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Before uncoupling the drive shaft, make sure to stop the trac-
tor and switch the engine off in order to avoid damaging the
splitter power drive.
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
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5.4 Electric specifi cations
Connect the 400V motor using a 25 m long power cable in a minimum
section of 1.5 mm2.
Make sure to connect the neutral return wire of the conductor cord or
the machine won‘t start!
In case of splitters powered by a 400V motor, fi rst check that the mo-
tor rotates in the direction shown by the arrow on the housing. To do
this, quickly switch the motor on and off. Should rotation be perfor-
med in the opposite direction than shown by the arrow-label on the
motor fan, immediately stop the motor and use a phase inverter (Fig.
3) to change the plugging polarity of the conductor cable.
Operating the splitter while the motor turns in the wrong di-
rection may cause major, even permanent damages of the
hydraulic pump!
5.5 Initial check-up
The log splitter is equipped with safety two-hands mechanical controls
(Fig. 4) designed for the operator to keep both hands free from dan-
ger and from infringing the moving ram zone during the entire split-
ting cycle.
It is strongly recommended to check the operation of the two-
hands control every time before a new use.
To do so, engage both hand levers (1) and hold them down at the sa-
me time to let the push-plate advance all the way to the wedge.
If your system is duly set, the push-plate stops upon releasing of just
one of the two levers while the ram stops its back/forth stroke at on-
ce.
On the other hand, the ram must recommence its backwards travel to
the initial start position as soon as the other lever is also released.
Make sure that the ram performs no travel when operating only one
single lever.
Check that both levers spring back into their normal position when the
hand pressure is released.
