|
|
81 WINCH GUIDE Winch Maintenance and Service Safety WARNING! Improper or lack of winch maintenance and service could lead to 1. Always inspect your winch before each use. Inspect for worn or kinked winch cable. Also inspect for worn or loose parts including 2. Permit your winch motor to cool down prior to servicing your winch. 3. Never work on your winch without first disconnecting the battery connections to prevent accidental activation of the winch. 4. For your safety, always replace POLARIS winch parts (including the cable) with genuine POLARIS replacement parts available at 5. Some winch models use wire rope as the winch cable. Other winches use a specially designed synthetic rope as the winch cable. 6. Never replace a synthetic-rope winch cable with a consumer-grade polymer rope such as can be purchased in a hardware store. WARNING! Failure of a stretched rope under winching conditions will release |