Champion Power Equipment 14551 - Manual (Page 9)

Controls and Features
Rev 14551-20090309 5
Controls and Features
Read this owner’s manual before operating your winch. Familiarize yourself with the location and
function of the controls and features. Save this manual for future reference.
Winch
(1) Motor: 1.6 HP 12V DC motor provides
power to the planetary gear mechanism.
(2) Braking System: Braking action is
automatically applied to the winch drum
when the winch motor is stopped and there
is a load on the wire rope.
(3) Winch Drum: The winch drum is the
cylinder on which the wire rope is stored. It
can feed or wind the rope depending on the
remote winch switch.
(4) Planetary Gear System: The
reduction gears convert the winch motor
power into extreme pulling forces. This
system allows high torque while maintaining
compact size and light weight.
(5) Free spooling Clutch: The clutch
allows the operator to manually disengage
(“Out”) the spooling drum from the gear
train, free spool. Engaging the clutch (“In”)
locks the winch into the gear system.
(6) Remote Switch: Rocker switch with
handlebar mount for powering the rope in or
out of your winch drum.
(7) Hand Saver bar
(8) Clevis Hook
(9) Wire Rope: 7/32” x 52’ galvanized
aircraft cable designed specifically for load
capacity of 4,500lbs.
(10) Roller Fairlead - When using the
winch at an angle the roller fairlead acts to
guide the wire rope onto the drum and
minimizes damage to the wire rope from
abrasion on the winch mount or bumper.