Ramsey Winch H-800 DOW-LOK - Manual (Page 5)

WINCH MAINTENANCE
Adhering to the following maintenance
schedule will keep your winch in top condi-
tion and performing as it should with a mini-
mum of repair.
A. WEEKLY
1. Check the oil level and maintain it to the
oil level plug. If oil is leaking out, deter-
mine location and repair.
2. Check the pressure relief plug in top of
the gear housing. Be sure that it is in
good operating condition so that hot oil
gasses may escape.
3. Lubricate cable with light oil.
B. MONTHLY
1. Lubricate the various grease fittings
located in the ends of cable drum shaft,
end bearing, clutch housing or clutch
operating linkage. Any good grade of
moly-disulfide containing grease is
acceptable.
2. Check the action of the locking ring, mak-
ing sure it is spring loaded and free to
move fully against the cable drum in the
engaged position and that it is pulled fully
away from the cable drum and latched
when disengaged.
3. Check the winch mounting bolts. If any
are missing, replace them and securely
tighten any that are loose. Make sure to
use only grade 5 bolts or better.
4. Check the torque setting of the oil cooled
worm brake. Make any adjustments
required, following the procedure
described in ADJUSTING THE OIL
COOLED WORM BRAKE in the Owner's
Manual.
5. Inspect the cable. If the cable has
become frayed with broken strands,
replace immediately.
C. ANNUALLY
1. Drain the oil from the winch annually or
more often if winch is used frequently.
Fill the winch to the oil level plug with
clean kerosene. Run the winch a few
minutes with no load in the reel in direc-
tion.
2. Drain the kerosene from the winch. Refill
the winch to the oil level plug with all pur-
pose E.P. 140 gear oil. Inspect frame and
surrounding structure for cracks or defor-
mation. Gear wear can be estimated by
rocking the drum back and forth and if
necessary drain oil and remove cover for
closer inspection.
WINCH MOUNTING
It is most important that this winch be
mounted securely so that the three major
sections (the clutch housing end, the cable
drum and the gear-housing end) are properly
aligned.
CABLE INSTALLATION
The Ramsey Model H-800 "Dow-Lok"®
winch has two tapered pockets cast into the
drum. One pocket is for installations with
the wire rope wound over the drum. The
other pocket is for an underwound wire rope.
1. Slide the wire rope through narrow end of
the pocket against the drum flange.
2. Wrap the wire rope around the anchor
"puck" and pull the wire rope and anchor
back into the wide end of the pocket.
3. Use a soft hammer to drive the back side
of the wire rope, firmly seating the wire
rope and anchor, into the pocket.
The wire rope can easily be removed from
the drum by driving the anchor out the wide
end of the pocket.
Carefully run the winch in the "reel-in" direc-
tion, keeping tension on end of cable, spool
all the cable onto the cable drum, taking care
to form neatly wrapped layers.
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