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Read the entire Important Safety Information section at the beginning of this manual, including
all text under subheadings, before setting up or using this electric winch.
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The instructions that follow are basic guidelines only and cannot cover all situations
encountered during use. The operator and assistants must carefully plan usage to prevent
accidents.
1. Examine the rope. Do not use the winch if the rope is frayed, kinked or damaged.
2. Fully charge the vehicle’s battery.
3.
Check
th
e
winch's
e
l
ectr
ical
connections. AII connections must be tight and clean.
4.
Pu
t the
vehicle's transmission in Neutral.
5. If the vehicle connected to the winch must be stationary, engage the emergency brake and block the
wheels using wheel chocks (sold separately).
WARNING:
Never shift winch to freespool position with load on winch rope.
6. To pull out the rope, move the clutch dial to the freespool position
(shown to right). Grasp the hook strap attached to the hook, then
pull on the
hook strap
to pull the winch rope from winch drum.
Keep at least five (5) full wraps of rope on the winch drum.
7. Hook onto the object using a pulling point, tow strap, tree trunk
strap or chain.
⚠
WARNING
Keep at least five (5) full wraps of rope on the winch drum.
Do not wrap the rope around the object and hook onto the rope itself. This can damage the object being
pulled and kink or fray the rope.
8. The attachment point must be centered in loop of hook
and the hook’s safety clasp must be fully closed. (See
image to right)
9. Do not use a recovery strap while winching. They are
designed to stretch and can suddenly whip back
towards the operator during operation.
FREESPOOL
