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  • Each instrument was calibrated prior to the testing.

2500 lb. Pull Series

ATS performed a series of 15 test pulls to evaluate the winch’s ability to pull a 2500 lb. load for a distance of 30 ft. The results of this test series are shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Results of 2500 lb. Pull Series
Test Pull Number
Line Speed, ft./min.
Max. Wire Rope Load, lb.
Avg. Wire Rope Load, lb.
Max. Motor Current, amp.
Max. Motor Temp., °F
Time to pull 30 ft., min.
1
10.8
2800
2559
261
99
2.73
2
12.0
2518
2167
278
121
2.53
3
13.8
2430
2174
370
137
2.22
4
12.6
2616
2313
377
154
2.35
5
10.8
2599
2235
303
167
2.73
6
13.8
2686
2223
282
109
2.26
7
13.8
2573
2290
264
129
2.18
8
16.8
1810
1559
213
142
1.78
9
15.0
2492
2239
264
157
2.17
10
13.2
2661
2390
289
170
2.29
11
12.6
2705
2397
289
188
2.37
12
13.2
2576
2277
273
201
2.27
13
12.6
2571
2224
280
210
2.35
14
13.2
2618
2323
279
212
2.29
15
13.2
2599
2309
276
214
2.32

75% Capacity Pull Series

ATS performed a series of pulls to evaluate the winch’s ability to pull 75 % of the 9000 lb. advertised capacity. See Figure 2. The target load for this series was 6750 lb. The results of this test series are shown in Table 2.

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