TM-9-2350-256-10
RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: MEDIUM, M88A1
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
OCTOBER 2014
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MAIN WINCH OPERATION - Continued
WARNING
•
Wire ropes can become entangled, frayed, or contain broken wires. Wear heavy
leather-palmed gloves when handling wire rope. Do not allow moving wire rope to
slide through hands, even when wearing gloves. Failure to comply may result in
personnel injury.
•
Do not grasp cable close to stationary objects. Sudden movement of cable could
injure hands.
•
A minimum of four wraps should remain on winch drum at all times. Failure to
comply may result in main winch cable coming loose from drum resulting in
personnel death, injury, and/or damage to equipment.
CAUTION
•
Minimum engine speed for winching operations is 1,500 rpm. Engine speed for
normal operating conditions is 1,800 rpm. Engine speed should be increased to a
maximum of 1,800 rpm for hot weather or continuous operation. Failure to comply
may result in failure of the main winch and/or damage to equipment.
•
Never payout main winch cable without tension on it. Failure to comply may result
in main winch malfunction and/or damage to equipment.
•
Start payout of main winch slowly. Fast initial payout can cause the cable to
unspool. Failure to comply may result in damage to equipment.
NOTE
Main winch speed can be controlled by using the MAIN WINCH operating lever and MAIN
WINCH shift lever (WP 0004).
3.
Rig winch cable for a single line 45 ton (40.82 metric ton) or a two-part line 90 ton (81.65 metric ton) and
attach to load.
NOTE
If MAIN WINCH SHIFT lever will not engage in LOW or HIGH position, slowly move MAIN
WINCH operating lever to PAYOUT position while keeping pressure on shift lever.
4.
Move MAIN WINCH SHIFT lever (Figure 2, Item 1) to LOW or HIGH position.
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