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8.
Controls:
The splitter is designed with
a 3 position hydraulic valve
that controls the flow of oil
through the system.
a.
Cylinder Ram Extend-
ing for Splitting:
Move the lever toward
the base and hold it to
have the cylinder ram
extend to move the
wedge for splitting. This
position is spring-loaded
and must be held for the
wedge to move and split.
b.
Center Neutral Posi-
tion:
In the centered neutral
position the hydraulic oil
from the tractor is by-
passed and returned to
the tractor. The wedge
will not move.
c.
Cylinder Ram Retract-
ing for Resetting:
Move the lever toward
the cylinder end and it
will go into detent. While
in detent, the wedge will
continue to retract until it
reaches the end of its
stroke, goes over relief
and pops out of detent.
This feature allows the
operator to remove the
split portions of the log
and get a new log while
the wedge retracts.
Fig. 4 CONTROL VALVE
Vertical
Horizontal
d.
Be sure to select the
hydraulic circuit on the
tractor with a detent to
provide a constant flow
of oil to the machine.
NOTE
Be sure the splitter relief
pressure is set below the
tractor relief pressure or
the tractor hydraulics will
pop out of its detent rather
than the splitter.
Schematic