Safe use of a winch

Your winch will not only pull your ATV up or ease your ATV down a steep grade, it will also pull another ATV or a load while your ATV is anchored in a stationary position.

Always attach the winch hook to the ATV frame. Never attach the winch hook back to the winch, winch mounting system or any other parts of the ATV that is not the frame.

Use a heavy rag or gloves to protect your hands from burrs when handling the winch cable. Use the supplied hook strap when handling the hook for spooling the wire rope.

Never connect the hook back to the cable around an anchor point. This can cause cable damage. Always use a sling or chain of suitable strength. When anchoring to a tree, always use a tree strap protector and place it as close to the bottom to the tree trunk as possible.

When attaching the cable hook to an anchor point, always attach the hook facing upward. If the hook ever fails, the force will proceed downward into the ground.

Keep yourself and others a safe distance to the side of the cable when pulling under load. Do not step over a cable or near a cable under load.

When pulling a heavy load, place a blanket, jacket or tarpaulin over the cable five or six feet from the hook. This will slow the snap back effect in the event of a broken cable.