Warn Industries 900560 Mode D'emploi page 6

SPOOLING
WA R N I N G
To prevent 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.
STRETCHING WIRE ROPE
• 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 500 lb. [ 227 kg ]. Spool out the
wire rope to the last 5 wraps on the drum, then
power in the wire rope under a load of 500 lb.
[ 227 kg ] or more. This will stretch new wire
rope and create a good wire wrap around the
drum. Failure to do so will result in the outer
wire wraps drawing into the inner wraps, binding,
and damaging the wire rope.
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.
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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