User manual

OPERATION
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FILLINGTHEHYDRAULICRESERVOIR
FillthehydraulicreservoirwithatleastfivegallonsofGeneralPurposeHydraulicfluidor
AutomaticTransmissionfluid.Afterthehydraulicreservoirandtheenginecrankcasearefilled
correctlywiththeirr
espectiveoils,starttheengine.Remembertosetthethrottleandturnonthe
fuelshut-
offvalve.Thehydraulicpumpshouldprimeitself.Withtheenginerunning,movethe
hydraulicvalvelevertowardthewedge.Thiswillcausethecylindertoextendandexpelair.
Whenthecylinderisfullyextended,retractit.Repeatthisprocedureseveraltimes.(Anerratic
movementofthecylinderindicatesthatthereisairinthesystem).Youmayhavetoaddmore
fluidandrepeatthisprocedure.Oncethecylinderhasasmoothandconstantspeedindicating
thatalltheairhasbeenexpelled,moreoilshouldthenbeaddedtobringthefluidlevelupto
approximately3”belowthefillhole.Standardmodelsrequireapprox.4.5gallonsofhydraulic
fluid.
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NOTE:
Ifthetankisoverfilled,itwilltendtoexpeloilfromthebreathercapwhenthecylinder
isretracted.
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STARTUP
WARNING:DONOTSTARTORRUNTHELOGSPLITTERWITHOUTOILINTHE
ENGINEANDHYDRAULICRESERVOIR.
SeeseparateEngineManualforfuelandoilrecommendations.Yourlogsplitterhascome
equippedwithafuelshut-offvalvefortowingpurposes.
Beforestartingenginemakesurecrankcaseisfilledcorrectlywithoilandtheproperfuelhas
beenused.Theenginewillonlystartwhenthethrottleleverandfuelshut-offvalveareturned
totheirONpositions.
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COLDWEATHERSTARTUP
TheColdWeatherClutchenablestheenginetobestartedwithouthavingtopullthroughcold,
thickenedhydraulicfluid.Simplypullthehandleoutandslideintolockedposition.Start
engine,letitwarmup,andreleaseColdWeatherClutch.Afterstarting,assurethattheleverhas
reengaged.
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TOWING
Thisunitshouldnotbetowedonanystreet,highway,orpublicroadwithoutcheckingthe
existingfederal,local,andstatelaws.Anylicensingormodificationssuchastaillights,etc.,
needtocomplywithexistingfederal,local,orstatevehiclerequirementsisthesole
responsibilityofthepurchaser.Obeyallregulationswhentowingonpublicroadsand
highways.SeealsoTOWINGSAFETY.
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Besureyouareusingthecorrectballhitchsizeforthehitchcoupleronthelogsplitter(2”ball).
Besuresafetychainsareproperlyconnected.Leaveenoughslackinchainsforturning.See
TOWINGSAFETYtoreadwarningsaboutcoupling.
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Makesurebeamattachmentislockedinthehorizontalposition.NEVERtowsplitterinthe
verticalposition.
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Turnthefuelshut-offvalveOFFtopreventfloodingoftheenginewhiletraveling.
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TOWINGATNIGHT
TherequirementsfortaillightsarebasedonStatesregulations.Somestatesallowtowingat
nightaslongasthetowedequipmentdoesnotvisiblyimpairthetowvehicletaillights.Thisis
basedonastate,tostaterequirements.Thecustomerisresponsibleformeetingthestates
requirements.ATaillightKitAccessory(PartNo.7420)isavailableandrecommendedfornight
driving.
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Ifa“StatementofOrigin”isrequiredinyourstate,seeyourlocaldealertoreceiveone.
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