TM 9--2350--292--100051 00--9VEHICLE RECOVERY OPERATIONS -- CONTINUED0051 00PAY OUT MAIN WINCH CABLE BY BACKTRACKING FROM DISABLED VEHICLE: -- CONTINUEDWARNINGCable can become frayed or contain broken wires. Wear leather--palmed work gloves whenhandling cable. Frayed or broken wires can injure hands.Never let cable slide through hands, even when wearing gloves. A broken wire could cutthrough glove and injure hand.NOTEIf rigging for a single line pull, do steps 4 and 5. If rigging for a double line pull, do steps 6through 8.CAUTIONMain winch cable must be kept under tension when paying out. Failure to comply will causedamage to the main winch.Start pay out of main winch cable slowly. Fast initial pay out can cause the cable to unspool.Failure to comply may result in damage to main winch.4. Raise main winch lever cover and move MAIN WINCH operating lever (2) to PAYOUT and pay out enough mainwinch cable to reach the tow cables.5. Attach main winch cable to tow cable sling legs using two 18--ton shackles and one 50--ton shackle. Thisprovides a winch point along the disabled vehicle’s center line which allows for a straight line pull back to theM88A2. Go to step (9).2
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