Portable Winch High Speed gas-powered pulling winch PCW5000-HS - Manual (Page 18)

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3.6.2.6 If you must keep tension on the rope at start-up
You can install a rope grab device or a Prussik knot attached to your anchor point in order to
keep tension on the rope.
3.6.2.7 If your rope is too short
If your rope is too short, you will have to link two ropes together:
1) Figure 1, no. 1: Using the bowline knot (section 3.2.1), link your two ropes together;
2) Figure 1, no. 2: IMPORTANT: Leave about 1 m
(3’) of rope tailing out of the knot on the
rope holding the load. You will need it to resume winching after undoing the knots;
3) Figure 2: Stop the winch BEFORE the knot reaches the rope entry
pulley of the winch since it CANNOT GO THROUGH it;
4) Release tension off the rope. If necessary, attach the load to a fixed object;
5) Undo the knots and use the remaining length
(1 m or 3’) to wrap around the capstan drum
and start winching again.
3.6.3 Stopping the winch
1) Release tension gradually to lower the winch gently to the ground;
2) Bring throttle down to idle;
3) Turn ignition switch off.