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LOG SPLITTER OPERATION
This log splitter is equipped with “ZHB” control system that requires to be operated by both hands of
the user – Left hand controls the hydraulic control lever while right hand controls the pushbutton switch.
The log splitter will freeze upon absence of either hand. Only after both hands release the controls, the
log pusher starts to return backward to the starting position.
Trigger type lock-out device is adopted to avoid accidental Hydraulic Control Lever pushdown. To
operate the Hydraulic Control Lever, draw the Trigger backward with the index finger before push the
Hydraulic Control Lever forward.
Never force the log splitter for more than 5 seconds by keeping
pressure on it to split excessively hard wood.
After this time interval, the oil under pressure will be overheated and the machine could be damaged.
For such extremely hard log, rotate it by 90° to see whether it can be split in a different direction. In
any case, if you are not able to split the log, this means that its hardness exceeds the capacity of the
machine and thus that log should be discarded to protect the log splitter.