TM-9-2320-341-10
TRUCK, TRACTOR, LIGHT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER (LET), 8X8 M983A4 LET
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S MANUAL
OCTOBER 2008
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Keep all personnel clear of area when tension is on winch cable.
Winch cable could come loose or break. Failure to comply may result
in injury or death to personnel.
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Always wear protective gloves when handling winch cable. Never let
cable run through hands. Frayed cables can cut severely. Failure to
comply may result in injury or death to personnel.
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Never operate winch with less than five wraps of cable on winch
drum. Failure to comply may result in injury or death to personnel.
CAUTION
Gradually apply power to avoid high impact loading of winch cable.
NOTE
Maintaining a safe distance, visually recheck your rigging once light ten-
sion (slack taken out of winch cable) is applied to winch cable.
4.
Push in remote-control unit winch control lever (3) slightly to slowly tighten winch cable
(4).
NOTE
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Setting the HIGH IDLE switch to ON position enables fast speed in
heavy-duty winch. HIGH IDLE should only be used when normal
speed operation is too slow while loading mired equipment or a
semitrailer laden with heavy equipment.
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Due to the increased speed of winch cable payout, it is not
recommended that HIGH IDLE be used for loading an empty or lightly
laden semitrailer.
5.
Use of remote-control unit HIGH IDLE switch (5) is at the discretion of the operator.
NOTE
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Assistant should be in a position to safely monitor the loading
operation and advise the operator of progress.
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The operator may notice the vehicle mounted (manual) control winch
control lever mimicking the inputs applied to remote-control unit
winch control lever. This is a normal condition.
6.
Push in remote-control unit winch control lever (3) and load equipment.
NOTE
Pull remote-control unit winch control lever just enough to allow adequate
slack in winch cable to disconnect from equipment.
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