Log Splitter Owner's Manual

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NEVERoperateyoursplitternearaflameorspark.Hydraulicoilandgasolineareflammableandcan
explode.
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• NEVERfillgastankwhiletheengineishotorrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
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• Thisunitisequippedwithaninternalcombustionengineandshouldnotbeusedonornearany
unimprovedforest-covered,brush-coveredorgrass-coveredlandunlesstheengine’sexhaustsystemis
equippedwithasparkarrestermeetingapplicablelocalorstatelaws(ifany).Ifasparkarresterisusedit
shouldbemaintainedineffectiveworkingorderbytheoperator.
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InthestateofCalifornia,theaboveisrequiredbylaw(Section442oftheCaliforniaPublicResourcesCode).
Otherstatesmayhavesimilarlaws.Federallawsapplyonfederallands.Asparkarrestermuffler(optionalby
manufacturer)isavailableatyournearestenginedealer.Checklegalrequirementsinyourarea.
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• ONLYuseyourhandstooperatethecontrollever.NEVERusefoot,knee,ropeoranyextensiondevice.
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• SplitONLYonelogatatime.NEVERattempttosplittwologsontopofeachother.
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• NEVERplacehandsorfeetbetweenlogandsplittingwedgeorbetweenlogandramduringforwardor
reversestroke.ALWAYSkeepfingersclearofsplitsthatopeninlogduringsplittingoperation.
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• DONOTstraddleorreachacrossthesplittingareawhileoperatingthesplitter.
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• DONOTstepoversplitterwhentheengineisrunning.Youmaytriporaccidentallyactivatethesplitting
wedge.Walkaroundtogettotheotherside.
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• NEVERattempttoloadsplitterwhilesplittingwedgeisinmotion.Whenloadinglogsplitter,placehands
onthesidesofthelog,nottheends.
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• NEVERattempttosplitwoodsacrossthegrain.Woodmayburstorflyoutofyoursplitterandresultin
seriousinjury.
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• NEVERleaveyoursplitterunattendedwiththeenginerunning.Shutofftheengineifyouareleaving
yoursplitter,evenforashortperiodoftime.Someonecouldaccidentallyactivatetheramandbeinjured.
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• Bothendsofthelogshouldbecutassquarelyaspossibletopreventthelogfromslidingoutofthesplitter
duringoperation.Loglengthshouldbekeptto24”orless.
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• NEVERoperateyoursplitterwhileitisattachedtothetowvehicle.
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• BEFOREtowing,becertainthatthesplitterissecurelyattachedtothetowingvehicleandthatthesupport
leg,beamandcylinderaresecuredinthererespectivetowingpositions.
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• NEVERallowpersonstorideonsplitter.DONOTcarryanycargoorwoodonyoursplitter.Itmayfall
offandcauseanaccident.
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• DONOTloosenorremoveanyhydraulicfitting,lineorreservoircapwhileyoursplitterorengineis
running.
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• Fluidescapingfromaverysmallholecanalmostbeinvisible.DONOTcheckforleakswithyourhand.
Seemaintenancesectionforinstructions.IFinjuredbyescapingfluid,seeadoctoratonce.Serious
infectionorreactioncandevelopifpropermedicaltreatmentisnotadministeredimmediately.
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• DONOToperateyoursplitterinpoormechanicalconditionorwhenitisneedofrepair.
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• ALWAYSdisconnectthesparkplugwireandplacethewirewhereitcannotcontactthesparkplug,to
preventaccidentalstartingtheenginewhensettingup,transporting,adjustingorrepairing.
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