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Working on a Steep Slope
WARNING
The winch and the tractor must be in good
condition for the following procedures.
Make sure that the required maintenance
has been done on the tractor and winch.
Only use a wire rope that is in good
condition. Make sure the wire rope and
winch have enough capacity for the
load. Make sure the anchor for the wire
rope has enough capacity for the load. A
failure of the tractor, winch, wire rope, or
anchor system while working on a steep
slope can cause death or injury and loss
of equipment.
Tractor is Down the Slope (See Figure 20).
Sometimes a tractor must work on a steep slope and can
use a winch to give assistance when moving on the slope.
Fasten the winch wire rope to the drawbar of another
tractor, a structure or a tree that has enough strength to
hold the tractor on the slope.
A.
Moving down the slope:
1.
Set the throttle on the tractor for the required engine
speed.
2. Put the tractor in
FORWARD.
At the same time,
move the winch control lever to a position between
BRAKE-ON
and
LINE-OUT
(
inching
) to control the
speed of the tractor down the slope.
Figure 20 - Working on a Steep Slope
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