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3. Disconnectthelogcradlefromthe beamon theside
ofthecontrolvalve.SeeFigure3-5.
4. Liftandslidethecylinderuptothetopofbeamand
intotheweldbrackets.SeeFigure3-6.
5. Attachthedislodgeroverthewedgeassemblyand
securewith hardware,previouslyremoved,totheweld
brackets.
NOTE:Oncethesix hexscrewsaretightened,there
maybea slightgapbetweenthedislodgerandtheweld
brackets.Thisgapisnormal.
6. Reattachthelogcradletothesideofthebeamwith
thecontrolvalve,aligningtheendsofthecradlewith
thebeamflanges.
7. Rolllogsplitteroff thebottomcrate.
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2.
Preparing the Log Splitter
Lubricatethebeamarea(wherethe splittingwedge
willslide)withengineoil;donotusegrease.
Removeventedreservoirdipstick,whichislocatedin
frontoftheengineon topofthe reservoirtank.See
Figure3-7.
IMPORTANT:Thelogsplittermayhavebeenshipped
and primedwithhydraulicfluidinthe reservoirtank.
However,you MUSTcheckthefluidlevelbeforeoperat-
ing.If notfilled,proceedwiththefollowingsteps:
3. Fillthereservoirtankwith hydraulicfluid includedwith
this unit(if equipped)orapprovedfluidswhichinclude
Dexron®III/ Mercon®IIIautomatictransmissionfluid,
a 10WeightAWhydraulicoil or Pro-MixTM AW-32
HydraulicOil.
4. Checkfluidlevelusingthedipstick.SeeFigure3-7.Do
notoverfill.
5. Replaceventeddipsticksecurely,tighteningit untilthe
topofthethreadsareflushwithtopof thepipe.
6. Disconnectthesparkplugandprimethepumpby
pullingthe recoilstarterasfarasit willgo.Repeat
approximately10times.
7. Reconnectthesparkplugwireandstartengine
followinginstructionsin theOPERATIONsection.
8. Usecontrolhandleto engagethewedgetothe
farthestextendedposition.Thenretractthewedge.
9. Refilltankasspecifiedonthedipstick.
Figure 3=5
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Figure 3-6
NOTE:Failureto refillthetankwillvoidunit'swarranty.
10.Extendandretractthewedge12completecycles
to removetrappedair inthesystem(thesystemis
"self-bleeding").
11.Refillreservoirwithinrangemarkedonthedipstick.
_ ARNING:Muchof the original
fluid hasbeendrawnintothecylinder
and hoses.Makecertainto refill the
reservoirto preventdamageto the
hydraulicpump.
Figure 3=7
NOTE:Somefluidmayoverflowfromtheventplugas
thesystembuildsheatandthefluidexpandsandseeks
a balancedlevel.
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Muchofthe original
fluidhas beendrawn
intothe cylinder
hoses: Make certain to
refillthe reservoirto
preventdamage to the
hydraulicpump.
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IMPORTANT:
The logsplitter may
have been shipped and
primedWithhydraulic
fluid inthe reservoir
tan If noL proceed
with the following
steps:
NOTE!Some fluid may
overflow from the vent
plug as the system
builds heat andthe
fluid expandsand
seeks abalanced level:
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