ESP FORD SUPER DUTY 2008 2.G Special Service Package Supplement Manual

Familiarize yourself with the winch and each of its components:
1.Motor:Typically powered by vehicle’s battery. Provides power to the
gear mechanism which turns the drum to wind the wire rope.
2.Winch drum:Driven by the motor and drive train. Drum direction can
be changed by using the remote control.
3.Wire rope:Wrapped around the winch drum and fairlead, the wire
rope is looped off at the end to accept the hook’s clevis pin. When the
rope is being reeled in under motor power, it is being “powered in”.
When the wire rope is being reeled out under motor power, it is being
“powered out”. “Powering out” is different than “freespooling out” which
refers to the wire rope being pulled out by hand with the clutch
disengaged.
4.Fairlead:Acts as a guide for the wire rope when using the winch at
an angle. Minimizes damage to the wire rope while it goes through the
winch mount or bumper.
5.Gear train:Converts winch motor power into pulling force.
6.Braking system:Prevents winch from paying out line, which in turn
holds the vehicle in place. The brake is automatically applied to the
winch drum when the motor is stopped and there is load on the rope.
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7.Clutch:Allows the operator to manually disengage the winch drum
from the gear train, enabling the drum to freely rotate (“freespooling”).
Engaging the clutch “locks” the winch drum back onto the gear train.
Never engage or disengage the clutch if the winch is under load,
the wire rope is in tension or the winch drum is moving.
8.Control box:Enables the operator to change the direction of the
winch drum rotation.
9.Remote control:Plugs into the control box allowing the operator to
control the winch direction as well as stand clear of the wire rope while
operating the winch.
Winch accessories
Some of the following accessories are items you’ll want to have with you
to ensure safe operation of your winch; some are enhancements to add
versatility and convenience to your winch:
•Gloves:
It is extremely important to wear protective gloves while
operating the winch or handling wire rope since the rope will,
through normal use, develop sharp barbs which can slice through skin.
•Hook strap:This safety item is
used to hold the rope wire away
from the fairlead as the rope is
being powered in. Winches can
develop tremendous pulling
pressure which can easily remove
fingers and limbs that get
pinched. Put a hook strap in the
loop and hold the strap between
the thumb and forefingers.
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3. Point your forefinger down and draw circles in the air about waist
height to indicate feeding more wire from the winch.
4. Tells the driver to wind the winch in short, quick bursts. Open and
close the two fingertips until you want the winch to stop.
5. To signal to stop the winch, clench fist, palm to driver, held high
enough for the driver to see and other arm straight out at shoulder
height.
6. Cross palms together to tell the driver to apply the foot brake.
7. Tells driver to give the tires more drive force to assist the winch
process.
Vehicle recovery (single line)
The following steps outline how to recover your vehicle with a single
line; multiple lines follow the same basic steps but use a snatch block to
assist the process. Refer toRigging Techniqueslater in this chapter.
1. Put on leather gloves.
2. Disengage the clutch to allow
freespooling of the winch drum.
Freespooling conserves the vehicle’s
battery power.
Always use the supplied
hook strap to hold the hook
when spooling wire rope in or out.
Note:Never attempt to disengage the clutch while the wire rope is
under tension. Never engage the clutch while the drum is rotating.
Always make sure the clutch is fully engaged or disengaged.
Note:Never leave the remote control plugged into the winch while
freespooling, rigging or sitting idle.
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