Brave VH1322GC, Owner/Operator And Safety Manual

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Operation
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CAUTION
Never attempt to split wood across the
grain. The log splitter was not designed for
cross-grain splitting. Doing so will
damage the log splitter and may cause
person- al injury.
3 . Start the engine using the instructions from
the engine manual. If the log splitter has
not been running (cold engine), warm up
the engine and hydraulic system by
running the engine at half throttle for 3 to 4
minutes, then advance the engine throttle
control to maximum speed.
Operation – Horizontal Position
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. Use the following photos for the correct and incorrect methods of splitting logs. Never
split a log using an incorrect or unsafe method.
a . Place the log on the log splitter. Grasp
the log on the sides near the middle of
the block. Center the log, side-to-side,
on the rail of the log splitter, making
sure that the sawed end is against the
large plate (base plate) at the opposite
end from the hydraulic control valve
control lever.
WARNING
Do not place your hands on the
ends of the log when loading the
log splitter. This is a very
UNSAFE method and could result in injury
to your hands.