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SAFETY OPERATION MAINTENANCESETUP
Operation
Read the ENTIRE IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION section at the beginning of this manual
including all text under subheadings therein before set up or use of this product.
The instructions that follow are basic guidelines only and cannot cover all situations encountered
during use. The operator and assistants must carefully plan usage to prevent accidents.
1. Examine the wire rope. Do not use the winch if
the wire rope is frayed, kinked or damaged.
2. Fully charge the vehicle’s battery.
3. Check the Winch’s electrical connections.
All connections must be tight and clean.
4. Put the vehicle’s transmission in Neutral.
5. If the vehicle where the winch is mounted
is not supposed to be moved, engage the
emergency brake and block the wheels
using wheel chocks (sold separately).
6. To pull out the wire rope, move the Clutch Handle to
the Released position, shown in Figure F, slide the
loop of the Hook Strap over the hook, then pull on
the Hook Strap to pull out the wire rope.
WARNING! Leave at least five full
turns of wire rope on the drum.
Figure F: Clutch released
7. Hook onto the object using a pulling point, tow
strap, tree strap, or chain. See Figure G.
Figure G: Using a strap anchor point
Do not wrap the wire rope around
the object and hook onto the
wire rope itself.
This can damage the object being
pulled, and kink or fray the wire rope.
8. Attachment point must be centered in
loop of hook and the hook’s safety clasp
must be fully closed. See Figure H.
Figure H: Correct and incorrect hook attachment
9. 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.