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SPOOLING IN UNDER NO LOAD con’t
• Unassisted: Arrange the wire rope to be spooled so it will not kink or tangle
when spooled. Be sure any wire rope on the drum is tightly and evenly layered.
Spool enough wire rope to complete the next full layer on the drum. Tighten and
straighten the layer. Repeat process until the hook is a minimum of 4ft (1.2m)
from the fairlead. Spool in the remainder for storage.
SPOOLING REMAINDER FOR STORAGE
Keep hands clear of wire rope, hook, and fairlead opening. Always use hook strap
to hold hook when spooling under no load. Carefully power in the remaining wire
rope, jogging the control switch to take up the last of the slack. Secure the hook to a
suitable anchor point near the winch. Be careful not to over tighten or damage may
occur to the wire rope or anchor point.
RIGGING
• Always spool out as much wire rope as possible when preparing rigging. Pick an
anchor as far away as is practical; this provides the winch with its greatest pulling
power.
• Rigging a double line with a snatch block will reduce the load on the winch to half
without significant loss of spooling speed.
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