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DUAL WINCH LOADING AND UNLOADING (CONT)
WARNING
Extreme caution must he used when removing the winch cables from payload.
Cable may be under tension or be twisted. If the winch cable has tension when
removed, slowly and carefully, using both hands, rotate cable to relieve tension.
Do not allow cable to twist or whip freely or injury to personnel may result.
(63) Check for twist in passenger side winch cable (24). Spotter must remove passenger side winch cable (24)
from upper recovery eye (16) and lay winch cable (24) on platform.
(64) Check for twist in drivers side winch cable (36). Spotter must remove drivers side winch cable (36) and from
upper recovery eye (15) and lay winch cable (36) on platform.
(65) Remove Y-chain (48) and two shackles (41) from payload lower towing lugs.
(66) Push ENGINE SPEED CONTROL switch (32) to HIGH ENGINE IDLE. Momentarily push ENGINE SPEED
CONTROL switch (33), to lock engine speed at high idle (approximately 1500 rpm), and then release switch.
Push WINCH SPEED CONTROL SWITCH (37) to HIGH.
(67) Remove drivers side winch cable (36) from gooseneck cable guide (34). Leave cable on platform.
(68) Remove passenger side winch cable (24) from gooseneck cable guide (34). Leave cable on platform.
WARNING
Do not allow bands to get between clevis and winch or injury to personnel may
result.
(69) Using one person to push down on DRIVERS SIDE WINCH lever (35) and one person to maintain tension on
drivers side winch cable (36), retract and stow winch cable (36) onto stow hook (25). Release lever (35).
(70) Using one person to push down on PASSENGER SIDE WINCH lever (23) and one person to maintain
tension on passenger side winch cable (24), retract and stow winch cable (24) onto stow hook (25). Release
lever (23).
(71) Pull ENGINE SPEED CONTROL switch (32) to LOW ENGINE IDLE. Lower guard (9) and lock in place.
(72) Remove all chains and load binders from platform and restow in platform storage compartment. Perform
steps (20) thru (34) of paragraph 2-26b to stow equipment used during this procedure and prepare tractor and
semitrailer for transport.
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