6. Usea flexible"spider"typecouplingbetweenengine
and pumpdriveshafts.
7. Keephosesclearand unblocked.
8. Bleedairoutofhosesbeforeoperating.
9. Flushandcleanhydraulicsystembeforerestarting
afterservicing.
10.Use"pipedope"onall hydraulicfittings.
11.Allowtimeforwarm-upbeforesplittingwood.
12.Primethepumpbeforeinitialstart-upbyturningover
theenginewithsparkplugdisconnected(ifnotalready
doneatfactory).
13.Splitwoodalongthegrain(lengthwise)only.
Never:
1. Usewhenfluidisbelow200Forabove1500R
2. Usea solidengine/pumpcoupling.
3. Operatethroughreliefvalveforlong.
4. Attempttoadjustunloadingor reliefvalvesettings
withoutpressuregauges.
5. Operatewithair in hydraulicsystem.
6. Useteflontapeon hydraulicfittings.
7. Attempttocutwoodacrossthegrain.
8. Attemptto removepartiallysplitwoodfromthewedge
withyourhands.Fullyretractwedgetodislodgewood
withlog dislodger.
Raising and Lowering Beam
1. Usecontrolhandleto runwedgeupanddownbeam
6 to8 timesto circulatethe hydraulicfluid,whichwill
warmandthinthefluid.
2. Placelog splitteron a firm,levelsurface.
Toraisethebeamforverticaloperation:
3. Pulloutthehorizontalbeamlockonthetongue.
4. Pivotbeamlockdowntoreleasethebeam.
5. Move thebeamto theverticalposition.Secureitwith
thebeamlockonthe reservoirtankassembly.
_ ARNING:Alwaysusethe logsplitter
inthe verticalpositionwhen splitting
heavy logs.
Tolowerthebeam:
1. Pullouttheverticalbeamlockonthereservoirtank.
2. Pivotbeamlockdowntoreleasethebeam.
3. Carefullypullbackon beamandlowerit tothe
horizontalposition.Thehorizontalbeamlockwilllock
automatically.SeeFigure4-1.
Figure 4-4
Transporting the Log Splitter
IMPORTANT:Alwaysturnfuelvalveto OFFposition
beforetransportingthelogsplitter.
.
Lowerthebeamtoits horizontalposition.Makecer-
tainthe beamislockedsecurelywiththehorizontal
beamlock.
2. Removespringclipandclevispin fromjack stand.
3. Supportthetongueandpivotthejackstandup
againstthetongue.See Figure4-4.
4. Securewiththespringclipandclevispinpreviously
removed.See Figure4-4.
5. Attachcouplerhitchtoa classIorhigher2" ballon a
towingvehicle;latchsecurely.
a. If couplerhitchdoesnotfit on ball:Turn
adjustmentnutoneturncounter-clockwise.
b. If couplerhitch is too loose on ball: Turn
adjustmentnutoneturnclockwise.
6. Connectthesafetychainsto thetowingvehicle.
7. Pluginthetaillights,ifsoequipped,tothetaillight
connectoron thetowvehicle.
,__i= WARNING:Do nottow faster than
45mphand checklocal, state,and
federal requirementsbefore towing on
any publicroad.
NOTE:Usecautionwhenbackingup.It isrecom-
mendedtousea spotteroutsidethevehicle.
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Operatin
Do not tow faster than
45mph and check
local, state, and federal
requirements before
towing on any public
road.
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