Superwinch S4500 Mode D'emploi page 6

I N S T A L L A T I O N
C O N T.
Note: If you choose to locate the
winch at a greater distance than
the wires provided will permit, it
may be necessary to purchase a
larger gauge wire to get the best
performance from your winch. If
the total length of additional wire
to be added to the system exceeds
10' (3m), use a larger wire gauge size.
Attach the circuit breaker directly
to the battery positive terminal,
and reattach the terminal to the
battery. If your vehicle is equipped
with side pole terminals, it may be
necessary to obtain auxiliary side
terminal bolts from your local
auto parts dealer to make these
connections.
Connect the remaining wire to the
battery negative terminal, and con-
nect the terminal to the battery.
Step (5)
Lift the freespool clutch lever to
the "Free" position. Pull several
feet of wire rope off the drum.
Return the clutch lever back to the
"Engaged" position. Plug in the
remote pendant control. Switch
the slide lever to the "Rope Out"
position. Pull the trigger momen-
tarily to check wire rope drum
rotation and direction. If the drum
rotates in the wrong direction,
recheck your wiring.
The Hand-held pendant switch acti-
vates a solenoid that activates
power to the winch motor. One
solenoid is for "Rope Out" motor
direction and the other is for the
"Rope In" motor direction (Fig. 13).
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To prevent
unauthorized
use of the winch, remove pendant
control and store in a clean dry area
such as the glove box.
ROPE
OUT
ROPE
IN
B
A
Figure 13
PENDANT OPERATION
The switch trigger returns to the
"OFF" position when released
(Figure 13, Item A). The slide button
on the back of the switch deter-
mines the direction of the drum
rotation for "Rope In" or "Rope
Out" operation (Figure 13, Item B).
The slide is fitted with an interlock
so that the motor cannot be
reversed if the trigger is depressed.
To change direction, release the
trigger, move the slide button, and
depress the trigger again.
The switch
assembly must
be kept free of dirt and moisture to
ensure safe operation.
To connect the pendant control,
lift the dust cover on the plug
receptacle (See Figure 14). The plug
on the pendant control cord is
keyed and will fit into the socket
only one way.
DUST
COVER
Figure 14
PULLING OUT THE WIRE ROPE
The wire rope has been installed on
your winch under minimal load at
the factory. The wire rope must be
respooled onto the drum under
load so that the outer layers will
not draw down into the inner ones,
thereby damaging the wire rope.
Lift the clutch lever to the "Free"
position as shown in Figure 15. If
there is a load on the wire rope, the
clutch lever may not turn easily. DO
NOT FORCE THE CLUTCH LEVER.
Release tension on the wire rope by
jogging out some of the wire rope.
Releasing the clutch and pull out
the wire rope and secure to anchor
or load. Check that there are at
least five (5) turns of wire rope left
on the drum. Re-engage the drum
by returning the clutch lever to the
"Engaged" position (see Figure 15).
Lever must be
in the
"Engaged" position and locked
.
before winching
FREE
ENGAGED
Figure 15
TIPS FOR EXTENDING THE LIFE OF
YOUR WINCH
1. KEEP THE WIRE ROPE TIGHTLY
WOUND ON THE DRUM. Do not
allow the wire rope to become
loosely wound. A loosely-wound
spool allows a wire rope under
load to work its way down into
the layers of wire rope on the
drum. When this happens, the
wire rope may become wedged
within the body of the windings
damaging the wire rope. To pre-
vent this problem, keep the wire
rope tightly and evenly wound
on the drum at all times. A good
practice is to rewind the wire
rope under tension after each
use. One way to do this is to
attach the hook to a stationary
object at the top of a gradual
incline and winch your vehicle up
the incline.
2. DO NOT ALLOW WINCH MOTOR
TO OVERHEAT. Remember, the
winch is for intermittent use only.
During long or heavy pulls the
motor will get hot. At 4,000 lb.
(1814 kg) allow motor to cool
after 20 seconds of "On" time. At
loads less than 1,500 lb. (680.4kg)
allow to cool after 2 minutes of
"On" time. KEEP THE ENGINE
RUNNING TO RECHARGE THE BAT-
TERY during this break.
3. USE A PULLEY BLOCK FOR HEAVY
LOADS. To maximize winch and
wire rope life, use a pulley block
to double line heavier loads
(Figure 16).
Figure 16
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