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OPERATING THE FRONT WINCH - CONTINUED
Winching the Load
WARNING
Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling winch wire cables. Never let cable run through your hands; frayed
cables can cut you. Never operate a winch with less than four turns of cable on the drum. Keep cable coils tight and close
together on drum while winching.
Keep personnel not Involved in winching away from winch cables and payload. A snapped cable or shifting load can
cause serious Injury or death. Stop winching Immediately If shifting payload presents a hazard or if any parts fail. Notify
organizational maintenance if hazard exists, or parts fail.
Stand at least 5 feet from winch while guiding cable on drum, to prevent hands and clothing from being snagged and
pulled into the winch drum.
CAUTION
Always use hand throttle control to control engine speed when operating winch. Avoid sudden changes In
engine speed or high speed. Winch directional control instructions are located on dash panel.
1.
Assistant removes cable hook (1) from winch (2) and signals driver that he is ready to pull cable (3) to object
to be pulled.
2.
Driver slowly pushes hydraulic winch control (4) down to PAYOUT position (5) and allows winch drum (6) to
slowly rotate and pay out cable (3).
3.
Assistant Inserts cable hook (1) into chain ring (7), and signals driver to reverse winch (2) and pull load.
NOTE
If it is found that 1200 rpm engine is too fast for pulling the load, reduce engine speed to a drum speed
needed, using hand throttle and tachometer.
4.
Driver slowly raises the hydraulic winch control (4) upward to TAKE UP position and slowly moves load. Set
hand throttle (8) for smooth operation.
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