To Tension The Winch Cable - Hamron 007058 Instructions D'utilisation

2
Disconnect the hook from its holder and attach the
nylon loop to the hook. Pull out the required amount
of winch cable.
Warning! Do not operate the product if there is less
than 5 turns of winch cable on the winch cable drum. The
winch cable can come loose and cause injury and damage.
Caution! Keep the winch cable stretched when you
pull it. If the winch cable becomes slack it can twist and
become damaged.
3
Connect the hook to the chassis of the vehicle that
needs to be pulled.
Note! Put a blanket over the winch cable, near the hook, to
reduce the force if the winch cable breaks when you pull
heavy loads.
4
Start the engine in the vehicle that the product is
installed on.
5
Connect the remote control.
6
Wind up the winch cable until the winch cable is
tensioned.
7
Make sure that all connections are correct and that
they are free from dirt.
8
Wind up the winch cable slowly until the pulled
vehicle is on level and stable ground.
Caution! Do not drive the vehicle when you operate
the product. The winch cable can become damaged.
9
Engage the parking brake in the vehicle that has
been pulled.
10
Release the tension in the winch cable and
disconnect the hook from the pulled vehicle.
11
Wind up the winch cable. Make sure that the winch
cable is correctly wound up. Refer to "4.3 To tension
the winch cable" on page 31.
12
Disconnect the remote control.

4.3 To tension the winch cable

The winch cable must be wound up on the winch cable
drum with a load of at least 227 kg. To tension the winch
cable with load, do the steps that follow.
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Note! 2 persons are required for this task.
1
Park the vehicle on a level surface that is sufficiently
large to unwind the winch cable fully.
2
Turn the clutch knob to the disengaged position.
3
Pull out the winch cable with the nylon loop until 5
turns of winch cable remains on the winch cable
drum.
4
Attach the hook to an anchor point.
5
Turn the clutch knob to the engaged position.
6
Start the engine and reverse the vehicle away from
the anchor point until the winch cable has a small
amount of tension. Engage the parking brake or
engage a gear on the vehicle.
7
Stop the engine in the vehicle.
8
Operate the winch until there is no slack in the winch
cable. Keep the winch cable tensioned with your
hand and push the winch cable to the side of the
winch cable drum.
Warning! Use heavy-duty gloves when you handle
the winch cable.
Caution! Make sure that there are no gaps between
the turns of winch cable on the winch cable drum.
Caution! Make sure that the winch cable unwinds
from the lower part of the winch cable drum. If the winch
cable does not unwind from the lower part of the winch ca-
ble drum the automatic load-holding brake will not operate
correctly.
9
Start the vehicle and put it in neutral.
10
Push in the brake pedal and disengage the parking
brake.
11
Use the rocker switch to wind up the winch cable on
the winch cable drum until 2 meters of winch cable
has been wound up.
Caution! The person that helps you must make sure
that the winch cable is wound up correctly to the winch
cable drum. Make sure that the person that helps you is at a
safe distance from the vehicle and winch cable.
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