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Hydraulic Fluid and Inlet Filter
• Checkthehydraulicfluidlevelinthelogsplitter
reservoirtankbeforeeachuse.Maintainfluidlevel
withintherangespecifiedon thedipstickat alltimes.
• Changethe hydraulicfluidinthereservoirevery100
hoursofoperation.Followthe stepsbelow:
1. Disconnectthesuctionhosefromthebottomofthe
reservoirtank.
2. Carefullyunthreadtheinletfilterandcleanitwith
penetratingoil.SeeFigure5-2.
3. Allowthefluidto drainintoa suitablecontainer.
4. Reinsertthefilterand refillthereservoirwiththree(3)
gallonsofoil.ApprovedfluidsincludeDexron®III/
Mercon®IIIautomatictransmissionfluid,a 10Weight
AWhydraulicoilor Pro-MixTM AW-32HydraulicOil.
• Maintainfluidlevelwithintherangespecifiedon the
dipstickat alltimes.Whencheckingthefluid,always
makesuretotightenthedipstickuntilthetopofthe
threadsareflushwiththetopof thepipe.
NOTE:Alwaysdisposeofusedhydraulicfluidandengine
oil atapprovedrecyclingcentersonly.
Contaminantsinfluidmaydamagethehydraulic
components.Flushingthe reservoirtankandhoses
withkerosenewheneverserviceisperformedon
thetank,hydraulicpumpor valveisrecommended.
Contactan authorizedservicedealer.
Figure 5=2
• Makecertainto readjusttheadjustmentboltsso
wedgemovesfreely,butnoexcessspaceexists
betweenthewedgeplateandthebeam.
Hose Clamps
• Check,beforeeachuse,ifhoseclampsonthe
suctionhose(attachedtothesideofthepump)are
tight.Checkthehoseclampson thereturnhoseat
leastoncea season.
Hydraulic Filter
• Changethe hydraulicfilterevery50hoursofopera-
tion. Useonlya 10micronhydraulicfilter.Orderpart
number723-0405.
Beam and Splitting Wedge
• Lubricatebothsidesofthebeam(whereitcomesinto
contactwiththesplittingwedge),beforeeachuse,
withengineoil.Thewedgeplateon thelogsplitteris
designedsothegibson thesideof thewedgeplate
canbe removedand rotatedand/orturnedoverfor
evenwear.
Engine
Refertotheseparateenginemanualforallmaintenance
instructions.
Flexible Pump Coupler
Theflexiblepumpcouplerisa nylon"spider"insert,
locatedbetweenthepumpandtheengineshaft.Over
time,thecouplerwillhardenanddeteriorate.
Replacethecouplerifyoudetectvibrationor noise
comingfromtheareabetweentheengineandthe
pump.If thecouplerfailscompletely,youwillexperience
a lossofpower.
WARNING
NOTE:Alwaysdispose
of used hydraulic
fluidand engineoil at
approvedrecycling
centersonly.
IMPORTANT
Neverhit the engine
shaft inany manner,
as a blowwill cause
permanentdamageto
the engine.
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