Superwinch EP/EPi6.0 Owner'S Manual Download

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P E R F O R M A N C E

Your winch is a very powerful
machine. Treat it with respect, use it
with caution and always follow these
safety guidelines.

The responsibility

for safeinstalla-

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. Do not maintain power to the

winch if the motor stalls. Overloads
can damage the winch and/or the
wire rope and create unsafe oper-
ating conditions. FOR LOADS OVER
2/3 RATED CAPACITY, WE
RECOMMEND THE USE OF A
PULLEY BLOCK TO DOUBLE LINE
THE WIRE ROPE (Figure 1). 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 run-
ning 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

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. DO NOT “move” your vehicle to

assist the winch in pulling a load.
The combination of the winch and
vehicle pulling together could
overload 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.

WARNING

G E N E R A L S A F E T Y

I N F O R M A T I O N

6,000

2722

5,465

2477

5,000

2268

4,670

2118

I N T E R M I T T E N T D U T Y

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S

Figure 1

Single Line

Double Line

14.6

44.0

13.4

2,000

907

7.0

170

102

15.0

4.6

110

4,000

1814

4.0

320

210

11.0

3.4

200

100

6,000

2722

3.1

400

264

9.0

2.7

230

130

8,000

3629

7.5

2.3

260

170

9,000 4082

6.4

2.0

350

210

An electric winch is like any othe motor
driven power tool such as an electric drill
or saw. The electric motor should not be
allowed to become excessively hot.
Normal,precautions 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.

Brake housing
will get hot

during extended power out operation.

WARNING

CAUTION

EP/EPi 6.0

Wire Rope