Grizzly G0639, Owner'S Manual

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Model G0639 22-Ton Hydraulic Log Splitter
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Control Valve
When the engine is running and the control valve
lever is in the neutral position (
Figure 20
), the
hydraulic pump delivers hydraulic fluid at 8 GPM
through the control valve and back into the hy-
draulic tank.
When you push the control lever to the forward
position, the control valve diverts hydraulic fluid
up to 3000 PSI to one side of the 4" splitter piston
moving the splitter wedge into the log and split-
ting the log in half. The maximum distance of the
wedge stroke is 24".
When you push the control lever to the full back-
ward position, the lever locks in retract mode, and
the control valve diverts the hydraulic fluid to the
other side of the splitter piston. As a result, both of
your hands are free to load the next log for split-
ting. When the ram fully retracts, the control lever
automatically moves back to neutral, and the log
splitter is ready to split another log.
To tow the splitter:
1 . Lower the log splitter cylinder and beam to
the horizontal position and lock it in place.
2
. Raise and lock the front and rear landing legs
in the uppermost position with the lock pins.
3 . Unlatch the receiver lock lever and place the
receiver onto the tow ball.
4
. Make sure that the tow ball is fully seated
inside of the receiver.
5. Push down on the receiver lock lever until it
pulls the lock tongue up against the under-
side of the tow ball and locks the tow ball and
receiver together.
6
. Secure the safety chains to the tow vehicle
and double check all your connections.
7 . Close the fuel shutoff valve on the engine
carburetor.
8
. Make sure that the engine gas cap is secure
and that there are no tools or lumber still
on the log splitter. Never allow any riders or
cargo on this log splitter while towing.
9 . Tow this log splitter responsibly! Do not tow
it while the engine is operating, and take pre-
cautions to make sure the machine will not tip
over during towing, causing a fuel leak and
possible fire.
Transporting
Figure 20 . Control valve lever positions.
Forward
Neutral
Backward
Locked in
Backward
Position
with Auto
Release
The Model G0639 log splitter is not designed
to be towed on logging roads, forest ser-
vice roads, public roads, or highways. This
machine is designed for job site towing only
where maximum speed will not exceed 12
MPH. The log splitter must be transported
between job sites on a trailer capable of car-
rying 1000 lbs.