General Machine Products 70601 Adams CD Lite Winch - Manual (Page 16)

The brake is provided with a case drain. Should fluid leak into the brake housing, the case drain will
open to let the fluid escape. If fluid leaks from the case drain, contact the factory for assistance.
WARNING! THE FULL LOAD BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE RATED LOAD IF THE CASE
DRAIN IS LEAKING FLUID.
Any back-pressure in the tank return line may reduce the holding power of the brake. The brake is
spring applied and hydraulically released. The back-pressure may start to release the brake, thus reduc-
ing the holding power of the brake.
CAUTION! BENCH TESTING IS NOT RECOMMENDED BECAUSE IT MAY CAUSE DISTOR-
TION OF COMPONENTS OR BOLT FAILURE.
3.06 WIRE ROPE INSTALLATION - When installing the wire rope observe the following recom-
mendations: It is important to select the correct winch and wire rope for a particular application. Wire
rope is specified in terms of diameter, length, number of strands, number of wires per strand, composi-
tion of center core and direction of lay.
There is a definite advantage in applying wire rope of the proper direction of lay when spooling onto
the smooth surface of the winch drum. Wire rope with an improper lay will permit the coils to spread
apart each time the load is removed. Using wire rope with the proper lay will tend to keep the coils to-
gether when tension is removed. The correct lay will develop tight coils and even layers.
It is important to install the wire rope onto the winch drum with care. Kinking of the rope, caused by
the rope taking a spiral shape as a result of an unnatural twist, should be avoided.
When removing wire rope from the reel and spooling onto the winch drum, the reel must be supported
on a horizontal axis and free to rotate. Spool the rope onto the drum with the natural bend in the same
direction as it comes off the reel.
If wire rope is received in a coil, it should be unwound with the coil in the vertical plane. Again, spool
the rope onto the winch drum with the natural bend in the same direction as it was on the coil. Reverse
bending of the wire rope should always be avoided or kept to a minimum.
IMPORTANT! Wire rope should always be under tension when spooling onto the winch drum.
When the winch drum is in free spool and the drum shaft extension only is being used with a capstan or
reel, hook the pulling eye to a fixed section of the chassis. This will prevent the rope from unwinding or
ʺclock-springingʺ during the operation of the drum shaft.
Likewise, when the winch is not in operation, attach the winch line quick hook to a solid member on the
tail shelf and slowly take up the slack. This will best maintain the rope under a slight amount of tension
until required again and will prevent the rope from unwinding or ʺclock-springing.ʺ
3.07 WINCH DRUM ROTATION - The CD Lite is designed for typical ʺunderwindʺ applications.
UNDER-WINDING is when the winch drum rotates in a counterclockwise direction (viewing from the
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