GENERAL
SAFETY
INFORIIIATION
-
TRAINING
Read and
understand the Operalion
& Maintenance
Manualand a
safety instructions
before
attempting to use
lfiis log splilter
Do not
allow anyone to
operate
your
log
sptitlea who has not read
the Operatjon
&
l\raintenance
Manual and satety instructions
or
has
not been instucted
on the safe
use
ofthe log
splitter.
Nevefallow
children or untrained
adutts to operate
his log splitter.
Never allow
anyone under the influence
of any
substance
(drugs,
alcohol, etc.) to operate
this
log
splitter
Most accidents
occur when more
lhan 1
person
ope€tes the log
gplitter
at any tme. lf a
second
person
is
assisting in
providing
logs
to he ope€tor to be sptit, never
activate
the confob
unlil the assistant is
clear of the work
area. Only one
person
mus,t run the
log splitter
at a time.
Never allow anyone
lo ride on
the
log
splitter at
any time.
Extemely
high fluid
pressures
are
developed in hydrautic
log splitters.
press0rized
hydrautic
fluid
escaping through
a
pin
hole opening
can
puncturc
skin
and cause sever injury.
Therefore,
the following instructions
shoutd be bllowed
at a times.
'Do
nol op€rate
the
log
splitter wilh frayed,
kinked, cracked
ordamaged hydrauljc
hos€s, filtings
or tubing.
'Avoid
high
pressure
ffuid
leaks. Hydraulic
oil escaping from
a small hole
can be
almost invisable
but it c€n
penetEie
skin, causing sedous injury.
Use
pb:es
of
card
board or wood
to deted leaks.
€ther
lhan using
your
hands.
'
Stop the engine and relieve
hydraulic
system
pressure
before changing
or adjusting
n ngs, hoses,
tubing or other
system components.
'Do
not adjust the
pressure
settings
of lhe
pump
orvatve.
'
Do not
check for leaks with
your
hands. Leaks
can be located
by
passing
cardboard
or
wood
over lie suspec.ted
area
of the leak. Look tor dis@toration.
lf
vou
are iniurcd
by escapng hydraulic
orl, se€k medicataflentron
rmmedialetv
Senous infection
c€n
resuh
if
pbper
medical
care is not
administered immediatelv.
Your log
splrller is
equipped $/ith
an
intemat
combi/slion
engine and_if it is
used near any un
imFoved forest,
brush or
grass
coveGd land,
the engine exhaust mlst
be equipped
with a spark anestor
which rneets
all applicable toc€t,
state and fede.at
codes. These
may be
purchas€d
from
the engine
manutacturer. Take
apprcpriate fre fighling
equipment wilh
you.
The
log splitter must
be used only for
splitting fire wood
and should
be split only in the
direction
of lhe
g€in
(not
across
the diameter
of the log)
Keep
the operator zone
and adjacent
area clear to enaure
safe, secure fooling.
The ope€tor
zone is
the entjre arca from
the opeEtor
io ten feet away frcm
the operator. No
other
assisl,ant
should be within
lhis operaling
area when the machine is in
use.
PREPARATION
Be
thomughly familiar
wili all
of
the
controls and with
lhe
proper
use
of the
tog
splitter.
Always wear
safety shoes
or
heaw
boots.
(No
athtetic shoes)
Always
wear safety
glasses
or
goggles
with
side shields
and hearing
proteclion
when
operating the log splittef.
Never w€arjewelry, loos€
dothing
or clothing with
stdngs or cords that my
becom€ €ntangled
in moving
or rotaling
pads
of the log
sptitter.
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