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// I 1. MovecontrolhandleFORWARDor DOWNto split
Z_I 1_1 , wood.
2. Releasethecontrolhandleto stopthewedgemove-
ment.
3. MovecontrolhandleBACKor UPto returnthewedge.
Neverremove partially
split wood from the
wedge with your
hands. Fingers may be-
come trapped between
split wood.
Log Dislodger
Thelog dislodgerisdesignedtoremoveanypartially
splitwoodfromthewedge.Thismayoccurwhilesplitting
largediameterwoodorfreshlycutwood.
_ ARNING:Neverremove partiallysplit
wood from the wedge with yourhands.
Fingersmaybecome trapped between
split wood.
Figure 4=3
Before Each Use
1. Removethedipstickand checkhydraulicfluidlevel.
Refillifnecessary.ApprovedfluidsincludeDexron®
III/ Mercon®IIIautomatictransmissionfluid,a
10WeightAWhydraulicoilor Pro-MixTM AW-32
HydraulicOil.
2. Check engineoil level.Refillifnecessary.
3. Fillupgasolineifnecessary.
4. Lubricatethebeamareawheresplittingwedgewill
slidewithengineoil. Donotusegreasetolubricate.
Makesureto lubricateboththefrontandthebackof
thebeamface.
5. Attachsparkplugwireto thesparkplug.
Using the Log Splitter
1. Placethelogsplitteronlevel,dryground.
2. Placethebeamineitherthehorizontalorvertical
positionandlockinplacewiththeappropriate
lockingrod.
3. Blockthefrontandbackofbothwheels.
4. Placethelogagainsttheendplateandonlysplit
woodinthedirectionofthegrain.
5. Tostabilizethelog,placeyourhandonlyon sidesof
log.Neverplacehandon the end betweenthe log
and the splittingwedge.
6. Onlyoneadultshouldstabilizethelogandoperate
thecontrolhandle,sotheoperatorhasfullcontrol
overthelogandthesplittingwedge.
1. Toremovepartiallysplitwoodfromwedge,move
controlhandleto REVERSEpositionuntilwedgeis
fullyretractedtoallowsplitwoodportiontocontactthe
logdislodger.
2. Onceremovedfromwedgewith logdislodger,split
woodfromoppositeendor inanotherlocation.
Vertical Position
1. Pullthehorizontalbeamlockoutto releasethebeam
andpivotthe beamtotheverticalposition.
2. Tolockthebeamin theverticalposition,pullout
ontheverticalbeamlockandrotateittosecurethe
beam.SeeFigure4-1.
3. Standinfrontoftheunittooperatethecontrolhandle
andtostabilizethelog.SeeFigure4-3.
Horizontal Position
1. Pulltheverticalbeamlockoutand rotateitdown.See
Figure4-1.Pivotbeamtothehorizontalposition.The
beamwilllockautomaticallyinhorizontalposition.
2. Standbehindthereservoirtanktooperatecontrol
handleandtostabilizethelog.
Operating Tips
Always:
1. Usecleanfluidandcheckfluidlevelregularly.
2. Useanapprovedhydraulicfluid.Approvedfluids
includeDexron®III/Mercon®IIIautomatictransmis-
sionfluid,a 10WeightAWhydraulicoil or Pro-MixTM
AW-32HydraulicOil.
3. Useafilter (cleanor replaceregularly).
4. Usea breathercapon fluidreservoir.
5. Makesurepumpismountedandalignedproperly.
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