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Turn off the winch and repeat the procedure until a few feet of cable is left.
Disconnect the remote control and finish spooling by hand by rotating the
drum manually with the clutch disengaged. Keep hands clear of the
fairlead and drum while the winch is under power.
Do not use as a hoist. Do not use for overhead lifting.
Failure to heed these warnings may result in personal injury and/or
property damage.
WARNING - Use gloves to protect hands when handling the cable. Never
let the cable slide through your hands.
WARNING – Never connect the cable back to itself.
Apply blocks to the wheels of the vehicle when on an incline.
No modifications, alterations, or deviation to the winch are authorized by the
manufacturer and MUST not be made.
Duration of winching pulls should be kept as short as possible. If the motor
becomes uncomfortably hot to the touch, stop winching immediately and let
it cool down for a few minutes. Do not pull for more than one minute at or
near the rated load. CAUTION - If the motor stalls do not maintain power
to the winch. Electric winches are designed and made for intermittent
use and should not be used in constant duty applications.
CAUTION - Never release the free-spool clutch when there is a load on the
winch.
CAUTION - Use hand saver hook when handling the hook for spooling or
un-spooling the wire rope.
GENERAL TIPS FOR SAFE OPERATION
• The winch and its all-derivative types are rated at rated capacity when
spooling the first rope layer on the drum. Overloading can damage
the winch/motor/ or wire rope. For loads over 70% of rated line pull,
we recommend the use of the pulley block/snatch block to double the
wire rope line. This will aid in two ways: It will reduce the number of
rope layers on the drum and reduce the load on the wire rope by as
much as 50%. When doubling the line back to the vehicle, attach to
the frame or other load bearing part.
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