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TM 9-2320-270-10
OPERATING WINCHES – CONTINUED
WARNING
Always wear heavy gloves when you handle winch cables. Never allow cable to
run through your hands. Broken and frayed wires can cause painful hand injury,
Never operate either winch with less than four turns of cable on the drum.
Added pull on attachment bolt could cause cable to break loose and cause
injury to personnel.
When taking up winch cables onto drums, be sure the coils of cable are tight and
close together. Surging and shaping cables could cause uneven stress and loading
that could break a cable and cause injury to personnel.
Winch Operator Engine Shutdown
Engine shutdown switch (1) on winch operators control panel will shut down the engine when
pushed all the way forward (away from operator) until the engine stops. Use the following steps
to shut down the engine.
CAUTION
Allow turbocharger to slow down, and both the turbocharger and engine to cool.
Run the engine at 800 to 1000 rpm at no load for 3 to 5 minutes before shutting
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down. Amount of cool down time needed will depend on how hard the engine
was worked. Failure to cool may cause damage to engine and/or turbocharger.
Move engine throttle (2) full forward (away from operator).
Hold engine shutdown switch (1) forward until engine stops.
Release engine shutdown switch (1).
Turn throttle release safety switch (3) off before leaving operating station.
Basic Guidelines for Operating Winches
Both winches can be operated at the same time when full load in low speed.
Both winches can be run in same direction or in opposite directions at same time in low speed.
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