PULLING OUT THE WIRE ROPE
The wire rope has been installed on
your winch under minimal load at
the factory. The wire rope must be
respooled onto the drum under
load so that the outer layers will
not draw down into the inner ones,
thereby damaging the wire rope.
Lift the clutch lever to the “Free”
position as shown in Figure 13. If
there is a load on the wire rope,
the clutch lever may not turn easily.
DO NOT FORCE THE CLUTCH LEVER.
Release tension on the wire rope
by jogging out some of the wire
rope. Releasing the clutch and pull
out the wire rope and secure to
anchor or load. Check that there
are at least five (5) turns of wire
rope left on the drum. Re-engage
the drum by returning the clutch
lever to the “Engaged”position
(see Figure 14).
Lever must
be in the
“Engaged” position and locked
before winching.
TIPS FOR EXTENDING THE LIFE OF
YOUR WINCH
1. KEEP THE WIRE ROPE TIGHTLY
WOUND ON THE DRUM. Do not
allow the wire rope to become
loosely wound. A loosely-wound
spool allows a wire rope under
load to work its way down into
the layers of wire rope on the
drum. When this happens, the
wire rope may become wedged
within the body of the windings
damaging the wire rope. To pre-
vent this problem, keep the wire
rope tightly and evenly wound
on the drum at all times. A good
practice is to rewind the wire
rope under tension after each
use. One way to do this is to
attach the hook to a stationary
object at the top of a gradual
incline and winch your vehicle
up the incline.
2. DO NOT ALLOW WINCH MOTOR
TO OVERHEAT. Remember, the
winch is for intermittent use only.
During long or heavy pulls the
motor will get hot. For pulling
at rated capacity, allow motor
to cool after 20 seconds of “On”
time. At loads less than 50%of
rated capacity, allow to cool after
2 minutes of “On”time. KEEP THE
ENGINE RUNNING TO RECHARGE
THE BATTERY during this break.
3. USE A PULLEY BLOCK FOR HEAVY
LOADS. To maximize winch and
wire rope life, use a pulley block
to double line heavier loads
(Figure 15).
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Figure 14
FREE
ENGAGED
Figure 15
Note: If you choose to locate the
winch at a greater distance than
the wires provided will permit,
it may be necessary to purchase
a larger gauge wire to get the
best performance from your winch.
If the total length of additional
wire to be added to the system
exceeds 10' (3m), use a larger wire
gauge size.
Attach the circuit breaker directly
to the battery positive terminal,
and reattach the terminal to the
battery. If your vehicle is equipped
with side pole terminals, it may
be necessary to obtain auxiliary
side terminal bolts from your
localauto parts dealer to make
these connections.
Connect the remaining wire to the
battery negative terminal, and con-
nect the terminal to the battery.
Step (5)
Lift the freespool clutch lever to
the “Free”position. Pull several
feet of wire rope off the drum.
Return the clutch lever back to
the “Engaged”position. Plug in
the remote pendant control.
Switch the slide lever to the
“Rope Out”position. Pull the
trigger momentarily to check wire
rope drum rotation and direction.
If the drum rotates in the wrong
direction, recheck your wiring.
The Hand-held pendant switch
activates a solenoid that activates
power to the winch motor. One
solenoid is for “Rope Out”motor
direction and the other is for the
“Rope In”motor direction (Fig. 12).
To prevent
unauthorized
use of the winch, remove pendant
control and store in a clean dry area
such as the glove box.
PENDANT OPERATION
The handheld pendant switch
activates a solenoid that activates
power to the winch motor. To con-
nect the pendant control, remove
the cover on the plug receptacle
(Figure 13) and insert the plug
end of remote switch. The plug
on the pendant control cord is
keyed and will fit into the socket
only one way. The switch trigger
returns to the “Off”position when
released. To change direction,
move the toggle in the other
direction. (Fig.12)
The switch
assembly must
be kept free of dirt and moisture
to ensure safe operation.
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INSTALLATION
CONT.
Figure 12
Cable In
Cable Out
AB
DUST
COVER
Figure 13
