Winch Basics - Warn Industries 1700 Guia De Instalacion

ELECTRIC WINCH BASICS
So, you have your Warn winch and
you're ready to get out on the trails: climb
a few boulders, splash a little mud,
! WARNING
traverse the occasional stream. Basically,
Never operate
you're ready to explore the backcountry
or install a
and otherwise have a great time.
winch without Well, if you're smart enough to go
prepared with the best, you're probably
reading or
smart enough to know that to keep
understanding
having a great time, you need to fully
the operator's
understand your winch and the winching
manual
operation.
That's exactly what this guide intends
to do: provide you with a basic under-
standing of your winch and teach you the
basics of proper winching techniques.
But before we get started, we must
Structural
components of a
planetary gear
winch
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emphasize that the information in this
guide is general in nature. Because no
two situations are alike, it would be
nearly impossible to review them all. We
can, however, provide you with the
general principles and techniques. Then
it is up to you to take the time to analyze
the situation and apply the proper
technique.
Along with a little common sense, the
guidelines laid out in this book can help
you keep off-roading fun. Just remember
to think through each situation before you
act and TREAD LIGHTLY!
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Rocker Switch
Remote Control Switch
To start, you should familiarize 5
yourself with your Warn winch and each converts the winch motor power into a
large pulling force. The gear train design
of its components: Practice using your
winch before using it on the trail. makes it possible for the winch to be
lighter and more compact.
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Motor Typically the winch motor is
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powered by the vehicle's battery. The
motor provides power to the gear automatically applied to the winch drum
mechanism, which turns the winch drum when the winch motor is stopped and
and winds the wire rope. there is load on the wire rope. The
braking action is applied by the motor or
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Winch Drum The winch drum is the
a separate mechanical brake, depending
cylinder onto which the wire rope feeds.
on the winch construction.
The drum is driven by the motor and
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drive train. Its direction can be changed
operator to manually disengage the
using the winch switch.
spooling drum from the gear train,
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Wire Rope The wire rope's diameter
enabling the drum to rotate freely (known
and length are determined by the winch's
as "freespooling"). Engaging the clutch
load capacity and design. Wrapped
"locks" the winch drum back onto the
around the winch drum and fed through
gear train.
the fairlead, the wire rope is looped at the
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end to accept the hook's clevis pin.
together as a structural unit.
Fairlead When using the winch at
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an angle, the fairlead (or wire lead) acts
to guide the wire rope onto the spooling
drum. It minimizes damage to the wire
rope while it goes through the winch
mount or bumper.
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Dial Switch Mini Rocker Switch
Winch controls
Gear Train The reduction gear
come in many
forms. All enable
the operator to
start, stop and
Braking System Braking action is
change the
direction of the
winch drum
rotation.
Clutch The clutch allows the
! CAUTION
Never engage
or disengage
the clutch if
Tie Rods Ties the end housings winch is under
load, wire rope
is in tension,
or wire rope
drum is
moving.
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