Pulling - Warn VR10000 Manuel

WARNING
Never use winch as
a hoist or to suspend
a load.
WARNING
Never use winch
or winch rope for
Step 7: LOCK THE CLUTCH. Lock the
towing.
winch drum by rotating the clutch lever
Shock loads can
on the winch to Engage.
damage, overload
and break rope.
WARNING
Never operate winch
with less than 5
wraps of rope around
the drum. Rope could
Step 8: CONNECT THE REMOTE
come loose from the
CONTROL. Be careful not to let the
drum, as the rope remote control cord dangle in front of
the winch. If you choose to control the
attachment to the
winch from inside your vehicle, always
drum is not designed
pass the remote through a window to
to hold a load.
avoid pinching the cord in the door.
Always disconnect the remote control
when not in use.
N O T I C E
Always avoid
continuous side pulls
which can pile up
wire rope at one end
of the drum. This
pile up of wire can
Step 9: PUT WIRE ROPE UNDER TENSION.
damage wire rope or
Using the winch switch, slowly wind the
winch.
wire rope until no slack remains. Once the
wire rope is under tension, stand well
clear, and never step over it.
W A RN IND U S T RIE S • T H E BA S IC GU ID E TO WINCH ING TE CHN IQUES
Step 10: CHECK YOUR ANCHOR. Make
sure all connections are secured and
free of debris before continuing with the
winching procedure.

PULLING

As you probably have already noticed,
there are many things to do and consider
before you actually begin pulling. Think
through what you're doing and you can
keep yourself and those around you out
of harm's way.
Operating your winch properly is so
important, in fact, you should practice
these techniques before having to face
the distractions and stresses of a real
winching situation.
Step 11: CHECK WIRE ROPE. The wire
rope should be neatly wound around the
spooling drum. Improper winding can
cause damage to the wire rope.
Step 12: LAY SOMETHING OVER THE
WIRE ROPE, if you decide it is necessary,
midway between the winch and the
anchor point to absorb energy should
the wire rope snap loose. Tree limbs,
heavy jackets, chain, back pack and the
like may be used for this purpose.
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Step 16: SECURE VEHICLE. Once recovery
of the vehicle is complete, be sure to
secure the vehicle's brakes and put the
Transmission in "park" (automatic) or
Establish "no people"
"low" gear for (manual) transmissions.
zones:
Release tension in the wire rope.
What to look for under load
onto the drum as indicated by the drum
rotation decal on the winch.
rope winds evenly and tightly on the
Step 13: MAKE YOUR INTENTIONS CLEAR.
drum. This prevents the outer wire wraps
Be sure that everyone in the immediate
from drawing into the inner wraps,
vicinity surrounding the winching
binding and damaging the wire rope.
operation is completely aware of your
intentions before you pull.
Declare where the spectators should switch intermittently to take up wire rope
not stand — never behind or in front of
slack. Shock loads can momentarily far
the vehicle and never near the wire rope
exceed the winch and wire rope ratings.
or snatch block. Your situation may have
other "no people" zones.
to stack up at one end of the drum. This
stack can become large enough to cause
serious damage to the winch. So, line up
pulls as straight ahead as possible and
stop winching if the wire rope comes
close to the tie rods or mounting plate.
To fix an uneven stack, spool out that
section of the rope and reposition it to
the opposite end of the drum which will
Step 14: BEGIN WINCHING. With the
free up space for continued winching.
winching vehicle's engine on and light
tension already on the wire rope, begin
winching slowly and steadily. Be sure
that the wire rope is winding evenly
and tightly around the spooling drum.
For additional assistance, the winched
vehicle can be slowly driven while being
pulled by the winch.
Step 15: FOR VEHICLE RECOVERY,
continue pulling until the vehicle is on
stable ground. If you are able to drive
the vehicle, the winching operation is
complete.
WAR N I ND U STR I ES • T HE B ASI C G UI D E T O W I NCHI NG T ECHNI Q UES
PULLING
The wire rope must always spool
As you power in, make sure the wire
N O T I C E
Avoid shock loads by using the control
Avoid over heating
the winch motor. For
extended winch ing,
stop at reasonable
During side pulls the wire rope tends
intervals to allow the
winch motor to cool
down.
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