Ramsey Winch HD-234 (JERR-DAN) (NOT CURRENT) - Manual (Page 5)

TECHNIQUES OF OPERATION
The best way to get acquainted with how
your winch operates is to make test runs
before you actually use it. Plan your test in
advance. Remember, you hear your winch,
as well as see it operate. Get to recognize
the sounds of a light steady pull, a heavy
pull, and sounds caused by load jerking or
shifting. Gain confidence in operating your
winch and its use will become second nature
with you.
The uneven spooling of cable, while pulling a
load, is not a problem, unless there is a
cable pileup on one end of drum. If this
happens reverse the winch to relieve the load
and move your anchor point further to the
center of the vehicle. After the job is done
you can unspool and rewind for a neat lay of
the cable.
When pulling a load where there is even a
remote chance of cable failure, place a blan-
ket, jacket or tarpaulin over the cable about
six feet behind the hook. This will slow the
snap back of a broken cable and could pre-
vent serious injury.
NOTE: The Ramsey level winder is an
available accessory for tightly respool-
ing unloaded cable onto the drum.
The Ram-Lok® semi-automatic clutch
allows rapid unspooling of the cable, from
cable drum, for hooking onto the load. The
clutch on the winch is operated as follows:
1. TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH, run the winch
in the reverse (reel out)direction until the
load is off the cable. Lift up knob and
pull out, lock in place. See warning label
located by shifter knob. The clutch is
now locked out and the cable may be
pulled off by hand.
2. TO ENGAGE CLUTCH, lift up knob then
release. See warning label located by
shifter knob. Run the winch in reverse
until the shifter knob snaps fully in or
until the cable drum starts turning. At
this point make sure the shifter knob is
all the way in. The plastic plug in top of
clutch housing may be removed, for
inspection of clutch to assure total
engagement. After the clutch is fully
engaged, the winch is ready for winching
in the cable.
WARNINGS
CLUTCH MUST BE TOTALLY ENGAGED
BEFORE STARTING THE WINCHING
OPERATION.
DO NOT DISENGAGE CLUTCH UNDER
LOAD.
STAY OUT FROM UNDER AND AWAY
FROM RAISED LOADS.
STAND CLEAR OF CABLE WHILE
PULLING. DO NOT TRY TO GUIDE
CABLE.
DO NOT EXCEED MAXIMUM LINE
PULL RATINGS SHOWN IN TABLE.
DO NOT USE WINCH TO LIFT, SUP-
PORT, OR OTHERWISE TRANSPORT
PEOPLE.
A MINIMUM OF 5 WRAPS OF CABLE
AROUND THE DRUM BARREL IS NEC-
ESSARY TO HOLD THE LOAD. CABLE
SETSCREW IS NOT DESIGNED TO
HOLD LOAD.
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