Scott@BigCreek
BigCreek.rocks
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2010
- Location
- Thomasville,NC
Uwharrie Off-Road Training Center will be having a 6.5 hour Winch & Recovery Class/Workshop 14 October from 10 AM till 4:30 PM. Cost will be $135 with a maximum of 24 students. No vehicle, just gloves required! Bring your want and willingness to learn! If you haven't bought a winch WAIT till after this class!
Topics and Practical lessons: A very detailed class on winching!
Stuck Assessment – Vehicle 360 – Vehicle Recovery Points
Worm Gear
Spur Gear
Bottled water, 3 ring Binder (with lots of take home winching information), laminated UORTC 'Go To' cards, Superwinch Gloves, hat and a Superwinch 'Winching Handbook' will be included.
A guest 8 to 13 years of age may watch for free. No one under the age of 8 years of age allowed.
To Pre-Register: You must prepay via check, credit card or PayPal. One week prior to your class you will receive a detailed informational email. If paying by credit card call me. Contact Mike Morrison at (919) 353-5400 or mike@OverlandExperts.com , with any questions. I will need your email, telephone number and mailing address. Be sure to state which class and date you are paying for . Thank you!
We ask for you to arrive at UORTC by 0915 so we can be ready to go by 0950.
Topics and Practical lessons: A very detailed class on winching!
Stuck Assessment – Vehicle 360 – Vehicle Recovery Points
- Winch Types: Drives
1. PTO
2. Hydraulic
3. Electric: Permanent Magnet vs. Series Wound
Worm Gear
Spur Gear
- Winch Advantage – ‘Power Zone’
- Winch Gear – descriptions for each and common uses
- Winch Rope – Cable vs. Synthetic (Repairing Line)
- Pre-Rigging your Winch
- Hand Signals
- Single Line Pull and Winching safety
- Proper use of ‘Tree Trunk Protector’
- When to add Kinetic Rope -Demo (Tether) and When to 'Daisy Chain' Demo
- Winch Advantage (1:1, 2:1, 3:1) -Hands-On!
- All -Hands-On! Winch spooling and operating remotes
- Winch Re-Directs
- Winch Advantage (1.4:1 – 1.9:1) -Hands-On!
- Roll-Over Winch Recovery -Hands-On!
- Anchors (Dead Man): Pull Pal, Rocks, Vehicles, Stumps
- After Action
Bottled water, 3 ring Binder (with lots of take home winching information), laminated UORTC 'Go To' cards, Superwinch Gloves, hat and a Superwinch 'Winching Handbook' will be included.
A guest 8 to 13 years of age may watch for free. No one under the age of 8 years of age allowed.
To Pre-Register: You must prepay via check, credit card or PayPal. One week prior to your class you will receive a detailed informational email. If paying by credit card call me. Contact Mike Morrison at (919) 353-5400 or mike@OverlandExperts.com , with any questions. I will need your email, telephone number and mailing address. Be sure to state which class and date you are paying for . Thank you!
We ask for you to arrive at UORTC by 0915 so we can be ready to go by 0950.
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