Winch operation FMTV

let's talk about the

winch

operation

, here there are three switches on the panel that operate the

winch

, this is the PTL switch that activates the power take off unit which is mounted on the transmission, this switch is to activate the winch

operation

and this switch is to wind the wiring in or out now to operate the winch you need the truck to be running you need to activate the PTO the PTO light comes on on the instrument man once the PTO is on On you cannot change gears, it is locked will not allow you to send, however, you can close the power take off by turning the transmission selector off to Drive and then turning on the PTO.

Now you can operate the winch and be underway at the same time. You can also shift into reverse while PCO is still engaged, but shifting into neutral will lock you into neutral. while the PTO is engaged and you can't shift into neutral, well once we have your PTO engaged then you need to engage the winch and then I would like to pump it up a little bit to make sure there is no pressure on the cable for the The next step is Unlock the cable school to unhook the cable reel. Lift this knob. See what it says hooked here.

Uncoupled over here. He says just pick this up and turn it. That's why I like to remove the cable. a little bit just to make sure there's no pressure on that and I have my cable reel in the back of the truck now that it's unhooked you can take it out oh yeah let's see if we can't get this out then you have to come over and turn it on, how much your tables are connected, you can pull out or pull someone you are towing with the winch, he is sliding it when you are done, unhook the winch and turn off the PTO if you forget to turn off the PTO and you are done. winch and you have to turn your truck off and get out or whatever and then you get back in your truck and restart it, the PTO will still be on and it won't let you shift the transmission and you may have forgotten that I did it. that before you turn your truck back on, your PTO is still engaged and you are going to move your truck and it doesn't shift right, you have to turn off your PTO now you can shift your truck.

It took me a couple of seconds to realize that. moment when the truck horn is changed