2007 Ford F250 Special Off-Road Package Supplement 1st Printing - Page 13

Driver Controls If you do not have the hook strap, use a length of cord or something similar. To help prevent serious injury, never put your fingers inside the hook area as you are powering in. Rigging techniques Various winching situations will require unique winching techniques. These could range from too little distance to achieve maximum pull using straight line rigging, simply increasing pulling power or maintaining a straight-line pulling situation. How to change the pulling direction All winching operations should have a straight line from the winch to the object being pulled. This minimizes the wire rope collecting on one side of the drum which will affect pulling efficiency and may damage the wire rope. A snatch block, secured to a point directly in front of the vehicle, enables you to change the pulling direction while allowing the wire rope to be at 90° to wind properly onto the drum. Increasing pulling power Using snatch blocks increases the pulling power of your winch. Double line Pulling power decreases with the number of layers of rope on the drum; using a snatch block to double line out more wire rope. This decreases the number of layers of wire rope on the drum which increases pulling power. 13