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MAINTENANCE
• No lubrication is required for the life of the winch.
• Inspect the wire rope before and after each winching operation. Replace when
damaged.
TO AVOID INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE:
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Wear heavy leather gloves when handling wire rope.
•
Never winch with less than 5 wraps of wire rope around
drum.
STRETCHING THE WIRE ROPE
The life of a wire rope is directly related to the care and use it receives. During its
first use, a new wire rope must be spooled onto its drum under a load of at least 500
lb. (227kg). Spool out the entire wire rope length leaving 5 wraps on the drum, then
power in the wire rope under a load of 500 lb. (227kg) or more. This will stretch
new wire rope and create a good wire wrap around the drum. Failure to do so may
result in the outer wire wraps drawing into the inner wraps, binding, and damaging
the wire rope.
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