Fireman. Real quick rundown on deuces. If you have the air engaged transfer case there will be a lever below the dash with a data plate. Throw the lever (obviously when not under power) and that will engage front drive. If you don't have the lever the case has an overrunnin clutch (sprag). keep in mind with this, you must use first gear first to insure that the correct (fwd or reverse) sprag is engaged. Thats the basics. As far as the winch,HRD made an EXCELLENT point. try to use a snatch block all the time. Saves on parts that cost money. There is a lever on the right side of the winch. Its only about 2" long. On older winches it's a round pull thingy. This is a drum lock for transport. Keeps the drum from spinning and unwinding the cable during transport operations. On the back side (right of the winch is a longer lever. This is to engage the drive mechanism on the winch. Some winches have a saftey latch at the base of this lever. It looks like a door hinge. This needs to be swung back to engage the drive lever. Once this is engaged, all powered winch operations are made inside the cab. Push in clutch, select the direction of the PTO and thats what the winch will do. I use low exclusively since I have more time than money. If you need to free spool cable do so before engaging the drive gear lever on the back (right) of the winch. For the most part, winching with one of these is a 2 man operation. Some folks try to operate the winch from the lever outside. This is a NO-NO, don't do it. If there is any load on the winch, you can't disengage it. I can operate mine alone but be very familair with it's operation before trying. I can't express enough how important it is to read the manuals, repeatedly. The operators manual can be downloaded from this site for free. Nobody reading this forum has an excuse for not having one once they are told about it.
Hey HRD, if somebody blew the side open on that winch. they must have used steel instead of the correct aluminum shear pin. Lots of folks curse the shear pin, I love the idea of having a sacrificial part.