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Operation
FREESPOOL Operation
WARNING
Moving the lever into FREESPOOL while
there is a load on the wire rope will cause
sudden, uncontrolled loss of load, which
can result in injury and damage.
When the control lever is moved into the FREESPOOL
position, the winch drum is disengaged from the gear train.
The brake is also released. FREESPOOL operation allows
the wire rope to be pulled from the winch drum by hand.
FREESPOOL Drag Adjustment
The FREESPOOL drag adjustment knob determines the
resistance to rotation of the drum when in FREESPOOL.
The resistance to rotation is correct when the drum can
be rotated by hand, but the drum will not rotate more
than one-half revolution freely. A knob on the right side
of the frame (see Figure 2) can be used to adjust the
FREESPOOL drag.
Turn the knob clockwise to increase the drag, or turn it
counterclockwise to decrease the drag. See Figure 9.
The direction lever determines the direction of the winch
drum rotation. By moving the lever to the IN or OUT position,
a sliding gearset on the clutch shaft engages either the
LINE-IN gears or the LINE-OUT gears. This will give you
either forward or reverse.
NOTE: Never leave the direction lever in the centered
position. The lever should ALWAYS be as far into either
the IN or OUT positions as possible.
When the direction lever is pushed into the IN position,
the LINE-IN gears are engaged. To start reeling wire rope
in, pull the power lever into the POWER-IN/OUT position.
When the direction lever is pushed into the OUT position,
the LINE-OUT gears are engaged. To start paying wire rope
out, pull the power lever into the POWER-IN/OUT position.
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