4
Operating
Your Log
Splitter
Stopping Log Splitter
Reverse
1.
2.
Turn off the engine switch.
Neutral
Disconnect spark plug wire and ground against the
engine to prevent unintended starting.
3.
4.
5.
Remove locking pin.
Return cylinder back to original position.
Place locking pin back into cylinder base to lock unit.
Forward
Before Each Use
1.
Remove the oil plug and check hydraulic fluid level on
level ground. Maintain fluid level to just below oil plug.
Refill if necessary. Approved fluids include Dexron®
III, or 10 weight AW hydraulic oil.
2.
3.
4.
Check engine oil level. Refill if necessary.
Fill up gasoline if necessary.
Lubricate the beam area where cylinder will slide with
engine oil. Do not use grease to lubricate. Make sure
to lubricate both the top and bottom of the beam face.
Attach spark plug wire to the spark plug.
Figure 4-5
5.
WARNING
Using the Log Splitter
IMPORTANTfluid may be forced: Alwaysoutoperatethroughonthelevelair ventground,hole.otherwise
Never remove partially
split wood from the
wedge with your
1.
2.
Block the front and back of both wheels.
hands. Fingers may be-
come trapped between
split wood.
Place the log against the splitting wedge. Only split
wood in the direction of the grain.
3.
Stabilize log, if needed, with your left hand on the
side of the log only. Never place hand on the end
between the log and the ram.
IMPORTANT: Only one adult should stabilize the log and
operate the hydraulic valve control, so the operator has
full control over the log and the ram.
4.
Move hydraulic valve control FORWARD until ram
touches log. Release the hydraulic valve control to
NEUTRAL position to stop the ram movement. See
Figure 4-5.
5.
6.
Remove your left hand from log. Move hydraulic valve
control FORWARD to split log.
Move hydraulic valve control BACK to fully retract the
ram to the locked position.
WARNING: Never remove partially split
wood from the wedge with your hands.
Fingers may become trapped between
split wood.
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