PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-621
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 621
AUGUST 2004
PS 621
AUG 04
25
•
Keep the DEUCE and its load in a
straight line. Pulling the load at angle
puts too much stress on the winch drum
and attaching hardware. Also, your
sight is blocked by the rollover protec-
tive structure. That’s an accident wait-
ing to happen.
•
Always
leave at least five loops
of cable on the winch drum when
pulling a load. That keeps the pres-
sure off the attaching hardware and
on the cable—where it belongs.
•
Use leather gloves, NSN 8415-01-
394-0208, when handling the cable.
The gloves will protect your hands
from burrs and broken wires that are
hidden by dirt and grease.
•
Make sure the rear window guard is
down during the winching operations.
The screen protects the window—and
you—from thrown debris or a snapped
cable.
•
Always
use the doubling block from the
BII compartment when doing a self-recovery
or when recovering another DEUCE. The
block doubles the DEUCE’s pulling force,
giving you the muscle you need—44,000
pounds—to do the job.
DEUCE…
Using the
earthmover’s
winch safely
can
save
it
from major
repair…
…So keep
these safety
tips in mind
whenever
you operate
the winch.
Keep rear window guard
down when winching
Use leather gloves
when handling cable
Leave at
least five
loops on
winch
drum
Use doubling
block for
self-recovery
•
The earthmover’s winch can handle
debris like logs, stumps and fallen
trees, and can even recover another
DEUCE. To do that, the winching
DEUCE must be stationary. But you
can’t
tow another DEUCE with the
winch cable.
621. 24-25 (C)
7/7/04
2:41 PM
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