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Safety Precautions To Guard
Against Possible Injury…
A minimum of five wraps of cable around the drum
barrel is necessary to hold the rated load. Cable
anchor is not designed to hold the load.
A. Keep yourself and others a safe distance to the side of the
cable when pulling under load.
B. Do not step over a cable, or near a cable under
load.
C. Use supplied hook strap when handling hook for spooling
wire rope.
D. Do not use a vehicle to pull a load on the winch cable. This
could result in cable breakage and/or winch damage.
E. Use a heavy rag or gloves to protect hands from burrs when
handling winch cable.
F. Apply blocks to wheels when vehicle is on an
incline.
G. Winch clutch should be disengaged when winch is not in
use and fully engaged when in use.
H. Modification, alteration or deviation to the winch should only
be made by Ramsey Winch Company.
I. Keep the duration of your pulls as short as possible. If the
motor becomes uncomfortably hot to the touch, stop and
let it cool for a few minutes. Do not pull more than one
minute at or near rated load. Do not maintain power to the
winch if the motor stalls. Electric winches are for
intermittent usage and should not be used in constant duty
applications.
J. Unplug the remote control switch from the winch when
not in use. A Ramsey Part No. 282053 Safety On/Off Switch
is recommended to disconnect power to the winch when
not in use.
K. NOTE: Do not use winch in hoisting applications
due to required hoist safety factors and features.
L. Do not exceed maximum line pull ratings shown in
tables on Front Cover. Shock loads must not
exceed these ratings.
M. To respool correctly, it is necessary to keep a slight
load on the cable. This is accomplished by
(wearing gloves) holding the cable with one
hand and the remote control switch with the other,
starting as far back and in the center as you can,
walking up keeping load on the cable as the winch
is powered in. Do not allow the cable to slip
through your hand and do not approach the winch
too closely. Turn off the winch and repeat the
procedure until all the cable except a few feet is
in. Disconnect the remote control switch and finish
spooling in cable by rotating the drum by hand with
clutch disengaged.
Tips for Safe Operation
Don’t underestimate the potential danger in winching
opera tions. Neither should you fear them. Do learn the
basic dan gers and avoid them.
The uneven spooling of cable, while pulling a load,
is not a problem, unless there is cable pileup on one
end of drum. If this happens, reverse the winch to
relieve the load and move your anchor point further to
the center of the winch. After the job is done you can
unspool and rewind for a neat lay of the cable.
Store the remote control switch where it will not
become dam aged. Inspect it before you plug it in.
When ready to begin spooling in, plug in remote
control switch with clutch disen gaged. Do not engage
clutch with motor running.
Never connect the hook back to the cable. This can
cause cable damage. Always use a sling or chain of
suitable strength. When double lining during stationary
winching, do not attach hook to winch mounting plate.
Observe your winch while winching, if possible, while
stand ing at a safe distance. Make sure cable does not
jam.
Since the greatest pulling power is achieved on the
innermost layer of your winch, it is desirable to pull off
as much line as you can for heavy pulls (remember,
you must leave 5 wraps minimum on the drum). If this
is not practical, use a snatch block and double line
arrangement.
Neat, tight spooling avoids cable binding, which
is caused when a load is applied and the cable
is pinched between two others. If this happens,
alternately power the winch in and out a few inches.
Do not attempt to work a bound cable under load; free
by hand.
