TM 9-2320-392-10-1
30K WINCH OPERATION - Continued
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30K WINCH OPERATION WITHOUT LOAD - Continued
WARNING
Wear heavy leather-palmed work gloves when handling cable.
Cables can become frayed or contain broken wires. Never let
moving cable slide through hands, even when wearing gloves.
Failure to comply may result in injury to personnel.
NOTE
If the power fairlead does not pay out the cable at the same rate of speed as
the 30K winch, cable will hang loose.
Operator should stand approximately four feet away from the rear axle bogie
to view the tension indicator during pay out.
11. Pay out cable (10) for approximately 20 seconds.
12. During pay out, check that cable (10) passes through tension indicator, directly over
rear axle bogie.
a.
If cable (10) is too loose and hangs below loose mark on tension indicator, stop
pay out and perform steps 13, 15, and 16.
b.
If cable (10) is too tight and is above tight mark on tension indicator, stop pay
out and perform steps 14 through 16.
c.
If cable (10) passes between loose and tight marks on tension indicator,
proceed to step 17.
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