SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING -
DO NOT EXCEED RATED CAPACITY.
WARNING
- Intermittent use only.
WARNING
- Do not use winch to lift or move people.
WARNING
- A minimum of five wraps of cable around the drum barrel is necessary for pulling and holding the rated
load. The cable clamp is not designed to hold the load without 5 wraps of cable around the barrel.
WARNING
- Keep yourself and others a safe distance to the side of the cable when under tension.
WARNING
- The wire rope may break before the motor stalls. For heavy loads at or near rated capacity, use a pulley
block/snatch block to reduce the load on the wire rope.
WARNING
- Never step over a cable, or near a cable under load.
WARNING
– Do not move the vehicle to pull a load (towing) on the winch cable. This could result in cable breakage.
WARNING
Disconnect the remote control and battery leads when not in use.
WARNING
Do not exceed maximum pull rating. Avoid shock loads by using the control switch intermittently to take up
the slack in the wire rope. Shock loads can far exceed the rate capacity for the wire rope and drum.
WARNING
- Do not exceed maximum line pull ratings. Shown on the tables.
WARNING
- When re - spooling the cable, ensure that the cable spools in the under - wind position with the cable
entering the drum from the bottom, not the top. To re-spool correctly, and while wearing gloves, keep a slight load on
the cable while pushing the remote button to draw in the cable. Walk toward the winch not allowing the cable to slide
through your hands. Do not let your hands get within 12
” of the winch while re-spooling. Turn off the winch and repeat
the procedure until a few feet of cable is left. Disconnect the remote control and finish spooling by hand by rotating the
drum by hand with the clutch disengaged. Keep hands clear of the fairlead and drum while the winch is under power.
Do not use as a hoist. Do not use for overhead lifting. Failure to heed these warnings may result in personal injury
and/or property damage.
CAUTION
- Use gloves to protect hands when handling the cable. Never let the cable slide through your hands.
Apply blocks to the wheels of the vehicle when on an incline. No modifications, alterations, or deviation to the winch are
authorized by the manufacturer and should not be made. Duration of winching pulls should be kept as short as
possible. If the motor becomes uncomfortably hot to the touch, stop winching immediately and let is cool down for a few
minutes. Do not pull for more than one minute at or near the rated load.
CAUTION
–
If the motor stalls do not maintain power to the winch. Electric winches are designed and made of
intermittent use and should not be used in constant duty applications.
CAUTION
- Never release the free-spool clutch when there is a load on the winch.
CAUTION
- Use hand saver hook when handling the hook for spooling or un-spooling the wire rope.
GENERAL TIPS FOR SAFE OPERATION
The ATV3000 is rated at 3,000 lbs. capacity when spooling the first rope layer on the drum. Overloads can damage the
winch/motor/or wire rope. For loads over 50%. We recommend the use of the pulley block/snatch block to double the
wire rope line. This will aid in two ways, a) reduce the number or rope layers on the drum, as well as, b) reduce the load
on the wire rope by as much as 50%. When doubling the line back to the vehicle, attach to the frame or other load
bearing part.
The vehicle engine should be kept running during operation of the winch to minimize battery brain and maximize power
and speed of the winch. If the winch is used for a considerable time with the engine off the battery may be drained and
too weak to restart the engine.
Get to know your winch before you actually need to use it. We recommend that you set up a few test runs to familiarize
yourself with rigging techniques, the sounds your winch makes under various loads, the way the cable spools on the
drum, etc.
Inspect the wire rope and equipment before each use. A frayed or damaged rope shall be replaced immediately. Use
only manufacturer s identical replacement rope with the exact specifications.
Inspect the winch installation and bolts to ensure that all bolts are tight before each operation. Never connect the cable
back to itself. This will cause cable damage. Always use a snatch block, sling or chain of suitable strength as shown in
the illustrations.
Store the remote control inside your vehicle in a place that it will not be damaged.
Any winch that appears to be damaged in any way, is found to be worn, or operates abnormally SHALL BE REMOVED
FROM SERVICE UNTIL REPAIRED. It is recommended that the necessary repairs be made by a manufacturers
’
authorized repair facility.
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