Ramsey Winch HDG-350 (JERR-DAN) {CURRENT} - Manual (Page 6)

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
blanket, jacket or tarpaulin over the cable
about six feet behind the hook. This will
slow the snap back of a broken cable and
could prevent 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 Remote Rod-adapter shifter 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 winch-
ing in the cable.
The Manual T-Handle Shifter is operated
as follows:
1. TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH, run the
winch in the reverse (reel out) direction
until the load is off the cable. Pull out-
ward on the T-handle, rotate it
counter-clockwise 90° and release. The
clutch is now locked out and the cable
may be pulled off by hand.
2. TO ENGAGE CLUTCH, pull outward on
the handle, rotate it clockwise 90° and
release. Run the winch in reverse until
the clutch handle snaps fully in or until
the cable drum starts turning. At this
point make sure the clutch handle is all
the way in. To confirm this, remove the
plastic plug on top of the clutch hous-
ing to inspect the clutch for total
engagement. After the clutch is fully
engaged, the winch is ready for winch-
ing in the cable.
The Air Shifter is operated as follows:
1. TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH, run the
winch in the reverse (reel out) direction
until the load is off the cable. Apply
60-120 PSI to inlet port fitting of air
cylinder. Run winch in the forward (reel
in) direction to disengage the clutch.
2. TO ENGAGE CLUTCH, remove air pres-
sure from the air cylinder. Run the
winch in reverse until the cable drum
starts turning. After the clutch is fully
engaged, the winch is ready for winch-
ing in the cable.
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