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WINCH INSTALLATION
Note: When installing a winch, your installation may vary slightly from the
instructions and diagrams that follow, depending upon your vehicle, winch,
mounting kit or structural support.
Before you start your Superwinch installation, disconnect
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the vehicle ground and positive leads from the battery.
MINIMUM ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
Refer to specifications for your winch model in the Technical Data Manual
in this package. Be sure to select the appropriate battery or power supply to
handle this winch. If the winch is in heavy use, an auxiliary battery and heavy
duty alternator are recommended.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE: ATV2500/3000/4000
Step (1)
Install mounting kit or prepare a flat, secure mounting location for winch to
make sure the motor, drum, and gearbox are aligned correctly. Carefully follow
the instructions included with the mounting kit.
Be sure structural support is strong enough
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to support rated capacity of the winch.
Note: If you choose not to use a mounting kit, you will need to drill holes
in the structural support. Be sure that your structural support is at least 3/16"
(5mm) thick.
If different length bolts, nuts, washers and other
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hardware are required for your installation, always
use hardware that equals or exceeds the strength
grade of the supplied hardware.
Step (2)
Position the winch over the holes in the mounting kit or structural support.
As you position the winch, make sure that the wire rope
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winds in the proper rotation on the drum. Your winch
is intended to operate in one direction only. Failure to
operate the winch in the proper direction can cause the
winch brake (if equipped) to operate improperly, and/or
cause the winch to fail.
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Step (3)
Secure winch (Figure 2) to mounting kit or structural support using bolts,
lock washers and square nuts supplied with winch.
Figure 2 – Winch mounting
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Step (4)
Secure roller fairlead (Figure 2) to mouting plate or structure support using
hardware supplied or by using two (2) M8 x 20L 8.8 Grade Tensile steels bolts.
Be sure that both the mounting plate and winch hardware
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have been properly tightened.
No part of the vehicle (skidplates, wiring, auxiliary
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lights, tires, etc.) should impede the operation of your
Superwinch. When mouting, check all vehicle and winch
parts for free operation. Be sure that the winch mouting
location does not significantly reduce ground clearance.
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