WARN Tabor 12K - Manual (Page 10)

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Step 7: LOCK THE CLUTCH. Lock the
winch drum by rotating the clutch lever
on the winch to Engage.
Never operate winch
with less than 5
wraps of rope around
the drum. Rope could
come loose from the
drum, as the rope
attachment to the
drum is not designed
to hold a load.
Never use winch
or winch rope for
towing.
Shock loads can
damage, overload
and break rope.
Step 10: CHECK YOUR ANCHOR. Make
sure all connections are secured and
free of debris before continuing with the
winching procedure.
Step 8: CONNECT THE REMOTE
CONTROL. Be careful not to let the
remote control cord dangle in front of
the winch. If you choose to control the
winch from inside your vehicle, always
pass the remote through a window to
avoid pinching the cord in the door.
Always disconnect the remote control
when not in use.
Step 9: PUT WIRE ROPE UNDER TENSION.
Using the winch switch, slowly wind the
wire rope until no slack remains. Once the
wire rope is under tension, stand well
clear, and never step over it.
PULLING
As you probably have already noticed,
there are many things to do and consider
before you actually begin pulling. Think
through what you’re doing and you can
keep yourself and those around you out
of harm’s way.
Operating your winch properly is so
important, in fact, you should practice
these techniques before having to face
the distractions and stresses of a real
winching situation.
Step 11: CHECK WIRE ROPE. The wire
rope should be neatly wound around the
spooling drum. Improper winding can
cause damage to the wire rope.
Step 12: LAY SOMETHING OVER THE
WIRE ROPE, if you decide it is necessary,
midway between the winch and the
anchor point to absorb energy should
the wire rope snap loose. Tree limbs,
heavy jackets, chain, back pack and the
like may be used for this purpose.
WARNING
WARNING
Always avoid
continuous side pulls
which can pile up
wire rope at one end
of the drum. This
pile up of wire can
damage wire rope or
winch.
N O T I C E
WARN INDUSTRIES • THE BASIC GUIDE TO WINCHING TECHNIQUES
Establish “no people”
zones:
What to look for under load
The wire rope must always spool
onto the drum as indicated by the drum
rotation decal on the winch.
As you power in, make sure the wire
rope winds evenly and tightly on the
drum. This prevents the outer wire wraps
from drawing into the inner wraps,
binding and damaging the wire rope.
Avoid shock loads by using the control
switch intermittently to take up wire rope
slack. Shock loads can momentarily far
exceed the winch and wire rope ratings.
During side pulls the wire rope tends
to stack up at one end of the drum. This
stack can become large enough to cause
serious damage to the winch. So, line up
pulls as straight ahead as possible and
stop winching if the wire rope comes
close to the tie rods or mounting plate.
To fix an uneven stack, spool out that
section of the rope and reposition it to
the opposite end of the drum which will
free up space for continued winching.
Step 13: MAKE YOUR INTENTIONS CLEAR.
Be sure that everyone in the immediate
vicinity surrounding the winching
operation is completely aware of your
intentions before you pull.
Declare where the spectators should
not stand — never behind or in front of
the vehicle and never near the wire rope
or snatch block. Your situation may have
other “no people” zones.
Step 14: BEGIN WINCHING. With the
winching vehicle’s engine on and light
tension already on the wire rope, begin
winching slowly and steadily. Be sure
that the wire rope is winding evenly
and tightly around the spooling drum.
For additional assistance, the winched
vehicle can be slowly driven while being
pulled by the winch.
Step 15: FOR VEHICLE RECOVERY,
continue pulling until the vehicle is on
stable ground. If you are able to drive
the vehicle, the winching operation is
complete.
Avoid over heating
the winch motor. For
extended winch ing,
stop at reasonable
intervals to allow the
winch motor to cool
down.
N O T I C E
Step 16: SECURE VEHICLE. Once recovery
of the vehicle is complete, be sure to
secure the vehicle’s brakes and put the
Transmission in “park” (automatic) or
“low” gear for (manual) transmissions.
Release tension in the wire rope.
PULLING
WARN INDUSTRIES • THE BASIC GUIDE TO WINCHING TECHNIQUES
WARNING
Never use winch as
a hoist or to suspend
a load.