Warn VR10000 Manuel page 11

PULLING
Winching hand signals
In some situations, recovery could involve two people. One drives and controls the winch,
while the other provides navigation instructions and ensures the wire rope is winding
properly. You and your helper must established clear and precise hand signals and review so
everyone clearly understands. It should also be understood that if the driver controlling the
winch cannot see both hands of the assistant, the winch should not be activated.
Suggested signals:
1) Direction of steering 2) Power in the wire rope
Hold your arms out with Hold your forefinger in the
thumbs up and tilt your air above your shoulder
hands in the direction you
height and draw small
advise the driver to steer. circles in the air to indicate
to wind the winch.
5) Stop the winch 6) Braking
Clinch fist, palm to driver, held high Cross your palms together
enough for driver to see and other to tell the driver to apply the
arm straight out at shoulder height foot brake.
is the sign to stop the winch.
W A RN IND U S T RIE S • T H E BA S IC GU ID E TO WINCH ING TE CHN IQUES
3) Power out the wire rope 4) Pulse wind the wire rope
Hold your forefinger pointing Tells the driver to wind the
down and draw circles in the winch in short, quick bursts.
air at about waist height to Open and close the two
indicate feeding more wire fingertips until you want the
from the winch. winch to stop.
7) Drive assist
Tells driver to give the tires more
drive force to assist the winching
process.
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How to spool under no load
Arrange the remote control lead so it
can not be caught in the winch. Arrange
the wire rope so it will not kink or tangle
when spooled. Be sure any wire rope
already on the spooling drum is wound
tightly and evenly layered. Tighten and
straighten the layer if necessary. Keep
the wire rope under light tension and
spool the wire rope back onto the winch
drum in even layers. Stop frequently
to tighten and straighten the layers as
necessary. Repeat this process until the
winch hook is the same distance as the
full length of the remote control from
the winch. Pinch the hook between your
thumb and forefinger and attach the
hook strap. Hold the hook strap between
Step 18: REWIND WIRE ROPE. The person
the thumb and forefinger to keep tension
handling the wire rope should walk the
on the wire rope. Walk the wire rope
rope in and not let it slide through the
towards the fairlead, carefully spooling
hand and control the winch at all times.
in the remaining wire rope by pulsing the
remote control switch. Store the hook
at the fairlead or tensioned to a suitable
location to the side.
If you do not have the hook strap, use
a length of cord or something similar. To
prevent serious injury, NEVER put your
fingers inside the hook area as you are
powering in.
Step 19: DISCONNECT REMOTE
CONTROL. Disconnect the remote control
cord from the control box and store in a
clean and dry place. Winching operations
are now complete. Put the cap on the
solenoid plug in.
Step 17: DISCONNECT WIRE ROPE.
Disconnect from the anchor.
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
WARNING
Always keep hands
clear of winch rope,
hook loop, hook and
fairlead opening
during installation,
operation, and when
spooling in or out.
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