Manual

5
PERFORMANCE
Your X9 winch is a very powerful
machine. Treat it with respect, use it
with caution and always follow these
safety guidelines.
The responsibility
for safe installa-
tion 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 wire rope
may break before
the winch stalls. For heavy loads, use
a pulley block to reduce the load on
the wire rope.
1. The X9 winch is rated at 9,000
pounds (4082 kg) (single line)
capacity on the wire rope layer
closest to the drum. DO NOT
OVERLOAD. DO NOT ATTEMPT
PROLONGED PULLS AT HEAVY
LOADS. Do not maintain power
to the winch if the motor stalls.
Overloads can damage the winch
and/or the wire rope and create
unsafe operating conditions. FOR
LOADS OVER 6,000 POUNDS (2721
KG), WE RECOMMEND THE USE OF
THE OPTIONAL PULLEY BLOCK TO
DOUBLE LINE THE WIRE ROPE
(Figures 1 & 14). This reduces the
load on the winch and the strain
on the wire rope by approximately
50%. If attaching back to vehicle,
attach to the frame or other load
bearing part.
The vehicle engine
should be running during winch
operation to minimize battery
drain and maximize winch
power and speed.
If considerable
winching is performed with the
engine off, the battery may be
too weak to restart the engine.
2. AFTER READING AND UNDER-
STANDING 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.
DO NOT “move” your vehicle to
assist the winch in pulling a load.
The combination of the winch and
vehicle pulling together could over-
load the wire rope and the winch
itself.
4. KEEP WINCHING AREA CLEAR. Do
not allow people to remain in the
area during winching operations.
ALWAYS STAND CLEAR OF WIRE
ROPE/HOOK AND WINCH. IN THE
UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY COMPO-
NENT FAILURE IT‘S BEST TO BE OUT
OF HARM‘S WAY.
5. INSPECT WIRE ROPE AND EQUIP-
MENT FREQUENTLY.
A FRAYED
WIRE ROPE WITH BROKEN
STRANDS SHOULD BE REPLACED
IMMEDIATELY.
Always replace
wire rope with the manufacturer‘s
identical replacement part (see
Replacement Parts List). Periodically
check the winch installation to
ensure that all bolts are tight.
6. USE HEAVY LEATHER GLOVES when
handling wire rope. DO NOT LET
WIRE ROPE SLIDE THROUGH YOUR
HANDS EVEN WHEN WEARING
GLOVES.
GENERAL SAFETY
INFORMATION
Wire Rope Max. Pulling Capacity
Layer lbs kg
1 9,000 4082
2 7,365 3340
3 6,230 2825
4 5,400 2450
5 4,765 2161
INTERMITTENT DUTY
Working Load* . . . 9,000 lbs. (4082 kg)
Stall Load 12V*, 24V* . . . . .12,700 lbs.
(5760 kg)
Wire Rope . . . . . . . . . . 5/16" x 100'
12V Motor . . . 4.2 hp (3.1 kw) peak
24V Motor . . . 3.5 hp (2.6 kw) peak
Gear Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253:1
*Based on first layer performance
SPECIFICATIONS
4
An electric winch is like any other
motor driven power tool such as an
electric drill or saw. The electric
motor should not be allowed to
become excessively hot. Normal pre-
cautions will extend the life of your
motor. Keep the duration of pulls as
short as possible.
If the end of the
motor becomes uncomfortably
hot to touch, stop winching and
allow the motor to cool down.
If the winch
motor stalls,
do not continue to apply power
to the winch.
Figure 1
Single Line
Double Line
Speed* Speed* Motor
Load 12V 24V Current (Amps)*
lbs kg ft/min m/min ft/min m/min 12V 24V
0 0 38.2 11.6 38.0 11.6 73 42
1,000 454 18.0 5.5 21.7 6.6 130 72
2,000 907 13.8 4.2 17.1 5.2 165 90
4,000 1814 9.0 2.7 12.0 3.6 240 133
6,000 2722 6.0 1.8 8.3 2.5 316 181
9,000 4082 2.5 0.8 3.5 1.0 420 252
CAUTION
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WARNING
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WARNING
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