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19. Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use
common sense when operating. Do not use a
winch while you are tired or under the influence of
drugs, alcohol or medication. A moment of
inattention while operating winches may result in
serious personal injury.
20. Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and
balance at all times. This enables better control of
the winch in unexpected situations.
21. Hook onto the object using a pulling point, tow
strap or chain. Do not wrap the wire rope around
the object and hook onto the wire rope itself. This
can cause damage to the object being pulled, and
kink or fray the wire rope.
22.
Do not use a Recovery Strap while winching.
They are designed to stretch and can suddenly
whip back towards the operator during a winching
operation.
23. Secure load after moving.
NO LOCKING MECHANISM.
24. Keep at least 5 full turns of wire rope on drum.
The wire rope
’s connection to the drum is not
intended to sustain a load, without the added
support from the friction of at least 5 full turns of
wire rope.
25. Wrap wire rope under 500 lb. tension before use.
Otherwise, wire rope may bind during operation.
26. Keep clear of wire rope, hook, and load while
winching. Do not step over wire rope.
Do not push sideways against wire rope
under tension; wire rope might break under
this load and recoil back, striking the person
pushing against it or a bystander.
27. If wire rope begins to get entangled, stop winch
immediately and release wire rope using switch.
28. Do not submerge winch in water.
If winch gets submerged accidentally, it needs to
be immediately disassembled, cleaned, dried and
re-lubricated by a qualified technician to prevent
permanent damage from corrosion.
29. Only winch with the winching vehicle
’s
transmission in neutral. Winching with a vehicle
’s
transmission in gear or park may damage the
transmission. A vehicle
’s transmission is not
designed to handle that type of load.
30. Do not operate the winch at extreme angles.
Do not exceed the angles shown in Figure B for a
roller fairlead. For a hawse fairlead, the angle
should be as close to straight as possible.
Figure B: Roller fairlead Maximum Winching Angles
31. If the object to be pulled must be pulled at an
angle in relation to the winch, use a pulley (sold
separately) and an anchor point directly in front of
the winch, as shown in Figure C, to keep the Wire
Rope pull straight.
32. Broken strands of wire rope will be sharp.
Wear heavy-duty work gloves when handling the
wire rope. Do not slide wire rope through hands,
even with gloves on.
33. Winch motor will be hot during and after use.
Keep clear.
34. Do not power the hook all way into the fairlead or
winch.
35. People with pacemakers should consult their
physician(s) before use. Electromagnetic fields in
close proximity to heart pacemaker could cause
pacemaker interference or pacemaker failure.
Figure C: Pulley anchoring
