Operator's Manual

•Neverrunanengineinanareawhereexhaust
gassesareenclosed.
•Neverleavearunningmachineunattended.
•Beforeleavingtheoperatingposition,dothe
following:
–Fullyretractthesplittingwedge.
–Shutofftheengine.
–Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
•Donotoperatethemachinewhenthereistherisk
oflightning.
•Useaccessories,attachments,andreplacement
partsapprovedbyTheT oro®Companyonly.
SplittingSafety
•Placeyourhandsonthesidesofthelog,notonthe
ends.Neverplaceyourhandsoranypartofyour
bodybetweenalogandanypartofthemachine.
•Donotstraddleorreachacrossthelog-splitting
areawhenoperatingthemachine.
•Useyouronlyhandtopushthecontrollever
forward(towardthelog).Ifthelogmovesbefore
thesplittingwedgecontactsit,donottouchthe
splittingwedgewhileinmotion.Releasethe
controllever,thenpositionthelog.
•Operatethemachineonlyfromtheoperating
positionbythecontrollever.
•Only1adultshouldstabilizethelogandoperate
thecontrolhandletoensurefullcontroloverthe
logandsplittingwedge.
•Neverattempttosplitmorethan1logatatime.
•Keeptheworkareaclean;removesplitlogsfrom
aroundthemachinesothatyoudonotslipon
them.
•Logsshouldbecutwithendsassquareas
possiblepriortosplitting.Forlogsthatarenotcut
square,theleast-squareendandlongestportion
ofthelogshouldbeplacedtowardthesplitting
wedgeandthesquareendplacedtowardtheend
plate.
StartingtheEngine
1.TurntheengineOn/OffswitchtotheONposition
(Figure5).
2.MovethefuelvalvetotheOPENposition(Figure
7).
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1.Chokelever
3.Throttlelever
2.Fuelvalve4.Recoil-starthandle
3.MovethechokelevertotheCLOSEDposition
(Figure7).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
4.MovethethrottlelevertotheFASTposition
(Figure7).
5.Pullthestarterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeel
resistance,thenpullthehandlebriskly(Figure
7).Returnthestarterhandlegently.
6.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethe
chokeleverbacktotheOFFposition.Ifthe
enginestallsorhesitates,movethechokeback
totheONpositionagainuntiltheenginewarms
up.ThenmoveittotheOFFposition.
ShuttingofftheEngine
1.MovethethrottlelevertoSLOWposition.
2.TurntheengineOn/OffswitchtotheOFF
position.
3.MovethefuelvalvetotheCLOSEDposition.
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