Product Manual

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FIG02218
Splitting Operation
Correct Log Orientation Incorrect Log Orientation
WARNING: ALWAYS keep hands and feet away from the ram, wedge, and partially
split logs while loading, operating and unloading the log splitter.
Important safety instructions:
• Hold bark side. Hold the bark side of logs when loading or positioning, never the ends.
Never place your hands or any part of your body between a log and any part of the log
splitter.
• Ram moving. NEVER load or unload while the ram is moving.
• Straddling/reaching across. Never straddle, reach across, or step over the beam while the
engine is running and the log splitter is in the horizontal position. You could trip, actuate
the controls, and get seriously injured.
• Unsplit log pile. Do not pile logs to be split in a place that will make you reach across the
log splitter in order to load them.
• Square log ends. Logs that are not cut square can slide out while splitting and become a
safety hazard or cause excessive force to log splitter components. Use a chain saw to cut
logs square on each end before attempting to split them.
• Single log. Never attempt to split more than one log at a time. Pieces of log can
unexpectedly be thrown from the machine causing serious injury.
• Split along grain. Do not use the log splitter to split logs across the grain. Doing so will
damage the log splitter and could also cause pieces of log to be thrown, injuring the
operator or bystanders.
6. Extend ram
Move Split Control Lever toward wedge to extend ram and split log.