Transcription of How Does an Electric Winch Work?
1 HowDoesanElectricWinchWork? , , , , , , ' ; , ,ifthevehicleweighs5000pounds, ,glovedorbare, , , "lays" ,includingropedamage,switchingtoalargers izerope, , , , 'tlosethebolt, , , , 'tright, ,butwatchitcloselytobesurethelayersareti ghtandlayingdownsmoothlyandevenlyHowtoMo untaWinchontheBumperAwinchisahandpowered ormotordrivendeviceforhaulingorpullingth athasadrumwitharope, , , ' , , ,itbecomesnecessaryforATVownerstoinstall theirownwinchesandconsequently, ;however, , , ,locatethemountingholesonthebumperyouare goingtousetomountyourwinch(normallythefr ont) , 'sgrosspullcapacity(GPC)toyourvehicle'sg rossvehicleweight(GVW). ' 'sGVWislistedonthemetaltagrivetedtothein sideofthefrontdriver' ,000poundsbutitalsohasdualcables,theseco ndcablereducesthenetpullweightto4,200to4 , ' ' ' , ,however,oftenprovideabackupmechanismtha tbrakesthemotor,backsitup, ' , ,however, $800to$2, , "volt"connectorandtheblackleadintothe"co mmon". (+) "DCVolts" , , "hot" (1)Defectivesolenoidorstucksolenoid(1) (itshouldmakeanaudibleclickwhenenergized )(2)Defectiveremotecontrolswitch(2)Disen gagewinchclutch,removeremotecontrolswitc hplugfromthesocketandjumppinsat8and4o (1)Longperiodofoperation(1) ,RUNS,RUNS,RUNS,BUTBUTBUTBUTWITHWITHWITH WITHINSUFFICIENTINSUFFICIENTINSUFFICIENT INSUFFICIENTPOWER,POWER,POWER,POWER,OROR ORORWITHWITHWITHWITHLOWLOWLOWLOWLINELINE LINELINESPEEDSPEEDSPEEDSPEED(1)Insuffici entbattery(1) ,replaceorparallelanotherbatterytoit.
2 (2)Badconnection(2)Checkbatterycablesfor corrosion;cleanandgrease.(3)Insufficient chargingsystem(3) ,RUNS,RUNS,RUNS,BUTBUTBUTBUTDRUMDRUMDRUM DRUMDOESDOESDOESDOESNOTNOTNOTNOTTURNTURN TURNTURN(1)Clutchnotengaged(1)Ifclutchen gagedbutsymptomstillexists, (1)Defectivesolenoidorstucksolenoid(1) (itshouldmakeanaudibleclickwhenenergized ).(2)Defectiveremotecontrolswitch(2)Dise ngagewinchclutch,removeremotecontrolswit chplugfromthesocketandjumppinsat8and4o (3)Defectivemotor(3)Ifsolenoidsoperate,c heckforvoltageatarmaturepost;replacemoto r.(4)Looseconnections(4) (1)Submergedinwaterorwaterfromhighpressu recarwash(1)Allowtodrainanddrythoroughly , (1)Clutchnotdisengaged(1) OUT position.(2)Winchnotmountedsquarelycausi ngendbearingtobinddrum(modeldependant)(2 ) (modeldependant)(3)Removethegearhousingc over,413018, ,usingahex(allen)wrench,slightlyloosenal lthecapscrewsandthensnuglyre-tightenthem incriss-crosspattern, * , *Keepwinch,wirerope, ,unwindwinchcompletely(leavingaminimumof 5wrapsonspoolingdrum),wipeclean, *Operatingyourwinchforalongperiodoftimep lacesanextraburdenonyourvehicle *Inspecttheremotecontrolfordamage, ,clean,dryarea.
3 * ' , 'reahardcoreoffroader,nodoubtyou' , ,especiallyifyoudon' , 'reafirst-timebuyer, ' 'stoosmallforyourvehicle,you' 'stoobig,you'regoingtoaddexcessweighttoy ourfrontorrearbumper, ( ).Noticethatthisisonlytheminimumratingyo u' , ,ifyou'reamudholeaddict, ;however, , ,you' ,burrsfromthesteelcangashyourskinifyou'r enotcareful, ,safer, ,includingtheterrainyoucoverandtheweight you' ,alsoknownasacontractor, ;however, , ,you'refreetodigforthebottomofthatmudhol eorconquerthemotherofallboulderswithoutt hefearthatyou' , , ,you'regoingtoneedawinchthat' ' 'relookingtobuyanATVorrecoverywinchandpu tittogooduse,it' 'twaituntilyou' , ' , , , ,suchasatree,stump,orlargerock, , , ,chooseananchorpointdirectlyinlinewithyo urvehicleinordertoallowthecabletowrapins traight, , , , ,blockthewheelsoftherecoveryvehicle,puti tinneutral, ,occasionalusewhileothersaredesignedforf requent, , ' ,pound-inches, ,pound-inches, (notrollingweight) ' (Duty(Duty(Duty(DutyCycle)Cycle)Cycle)Cy cle)Theresultofatest,expressedasthedista nce(feetormeters)aloadtravelsupanddownwh ilehoistingandloweringaspecifiedweightun tilthelubricatingoilrisesfrom100 Fto250 F(38 Cto121 C).
4 250 F(121 C) "breakdown" ,thedemandonyourelectricalsystemcanexcee dthesystem' , (ColdCrankingAmps) "( ).Note:Note:Note:Note:IfyouhaveanOptimab atteryoranybatterywithsideterminals(flus honthesideandusedwithasmallboltorconnect ion),it' "dog-clutch"or"jawclutch", (declutched) ,mostextensionshaftsarelimitedtoastandar dlengthof44to46-1/2in.(112-118cm) (178mm). (508mm)."Bull"Bull"Bull"BullGear"Gear"Ge ar"Gear" "bullgear" 'spositionattheextremeendwraponadrum, , ,theclutchbrake, , , (afteryouhaveruledoutanelectricalproblem ). , ,hookthecabletoatree, , ' ,removethebolt'snut,pullitoutoneholeandr emovethecurrentstraporchain(ifnecessary) .4444 Slideyourstrap' 's"bowstop"byconnectingthesmallerstrapro llertothewinchifitisnotalreadyinstalledu singtheroller' "bowstop"
