ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
PowerPlant Winch Installation
Guide
Every winching situation has the potential for personal injury. In order to minimize that risk, it is important to read this guide and The Basic Guide to
Winching Techniques carefully. Please familiarize yourself with the operation of your winch before using it and be constantly safety oriented. In this
guide we provide important safety information and instructions on how to install your winch. Please read the Basic Guide to Winching Techniques
for information on how to properly use your winch and proper rigging techniques.
Please keep this manual and other product literature found in this kit for future reference. In this kit you will find the following pieces of literature:
Winch Installation Guide, Basic Guide to Winching Techniques, Specification and Performance Data, Product Warranty, Replacement Parts List and
other product literature specific to some products. Should any of these be missing, please visit www.warn.com or contact us at the number below.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
SAFETY
Symbol Index .............................................................................................................................................................................2
General Safety Precautions ...............................................................................................................................................3-6
INSTRUCTIONS
Safe Working Conditions .......................................................................................................................................................7
Know Your Winch .....................................................................................................................................................................8
Mounting .....................................................................................................................................................................................9
Electrical Connections ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
System Check .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
First Time Operation Instructions ..............................................................................................................................12-15
Winch Operation ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
Air Compressor Operation ................................................................................................................................12-13
Rope Operation ....................................................................................................................................................14-15
Final Analysis and Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................... 16
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SYMBOL INDEX
SYMBOL
EXPLANATION
Read All Product
Literature
Always Wear Hearing and
Eye Protection
Never Use Winch as a
Hoist
Properly Seat Load in
Throat of Hook
Wind Rope on Bottom of
Drum
Finger/Fairlead Crushing
Hazard
Hand Piercing/Cutting
Hazard
Explosion/Bursting
Hazard
Never Route Electrical
Cables through Sharp
Edges Hazard
Avoid Installing Electrical
Cables around Pinch and
Wear/Abrasion Points
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SYMBOL
EXPLANATION
Always Wear Leather
Gloves
Do Not Move People
Always Use Supplied
Hook Strap
Never Apply Load to
Hook Tip or Latch
Never Wind Rope Over
Top of Drum
Fairlead Pinch Point
Hot Surface Hazard
Fire and Burn Hazard
Never Route Electrical
Cables through or near
Moving Parts Hazard
Exposed Wiring Hazard,
Insulate Exposed Wiring
and Terminals
Never Hook Back on
Rope
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