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Winch Safety

Winch Safety. Jason Wagner. Importance Of Wench Safety. Broken or frayed wire rope run a high risk of breaking. Poorly clamped cable ends can slip out when placed a under load. Using a winch for purposes other than intended use will destroy the winch

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Winch Safety

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  1. Winch Safety Jason Wagner

  2. Importance Of Wench Safety • Broken or frayed wire rope run a high risk of breaking. • Poorly clamped cable ends can slip out when placed a under load. • Using a winch for purposes other than intended use will destroy the winch • A winch is only as safe as the people operating it.

  3. Using Winch • Un-spool some of the wire rope. Leave the last layer of rope wrapped around winch. • Run rope through snatch black and back to machine and anchor tail chain. attach snatch block to a secure anchor. • Begin to run in winch rope. Make sure spotters are around to watch for problems. Every one have on hard hats. • Once the object being moved is unstuck. Unhook tail chain and snatch block and re-spool rope.

  4. Weight Ratings • Winch ~ 30,000 lb • Wire Rope- 5/8” ~ 45,000 lb 3/4” ~ 57,000lb • End Chain Grade 100 - 5/8” ~ 22,000 lb 3/4” ~ 35,300lb • Snatch Block ~ 20 tons

  5. Clamps U- Bolt Twin Base Both are Rated at around 100+ Ft lb of torque and 100lb weight limit, Minimum of 3 clamps per end placed at about 8 inches apart.

  6. Never saddle a dead horse

  7. Properly clamped end

  8. Improperly spooled rope

  9. Procedure to role up Spool. • 3 man job. Control operator, Rope wrap Placement, Anchor. • Go Slow. • Wear gloves. • Anchor holds rope to keep tension on winch. Signals to control operator. • Person in charge of rope wrap placement hammers wire rope in a uniform wrap around spool can communicate with anchor. Keep hands out of spool wile Its moving! • Control operator reels in and out the wire rope.

  10. Properly Rolled spool

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