch drum.
m. Drape a blanket or jacket over the wire rope approximately 5 to 6 feet from the hook.
Open the vehicle bonnet if possible, for added protection.
n. Clear the area. Make sure all spectators
are 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. The vehicle that is being winched can be slowly driven to add assistance to the
winching process. Avoid shock loads; keep the wire rope under tension.
