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SET-UP
ASSEMBLY & SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
Gas and Oil Fill-Up
Service the engine with gasoline and engine oil as instructed in the engine manual packed with your log splitter. Read
the instructions carefully.
NOTE:
Your log splitter may be shipped without engine oil. You MUST check the oil level before operating. Be careful
not to overfill. Gasoline can be added to the engine when the log splitter is in either the horizontal or vertical position.
However, it may be easier when the splitter is in the vertical position.
Adjust Handle Release Lever
Your log splitter is equipped with an external
pressure release system which is attached under
the valve bracket. When you set up the machine
and try it, you will see the back of the wedge
hits the handle release lever when the wedge is
fully retracted. The control handle is then kicked
back from reverse position to the neutral position
automatically.
The lever may need to be adjusted if the wedge
is fully retracted and the control lever does not
automatically kick into neutral.
To adjust the handle release lever, See FIGURE 12
1. Loosen the Jam nut using a 14mm wrench.
2. Screw the adjusting nut counter clockwise to
allow it contact with the wedge as soon as the
wedge is fully retracted.
3. Tighten the jam nut after adjusting.
Lubricate the Beam
Lubricate the beam area (where the splitting
wedge will slide) with engine oil. Do not use
grease. See FIGURE 13.
WARNING!
Use extreme care when handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are
explosive. Never fuel the machine indoors or while the engine is hot or running.
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Gas and Oil Fill-Up
Service the engine with gasoline and engine oil as instructed in the engine manual packed with your log splitter. Read
the instructions carefully.
WARNING!
Use extreme care when handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable and the vapors are
explosive. Never fuel the machine indoors or while the engine is hot or running.
NOTE:
Your log splitter may be shipped without engine oil.
You
MUST
check the oil level before operating. Be careful
not to overfill. Gasoline can be added to the engine when the log splitter is in either the horizontal or vertical position.
However, it may be easier when the splitter is in the vertical position.
Adjust Handle Release Lever
Your log splitter is equipped with an external
pressure release system which is attached
under the valve bracket. When you set up
the machine and try it, you will see the back
of the wedge hits the handle release lever
when the wedge is fully retracted. The control
handle is then kicked back from reverse
position to the neutral position automatically.
The lever may need to be adjusted if the wedge
is fully retracted and the control lever does not
automatically kick into neural.
To adjust the handle release lever, See
FIGURE 12
1. Loosen the Jam nut using a 14mm wrench.
2. Screw the adjusting nut counter clockwise
to allow it contact with the wedge as soon as
the wedge is fully retracted.
3. Tighten the jam nut after adjusting.
Lubricate the Beam
Lubricate the beam area (where the splitting
wedge will slide) with engine oil. Do not use
grease. See FIGURE 13.
ASSEMBLY & SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
SET-UP
(FIGURE13)
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(FIGURE12)
Wedge
Handle
Return
Lever
Control
Handle
Valve
Bracket
Adjusting
Bolt
Jam Nut
