Safety Instruction - Rotfuchs EWR13000-2 Originalbetriebsanleitung

2. Safety Instruction
When using the power tool, the enclosed safety instructions and the additional safety instructions
must be observed.
The following symbols are used in this guide:
Attention: Risk of injury or
possible damage to the power
tool..
Keep people and / or animals
away from the work area.
Do not use the machine to pull
people.
Do not leave people between
the vehicle and a towed load.
Do not stand yourself between
the vehicle and a pulled load.
3. Winch operations warnings
Read the following carefully before attempting to operate your winch and keep the instructions
for future reference.
1. The uneven spooling of cable, while pulling a load, is not a problem, unless there is a cable pile
up on one end of the drum. If this happens reverse the winch to relieve the load and move your
anchor point further to the centre of the vehicle. After the job is done. you can unspool and
rewind for a neat lay of the cable.
2. Store the remote control switch inside your vehicle where it will not become damaged, inspect
it before you plug it in.
3. When ready to begin spooling in, plug in remote control switch with clutch disengaged, do not
engage clutch with motor running.
4. Never connect the hook back to the cable. This causes cable damage. Always use a sling or chain
of suitable strength.
5. Observe your winch while winching, if possible while standing at a safe distance. Stop the winch-
ing process every metre or so to assure the cable is not pulling up in one corner. Jamming the
cable can break your winch.
6. Do not attach tow hooks to winch mounting appartus. They must be attached to vehicle frame.
7. The use of a snatch block will aid recovery operations by providing a doubling of the winch ca-
pacity and a halving of the winching speed, and the means to maintain a direct line pull to the
centre of the rollers. When double loading during stationary winching, the winch hook should
be attached to the chassis of the vehicle.
8. Ensure rated "0" or bow shackles are used in conjunction with an approved tree trunk protector
to provide a safe anchor point.
9. When extending winch cable, ensure that at least fi ve wraps of cable remain on drum at all
times. Failure to do this could result in the cable parting from the drum under load. Serious
personal injury or property damage may result.
10. All winches are provided with a Red Cable marking to identify that 5 cable wraps remain on the
Do not use the machine to lift
or wrap loads.
Make sure the rope is not tang-
led.
Always allow at least 8 turns of
rope around the cylinder.
Read the instructions carefully.
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