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TRUCK, CARGO, 8X8 M985A4 W/WINCH AND M985A4 W/O WINCH
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S MANUAL
OCTOBER 2008
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2.
Operate HOIST control lever (3) to raise or lower cable (4) and connect load hook (5)
to load.
WARNING
•
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.
•
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
•
Do not jerk HOIST control lever or load will bounce and damage to
equipment may occur.
•
Do not operate crane with boom below horizontal when there is a load
on hook or damage to equipment may occur.
•
Do not go over maximum load limit. Going over maximum load limit
will cause electrical shutdown for six seconds or until load is lowered.
NOTE
•
For M977, maximum load limit with boom length under 9 ft. (2.75 m)
is 4500 lbs (2 043 kg). Maximum load limit with boom extended over
9 ft. (2.75 m) is 2500 lbs (1 135 kg) (refer to RANGE DIAGRAM for
more information).
•
For M985 maximum load limit is 5400 lbs (2 452 kg) for entire boom
reach (refer to RANGE DIAGRAM for more information).
3.
Move HOIST control lever (3) to UP position to lift load. Move BOOM control lever (6)
to UP position to raise load higher.
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