2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab Owner Manual - Page 367

STARTING AND OPERATING 365 Clevis/D-Shackles: The Operating Your Winch D-Shackle is a safe means of WARNING! connecting the looped ends of cables, straps and snatch Failure to observe any of these warnings regarding blocks. The shackle's pin is proper winch usage may result in severe injury. threaded to allow easy re• Always use supplied hook strap to hold the hook moval. when spooling wire rope in or out. • Never use as a hoist. • Never use to move persons. Tree Trunk Protector: Typi- • Never exceed winch or wire rope rated capacity. cally made of tough, high- • Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling the wire rope. quality nylon, it provides the operator an attachment point • Never touch wire rope or hook while in tension or for the winch rope to a wide under load. variety of anchor points and • Never engage or disengage clutch if winch is objects, as well as protect livunder load, wire rope is in tension, or wire rope ing trees. drum is moving. (Continued) 5