Portable Winch Gas-powered pulling/lifting winch PCH1000 - Manual (Page 36)

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4.8.1.2.2 Test rope grabbing system
1) With the rope grabbing system (brake) engaged: Attach winch to suitable anchor and
attach rope to fixed point at some distance directly in front of the winch (picture below);
2) Pull rope until rope is under tension and let go of the rope;
3) Observe that the tension is maintained by the rope grabbing system.
4.8.1.2.3 Test winch anchoring
1) With the rope grabbing system (brake) disengaged (see section 3.4.3): Test anchor
by exerting twice the maximum pulling force of the winch, using a block attached to a
fixed point and attaching the rope end to the anchor point (picture below).
DO NOT ANCHOR THE ROPE BACK TO THE WINCH