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OPERATION WARNINGS
WARNING!
Please read and abide by the Operation Warnings to ensure personal safety
and the safety of others. Improper operation may lead to personal injury and equipment
damage. Read the following carefully before you attempt to operate your winch and please
retain for future reference.
- Uneven spooling of cable/rope while pulling a load can cause problems. If this happens,
reverse the winch to relieve the load and move your anchor point further to the centre of the
vehicle. After the recovery is complete, you can un-spool the cable/rope and rewind for a
neat layer of cable.
- Store the winch hand controller inside your vehicle where it will not be damaged or wet.
Inspect it before use.
- Always connect the controller with the clutch disengaged.
DO NOT
engage the clutch with
the motor running or under load.
- Avoid sudden direction changes of the winch rotation whilst winching. Allow the winch to
come to a stop before changing from ‘winch out’ to ‘winch in’ and vice versa.
- Never loop the hook back onto the cable or rope. This will cause kinking or fraying. Always
use a sling, tree trunk protector or chain of suitable strength and rating.
- Observe your winch at all times when performing a winch recovery and stand at a safe
distance. Stop the recovery every few meters to assure the cable/rope is not piling up on one
end of the winch. Jamming the cable/rope can damage your winch and cable.
-
DO NOT
attach tow or recovery hooks to winch mounting apparatus. They must be
attached to your vehicle frame.
- When performing a recovery with a snatch block, always maintain a direct line pull to the
centre of the winch. Ensure the hook is attached to the chassis of the vehicle.
- Ensure rated “D” or Bow shackles are used in conjunction with an approved tree trunk
protector to provide a safe anchor point.
- When extending the winch cable, ensure that at least five (5) wraps of cable/rope remain
on the drum at all times. Failure to do this could result in the cable/rope parting from the
drum under load. Serious personal injury or property damage may result.
WARNING!
If replacing steel wire rope with any kind of synthetic rope, make sure the rope
can withstand the maximum capacity of your winch.
- Cable winches are provided with a red marking to identify that five (5) cable wraps remain
on the winch drum. No recovery should be attempted beyond this marking.
- Winch dampeners should always be used while winching.
- Apply blocks behind the wheels when winching vehicles on an incline.
