Superwinch SAC1000 Manual Del Propietário página 5

G E N E R A L S A F E T Y
I N F O R M A T I O N
Your SAC1000 winch is a very pow-
erful machine. Treat it with respect,
use it with caution and always fol-
low these safety guidelines.
before the winch stalls. For heavy
loads, use a pulley block to reduce
the load on the wire rope.
1. The SAC1000 winch is rated at
1,000 pounds (454 kg) (single
line) capacity on the wire rope
layer closest to the drum. DO
NOT OVERLOAD. DO NOT
ATTEMPT PROLONGED PULLS AT
HEAVY LOADS. Do not maintain
power to the winch if the motor
stalls. Overloads can damage the
winch and/or the wire rope and
create unsafe operating condi-
tions. FOR LOADS OVER 750
POUNDS (340 KG), WE RECOM-
MEND THE USE OF THE OPTION-
AL PULLEY BLOCK TO DOUBLE
LINE THE WIRE ROPE (Figures 2 &
17). This reduces the load on the
winch and the strain on the wire
rope by approximately 50%.
2. AFTER READING AND UNDER-
STANDING THIS MANUAL, LEARN
TO USE YOUR WINCH. After
installing the winch, practice
Single Line
Double Line
Figure 2
The wire rope
may break
using it so you will be familiar
with it when the need arises.
3. KEEP WINCHING AREA CLEAR. Do
not allow people to remain in the
area during winching operations.
ALWAYS STAND CLEAR OF WIRE
ROPE, HOOK AND WINCH. IN THE
UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY COM-
PONENT FAILURE IT IS BEST TO BE
OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
4. INSPECT WIRE ROPE AND EQUIP-
MENT FREQUENTLY. A FRAYED
WIRE ROPE WITH BROKEN
STRANDS SHOULD BE
REPLACED IMMEDIATELY.
Always replace wire rope with
the manufacturer's identical
replacement part (see Replacement
Parts List). Periodically check the
winch installation to ensure that
all bolts are tight.
5. USE HEAVY LEATHER GLOVES
when handling wire rope. DO
NOT LET WIRE ROPE SLIDE
THROUGH YOUR HANDS EVEN
WHEN WEARING GLOVES.
6. NEVER WINCH WITH LESS THAN 5
TURNS of wire rope AROUND THE
WINCH DRUM since the wire rope
end fastener will NOT withstand
a load. ALWAYS USE THE HAND-
SAVER BAR when guiding the
wire rope in or out (see Figure 3).
Figure 3
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