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THISSYMBOLPOINTSOUTIMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSWHICH,IFNOTFOLLOWED,COULDENDANGERTHEPERSON-A
ALSAFETYAND/ORPROPERTYOFYOURSELFANDOTHERS.READANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONSINTHISMANUALBEFORE
ATTEMPTINGTOOPERATEYOURLOGSPLITTER.FAILURETOCOMPLYWITHTHESEINSTRUCTIONSMAYRESULTIN PERSON-
ALINJURY.WHENYOUSEETHISSYMBOL-- ,_ HEEDiTSWARNING.
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PREPARATION
1. Neverwear looseclothing
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Your log splitterwas builtto beoperated accordingtothe rulesfor safe operationin this manual. As with
any b/pe of power equipment, carelessness or error on the part of the operator can result in serious
injury. If youviolateanyofthese rules,youmaycauseseriousinjurytoyourselforothers.
TRAINING
1. Beforeoperatingthissplitter,readandunderstandthismanual
completely.Becomefamiliarwithitforyourownsafety.Totail
to do somay causeseriousinjury.Do notallowanyoneto
operateyoursplitterwhohasnot readthismanual Keepthis
manualina safeplaceforfutureandregularreferenceandfor
orderingreplacementparts.
2. Neveruseyoursplitterfor anyotherpurposethansplitting
wood.ttisdesignedfor thisuseandanyotherusemaycause
aninjury.Yourlogsplitteris a precisionpieceof powerequip-
ment,nota toy.Therefore,exerciseextremecautionat all
times,
3. Neverallowchildrentooperateyourlogsplitter.Donotallow
adultsto operateit withoutproperinstruction.Onlypersons
wellacquaintedwiththeserulesof safeoperationshouldbe
allowedtouseyourlogsplitter.
4. Onlytheoperatoristo be nearyourtogsplitterduringuse,
Keepallothers,includingpetsandchildren,aminimumof20
feetawayfrom yourworkzone.Flyingwoodcanbehaz-
ardous.If a helperisassistinginloadinglogs,neveractivate
thecontroluntilthehelperisclearofthearea.Moreaccidents
occurwhenmorethanonepersonoperatesthelogsplitter
thanatanyothertime.
5. Nooneshouldoperatethisunitwhileintoxicatedorwhiletak-
ingmedicationthatimpairsthesensesor reactions.Aclear
mindis essentialforsafety.Neverallowa personwhoistired
orotherwisenotalerttouseyoursplitter.
or jewelrythatcanbecaughtby
movingpartsof yourlogsplitterandpullyouinto it. Keep
clothingawayfromallmovingpartsofyourlogsplitter.
2. Wearproperheadgeartokeephairawayfrommovingparts.
Alwayswearprotectivehearingdevicesasneeded.
3. Alwayswearsafetyshoes.Adroppedlog canseriouslyinjure
yourfoot.
4. Alwayswearsafetyglassesor goggleswhileoperatingyour
splitter.Apieceof splittinglogcouldflyoff andhityoureyes.
5. Ifyouweargloves,besuretheyaretightfitting withoutloose
cuffsordrawstrings.
6. Useyourlogsplitterindaylight,or undergoodartificiallight.
7. Neveroperateyoursplitteron slippery,wet,muddyoricysur-
faces.Safefootingisessentia!in preventingaccidents.Never
operateyoursplitterwhileattachedtoatowingvehicle.
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8. Only operateyour splitter on level ground and not on the side
ofa hill. it couldtip, or roiling logs or poorfooting couldcause
an accident. Operating the splitteron level ground also pre-
vents thespillage of gasoline fromthe fuel tank.
9. Never attemptto move the log splitter over hillyor uneventer-
rainwithout a tow vehicle or adequate help.
10. Always block the wheels to prevent movement of log splitter
while in operation.
11. Check the fuel before starting the engine. Gasoline is an
extremely flammable fuel. Do not fill the gasoline tank indoors,
when the engine is running, or while the engine is still hot.
Replacegasolinecap securelyand wipeoff any spilled gasoline
before starting the engineasit may causea tire or explosion.
12. Both ends of each log must be cut as square as possibleto
helppreventthe log from riding out ofthe splitter during oper-
ation.
OPERATION
1. Standbehindthereservoirtankwhenoperating.Seeillus-
trations.
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