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WARNING
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A minimum of five wraps of cable around the drum barrel is
necessary for pulling and holding the rated load.
WARNING
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Keep yourself and others a safe distance to the side of the cable
when it is under tension.
WARNING
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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
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Never step over a cable, or go near a cable under load.
WARNING
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Don’t move the vehicle to pull a load (towing) on the winch cable.
This could result in cable breakage.
WARNING
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Disconnect the remote control and battery leads when not in use.
WARNING
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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
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Do not exceeds maximum line pull ratings shown on the tables.
WARNING
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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 spool correctly you should 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.
