A grip on safety tips.* 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. * Use leather gloves A leather glove is a fitted covering for the hand with a separate sheath for each finger and the thumb. This covering is composed of the tanned hide of an animal (with the hair removed), though it is not uncommon in recent years for the leather to be synthetic. , NSN NSN National Stock Number NSN Nokia Siemens Networks NSN National Storytelling Network NSN NATO Stock Number NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA) NSN National Student Number (NZ) NSN Never Say Never 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. * Always leave at least five loops of cable on the winch winch, mechanical device for hauling or lifting consisting essentially of a movable drum around which a cable is wound so that rotation of the drum produces a drawing force at the end of the cable. drum when pulling a load. That keeps the pressure off the attaching hardware and on the cable--where it belongs. * 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 A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. protective structure. That's an accident waiting to happen. * Always use the doubling block from the BII BII Bank Internasional Indonesia BII British Institute of Innkeepers BII Bioindustry Initiative (US Department of State) BII Bronco II (Ford truck; predecessor of the Explorer) BII Basic Issue Item 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. * 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. Keep rear window guard down when winching Use leather gloves when handling cable |
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