5
PERFORMANCE
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.
GENERAL SAFETY
INFORMATION
1 6,000 2722
2 5,465 2477
3 5,000 2268
4 4,670 2118
INTERMITTENT DUTY
SPECIFICATIONS
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Figure 1
Single Line
Double Line
0 0 48 14.6 60 24 44.0 13.4 55 30
2,000 907 23 7.0 170 102 15.0 4.6 110 65
4,000 1814 13 4.0 320 210 11.0 3.4 200 100
6,000 2722 10 3.1 400 264 9.0 2.7 230 130
8,000 3629 NA NA NA NA 7.5 2.3 260 170
9,000 4082 NA NA NA NA 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.
EP/EPi 6.0
Wire Rope Max. Pulling Capacity
Layer
lbs. kg
1 9,000 4082
2 8,190 3715
3 7,500 3402
4 7,010 3180
5 6,570 2980
EP/EPi 9.0
Wire Rope Max. Pulling Capacity
Layer
lbs. kg
Line Speed and Amp Draw
EP/EPi 6.0 EP/EPi 9.0
Load Line Speed* AMP Draw Line Speed* Amp Draw
Lbs. kg FPM MPM 12V 24V FPM MPM 12V 24V
EP/EPi 6.0 EP/EPi 9.0
Working Load* 6000 lbs. (2722 kg) 9000 lbs. (4082 kg)
Wire Rope
EP 6.0/9.0 100' x 21/64" (8.3mm x 30m)
EPi 6.0/9.0 125' x 21/64" (8.3mm x 37.5m)
Motor Type Series Wound Series Wound
Motor Output 12V 3.6 HP (2.7 kW) 4.6 HP (3.4 kW)
Motor Output 24V 2.0 HP (1.5 kW) 2.6 HP (1.9 kW)
Clutch Sliding Ring Gear Sliding Ring Gear
Brake Auto. Load-holding Auto. Load-holding
Gear Ratio 156:1 156:1
* Based on first layer performance
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