Replacement Part List
Carefully 
read 
through this entire operator's manual 
before using your new unit. 
Pay 
attention to 
all 
cautions 
and 
warnings. 
This unit 
is 
a gasoline engine driven hydraulic log splitter. 
It 
is 
designed 
to 
split wood 
logs 
for 
use 
as 
firewood 
for 
a stove 
or 
fireplace. This log splitter will only split 
logs 
lengthwise with the grain. 
ENGINE 
MANUAL 
The Engine Manufacturer 
is 
responsible 
for 
all 
engine-
related issues 
with 
regards 
to 
performance, 
power 
rating, specifications, warranty 
and 
service. 
Please 
refer 
to 
the Engine Manufacturer's owner/operator's 
manual, 
packed 
separately with your unit, for more information. 
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM 
This equipment 
or 
its engine may include exhaust 
and 
evaporative 
emission 
control 
system 
components 
required 
to 
meet 
U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) 
and/or California 
Air 
Resources  Board  (CARB) 
regulations. Tampering 
with 
emission 
controls 
and 
components by 
unauthorized 
personnel may 
result 
in severe fines 
or 
penalties. Emission 
controls 
and 
components can 
only 
be 
adjusted by 
an 
authorized 
engine manufacturer's service center. 
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 
65 
WARNING 
Engine exhaust, some 
of 
its constituents and  certain 
product components contain or emit chemicals known to 
the state 
of 
California 
to 
cause 
cancer 
and 
birth defects 
or other reproductive harm.  For more information, 
go 
to 
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
Recycle 
unwanted materials instead 
of 
disposing of 
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them 
as 
waste. 
All 
tools, 
hoses, 
and 
packaging 
should 
W 
be 
resorted, 
taken to 
the 
local recycling center and 
disposed 
of 
in 
an 
environmentally 
safe 
way. 
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Gas 
Log Splitter  »  Operator's Manual 
MODEL 
AND 
SERIAL NUMBERS 
Record 
the 
model and  serial  number 
as 
well 
as 
date 
and 
place 
of 
purchase 
for 
future 
reference. Have this 
information available when ordering parts 
or 
optional 
accessories and  when making technical 
or 
warranty 
inquiries. 
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DISCLAIMER 
YARDMAX reserves the right 
to 
discontinue, change, 
and  improve its products 
at 
any time 
without 
notice 
or 
obligation 
to 
the 
purchaser. The descriptions and 
specifications contained 
in 
this manual were 
in 
effect at 
printing. Equipment described within this 
manual 
may 
be 
optional. 
Some 
illustrations 
may 
not 
be 
applicable 
to 
your 
unit. 
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