5E. Winch
5E1. Vehicle will be fitted with a front and rear winch recovery winch. (minimum 8000lb).
5E2. Winches shall be fitted with an operational brake.
5E3. Winch cable must be in serviceable condition.
5E4. Winch cable hooks must have a working safety catch (no open hooks)
5E5. Winch cables shall be of high tensile steel compatible to your winches rating. Mild steel cables, with a hemp center, are not allowed. Synthetic rope (plasma rope) is allowed, but it is the owner’s responsibility that the synthetic rope is rated the same or better than the standard cable used on the vehicles winches.
5E6. Steel cables will have professionally swaged loops. Synthetic rope will be spliced.
5E7. Winch cable is allowed to be wrapped at the finish of an SS. The protruding “horns” must not be pointy and be made of material with a minimum diameter of 15mm and have a radius of 50mm, length and distance apart is optional.
5E8. Cable dampener (blanket) is to be placed in centre third of winch cable at start of winching.
5E9. Cable dampener cannot be rolled up but must be hung over the cable.
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