Warn Industries VRX 25-S - General Safety Precautions

The Basic Guide to
Winching Techniques
WARN INDUSTRIES OFF-ROAD PRODUCTS
12900 S.E. Capps Road
Clackamas, OR 97015-8903 USA
Customer Service: 1-800-543-WARN
Fax: 1-503-722-3000
www.warn.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
General safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Winch basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
How the winch works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Winch accessories & enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Stretching Wire Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Before you pull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
Pulling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17
Rigging techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The final analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Every winching situation has the potential for personal injury. In order to minimize that risk, it is
important that you read this Basic Guide carefully, familiarize yourself with the operation of your
winch before having to use it, and be constantly safety oriented. In this Guide, we will set forth
many of the basic rules of safe winch operation. However, because every winching situation is
different, your constant good judgment and consistent focus on safety are of great importance.