Installation Guide

Your winch is a very powerful machine. If used unsafely or improperly there is a possibility
that property damage or personal injury could result.
Note: all safety references in this manual that refer to use of, ROPE, also apply to the use of,
both, SYNTHETIC and WIRE ROPE.
The responsibility for safe installation and operation of the winch and prevention of
personal injury and property damage ultimately rests with you, the operator. There is no substitute for
the use of good judgement and caution in operating a winch.
The rope may break before the winch stalls. For heavy loads, use a pulley block to
reduce the load on the rope.
1. Maximum working load capacity is on the rope layer closest to the drum. DO NOT OVER
LOAD. DO NOT ATTEMPT PROLONGED PULLS AT HEAVY LOADS. Overloads can damage
the winch and/or the rope and create unsafe operating conditions. FOR LOADS OVER 1,000 lbs
(454 kg), WE RECOMMEND THE USE OF THE OPTIONAL PULLEY BLOCK TO DOUBLE LINE
THE ROPE. This reduces the load on the winch and the strain on the rope by approximately 50%.
Attach hook to load bearing part. The vehicle engine should be running during winch operation. If
considerable winching is performed with the engine off, the battery may be too weak to restart the
engine. See Figure 1.
2. AFTER READING AND UNDERSTANDING THIS MANUAL, LEARN TO USE YOUR
WINCH. After installing the winch, practice using it so you will be familiar with it when
the need arises.
3. NEVER “move” your vehicle to assist the winch in pulling the load. The combination of the winch
and vehicle pulling together could overload the wire rope and the winch.
4. ALWAYS STAND CLEAR OF THE WIRE ROPE, HOOK AND WINCH. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT
OF ANY COMPONENT FAILURE IT’S BEST TO BE OUT OF HARM’S WAY.
5. INSPECT ROPE AND EQUIPMENT FREQUENTLY. A FRAYED ROPE WITH BROKEN STRANDS
SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. Always replace rope with the manufacture’s identical
replacement part (see Replacement Parts List). Periodically check the winch installation to ensure that
all bolts are tight.
6. ALWAYS USE HEAVY LEATHER GLOVES when handling rope. DO NOT LET
ROPE SLIDE THROUGH YOUR HANDS.
7. NEVER WINCH WITH LESS THAN 5 TURNS OF WIRE, 8 TURNS OF SYNTHETIC ROPE
AROUND THE WINCH DRUM since the rope end fastener may NOT withstand full load.
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GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION
Figure 1.
Double line
Single line