Warn Industries 9.5XP Manual De Instrucciones página 7

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
STRETCHING WIRE ROPE
WA R N I N G
To avoid severe injury or death:
• Always keep hands clear of
wire rope, hook loop, hook
and fairlead opening during
installation, operation, and
when spooling in or out.
• Always use extreme caution
when handling hook and
wire rope during spooling
operations.
• Always use supplied hook
strap whenever spooling
wire rope in or out, during
installation or operation to
avoid injury to hands or
fingers.
• 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.
The life of a wire rope is directly related to the
use and care it receives. During its first use,
a new wire rope must be spooled onto its drum
under a load of at least 1000 lbs. (454 kgs). Use the
following instructions to properly stretch the wire
rope onto the winch drum.
1) Choose a location that
FLAT AND LEVEL
is large enough to run out the entire length of
wire rope.
2) Turn the clutch lever on the winch to the "Free
Spool" position. Spool out the wire rope to the last
5 wraps on the drum. Once the wire rope is spooled
out, turn the clutch lever on the winch to the
"Engaged" position.
3) Attach the hook end of the rope to a suitable
anchor point and back the vehicle away from the
anchor point until there is very little slack in the wire
rope. Before getting out of the vehicle, set the
parking brake, place the vehicle in gear or park and
turn the vehicle off.
4) Connect the remote control to the winch.
Standing approximately 6 ft away from the winch,
power in the winch until all of the slack is wound onto
the winch drum. Disconnect the remote control from
the winch. Hold tension on the wire rope with one
hand; carefully push the wire rope to the side of the
drum the wire rope is attached to so there are no
gaps between each coil on the drum. Be sure to
check that the wire rope is winding off of the bottom
of the drum, not the top, or the automatic load
holding brake will not function properly. (If the wire
rope is winding off the top you have powered the
winch "out" instead of "in" on the remote control).
5) The following steps should be done using two
people for proper safety. If you attempt to tension
your wire rope alone be sure to always engage the
parking brake, place the transmission in gear and
turn the vehicle off every time you exit the vehicle to
inspect the winch wire rope. Never exit the vehicle
with a load on the winch wire rope. Tensioning the
wire rope is critical to ensure a long product life.
Tensioning the wire rope will prevent outer layers of
wire rope from pinching and deforming the inner
layers.
6) Use care to evenly wrap each layer to prevent
damage to the rope.
7) Pass the remote control through the driver's
window for the driver of the vehicle to operate.
Instruct your assistant to stand to the side of the
vehicle and away from the winch wire rope. Your
assistant should signal you if the wire rope is winding
correctly by watching it move across the fairlead as
the wire rope is powered in. Start the vehicle and
place the transmission in neutral. Release the
parking brake while applying moderate brake pedal
pressure. Press power in on the remote control
switch. After winching in for approximately 6 ft, stop
winching. Slowly let up off of the brake pedal and
then apply the parking brake. This will ensure that
there is no load on the winch rope. Then place the
transmission in park or gear and turn the vehicle off.
Exit the vehicle and inspect the winch to make sure
that the wire rope is being evenly wound onto the
winch drum and not sinking into the lower layer. If
the wire rope is sinking, power the wire rope out and
repeat this step from the beginning with more brake
pedal pressure.
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8) When you are convinced the wire rope is winding
onto the winch drum properly, repeat step 6 until the
vehicle is within 6 ft of the winch anchor. Once within 6 ft,
slowly let up off of the brake pedal and then apply the
parking brake. This will ensure that there is no load on the
winch wire rope. Then place the transmission in park or in
gear and turn the vehicle off. Exit the vehicle. Disconnect
the hook from the anchor. While holding onto the supplied
hook strap, hold tension on the winch rope and slowly
power in the winch by "pulsing" the power in on the
remote control until the hook is within 3 ft of the fairlead.
Stop winching in and attach the hook to a suitable anchor
point on the vehicle. DO NOT POWER THE HOOK INTO
THE FAIRLEAD. This could cause damage to the fairlead.
Once the hook is suitably attached to the vehicle, power in
the remaining slack in the winch rope by "pulsing" the
power in on the remote until there is minimal slack in the
winch wire rope.
SPOOLING
SPOOLING OUT
• Freespooling is generally the quickest and easiest
way to spool out wire rope. Before freespooling
wire rope out from the winch, power out enough
rope to remove any tension the wire rope may be
under. Disengage the clutch. Now freespool by
manually spooling out enough wire rope for the
winching operation. Always leave at least 5 wraps
on the drum.
SPOOLING IN UNDER LOAD
• Never exceed winch's rated line pull.
• Power in the wire rope 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 when spooling, by using the
control switch intermittently to take up wire rope
slack. Shock loads can momentarily far exceed the
winch and wire rope ratings.
Autogoods "130"
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
SPOOLING IN UNDER NO LOAD
• Assisted - Have your assistant hold the hook with
the hook strap putting as much constant tension
on the wire rope as possible. While keeping
tension, the assistant should walk toward the
winch while you operate the control switch
spooling in the wire rope. Release the switch
when the hook is a minimum of 8 ft
[ 2.44 m ] from the fairlead opening.
Spool in the remainder for storage.
• Unassisted - Arrange the wire rope to be spooled
so it will not kink or tangle when spooled. Be sure
any wire rope on the drum is tightly and evenly
layered. Spool enough wire rope to complete the
next full layer on the drum. Tighten and
straighten the layer. Repeat process until
the hook is a minimum of 8 ft [ 2.44 m ]
from the fairlead opening.
Spool in the remainder for storage.
SPOOLING REMAINDER FOR STORAGE
• Secure the hook to a suitable anchor point near
the winch. Carefully power in the remaining wire
rope, jogging the control switch to take up the last
of the slack. Be careful not to over tighten or
damage may occur to the wire rope or anchor
point.
SOUND EMISSIONS
• The winch is designed so that the sound
emissions do not exceed 70 dBa from the
operator's station. The operator must be at least
8 ft. (2.44m) from the winch while operating.
If the winch is exceeding 70 dBa from the
operator's station, have it inspected at an
authorized service center.
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