As we have equipped our camper with a
winch, we needed to practice the usage to get some experience for the case of recovery situations.
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Main switch for the winch |
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Start the engine to provide enough electrical power for the winch |
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Use of leather gloves strongly recommended |
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All tools on one place |
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Winch remote control on defined place in the camper |
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Receiver unit for the remote control |
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Connect the receiver unit at the external connector |
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Do not forget to remove it after winching! |
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Switch on the winch with the remote unit |
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put the tree trunk protector around the base of the tree |
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Ready to connect the snatch block |
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The WARN winch integrated in the front bumper of the camper |
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Pull out the rope of the winch |
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Massive shackle to connect snatch block to the tree belt |
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Open the snatch block and connect the rope |
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Connect tree belt with snatch block using the shackle |
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Second anchor at the camper using the standard tow hitch |
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Connect the end of the rope with the integrated soft shackle to the anchor point |
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Now we start pulling, the remote unit allows operation from the driver seat or from outside. |
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Now the rope is under power, for safety reasons we covered the rope with a small carpet |