Ohjekirja Palax combi M 2004.1 En
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Note!
In connection with repair and maintenance work on the combustion engine, take
care not to increase the engine revolutions and thus make the speed of the saw-blade
exceed 2,000 r.p.m.
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Use of the firewood processor, cross-cut operation
The machine is intended for operation by one person only.
Never leave the machine, which is easy to start, unattended.
4.1 Preparations before the use of the machine, all models
Release the conveyor by removing the lock pin. Put the lock-chain back in the slot
leading it under the conveyor and put the lock pin in place.
Swing the debris tray to the operating position. Thus the cross-cut deck may also be
turned to the open-position.
Open the locking of the extension table and pull out the table. Lock the extension table
in position.
Note
! If the length of the log you intend to cut is, for example, 3 metres, then the extension
table may be almost in its inner position provided that the log to be processed is placed on
the table with its root-end first.
Doing so makes the feeding process easier, as the log stays on the rollers the maximum
amount of time.
4.2 Operating the cross-cut saw, before the operation
Cleanse the new circular saw-blade of any protective grease, because a greasy blade
accumulates resin easily, making it heat up, lose its tension and start to wobble.
4.3 During the operation
Exercise caution, always keep your hands away from the saw-blade.
Do not cut slender trees more than two at a time, because if many trees are being cut
at the same time, some of them may twist the blade strongly, thus making it heat up
and lose its tension.
Never stop the saw-blade by pressing a log against its side or its teeth.
During the cross-cut operation, make sure that the log is always supported on the roller
at the cutting point.
Make sure that the setting of the saw-blade is correct.
A suitable setting for sawing fresh wood is 1.0…1.2 mm and for sawing dry wood
1.4…1.6 mm.
If a hard-metal blade is used, a particular setting is not necessary as the hard-metal
blade is always slightly thicker than the blade-disc itself.
Note!
A blade without setting heats up easily and requires
a lot of driving power.
4.4 Placing the wood on the deck
Wrong, the log is not supported by the rollers, Figure 17.
WARNING
! Wrongly positioned trees may get turned on
the deck by the cutting force. Thus they may twist the
blade badly, causing it to break.
