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 safe installa-
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 12,500 5670
2 10,056 4561
3 8,657 3926
4 7,599 3446
5 6,770 3070
INTERMITTENT DUTY
SPECIFICATIONS
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Figure 1
Single Line
Double Line
0 0 24.0 7.3 55 49 18.0 5.5 65 49
6,000 2722 6.6 2.0 210 172 6.3 1.9 190 172
10,000 4536 4.0 1.2 290 260 4.0 1.2 255 260
12,500 5670 2.6 0.8 350 310 3.4 1.0 302 310
14,000 6350 NA NA NA NA 2.9 0.9 330 392
16,500 7484 NA NA NA NA 2.1 0.6 385 425
An electric winch is like any other 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.
EP12.5
Wire Rope Max. Pulling Capacity
Layer
lbs. kg
1 16,500 7484
2 12,292 5575
3 10,413 4723
4 9,033 4097
EP16.5
Wire Rope Max. Pulling Capacity
Layer
lbs. kg
Line Speed and Amp Draw
EP12.5 EP16.5
Load Line Speed* AMP Draw Line Speed* Amp Draw
Lbs. kg FPM MPM 12V 24V FPM MPM 12V 24V
EP12.5 EP16.5
Working Load* 12,500 lbs. (5670 kg) 16,500 lbs. (7484 kg)
Wire Rope
EP12.5 3/8” x 125’ (9.5mm x 38m)
EP16.5 7/16” x 90’ (11mm x 27m)
Motor Type Series Wound Series Wound
Motor Output 12V 5.6 HP (4178 kW) 5.6 HP (4178kW)
Motor Output 24V 3.6 HP (2686 kW) 3.6 HP (2686 kW)
Clutch Lift-and-Turn Lift-and-Turn
Brake Auto. Load-holding Auto. Load-holding
Gear Ratio 261:1 315:1
* Based on first layer performance
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