Superwinch TALON SERIES WINCH User’s Guide - Manual (Page 5)

4. If you install a tow hook for double lining, it should be attached to the vehicle frame.
5. Equipping the winch with a fairlead will reduce wear on the rope during angle pulls
( see Fig. 8 ). The rollers reduce rubbing and abrasion to the rope.
Fig. 8
Roller Fairlead Hawse Fairlead
6. Pull as straight as possible to reduce the buildup of rope on one end of the drum.
7. The vehicle’s engine should be running during winching operation. If consider-
able winching is performed with the engine off, the battery may be too weak to restart
the engine.
CAUTION !
Use a pulley block to avoid winching at sharp angles. Uneven
layering will cause serious damage to the winch and rope. It
can be corrected by securing load, spooling out the rope and repositioning it to the
opposite end of the drum.
DANGER !
Do not disengage clutch under load. If your winch is equipped
with a freespool clutch, be certain that there is no tension on the
rope when you disengage the clutch. Before winching a load, be sure the clutch is
fully engaged.
WARNING !
Use the winch to move the load. Do not attempt to assist the
winch by moving the vehicle. The combination of the winch and
and vehicle pulling could overload the rope and the load could break the winch.
DANGER !
Never rely on the winch to hold a load in place.
None of our winches are designed for load-holding
applications and may unwind or fail due to shock loading as the
load is being transported. The load should be secured by other means, and the
winch hook detached from the load.
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WINCHING
DANGER !
Never touch the rope or hook while they are in tension or under
load. Even at rest, the winch may have the rope in tension. Never
guide a rope under tension onto the drum with your hands (see Fig. 5).
WRONG
Fig. 5
1. Winch with at least five wraps of wire rope or at least eight wraps of synthetic rope
around the winch drum. With fewer wraps the rope could pull loose from the drum
under load.
2. When pulling a load, place a blanket, jacket or tarpaulin over the wire rope near the
hook end (see Fig. 6). This will slow the snap back of a broken wire rope and help to
prevent serious injury. Raise hood to protect windshield.
Fig. 6
Fig. 6
WARNING ! Note the winch’s rated capacity and do not exceed it.
3. Double line with a pulley block ( see Fig. 7 ) to reduce the load on the winch, rope
and battery. Double lining will also reduce winch line speed. Be sure all equipment
used meets the winch’s maximum line pull rating. When double-lining, pulley blocks
should be rated to a minimum of two times the winch’s line pull rating.
Fig. 7 ( Double Line )
load
Anchor Point
Winch
Approx. 1/2 L
oad
Approx. 1/2 Load
load
Winch
( Single Line )
8
Pulley
Block
Anchor
Point