TOWINGSAFETY
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Donotallowpersonstorideonsplitter.Donotcarryanycargoorwoodonyour
splitter.Itmayfalloffandendangervehiclesthatarefollowingyou.
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Besurejackstandisinthetravelpositionandcouplingsecure.Thismustalsobe
retractedsonottointerferewhiletowing.Retractkickstandbyremovingpin,
rotatingup,andreplacingpin.
• Neverexceed45MPHwhiletowingyoursplitter.Beextracautiouswhen
travelingoverroughterrain,especiallyoverrailroadtracks.
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Alwaysbecarefulwhilebackingyoursplitter.Youcouldjackknifeyourlog
splitterifnotcareful.
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Beforeusingsplitter,disconnectitfromtowvehicle.Alogcouldeasilybe
pushedforwardintothevehicle.
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SeetireandwheelspecificationsforPSIwhiletowing.
• Beawareoftheextralengthofsplitterwhileturning,parking,crossing
intersections,andinalldrivingsituations.
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OPERATIONINSTRUCTIONS
POSI-LOCKCOUPLER
ADJUSTCOUPLERLOCKINGPRESSUREONBALLBEFOREUSE.PLACEHANDLEINLOCKED
POSITIONWITHBALLINCOUPLER.TIGHTENLOCKNUTAGAINSTTENSIONSPRINGSOTHAT
COUPLERISNOTLOOSEONBALL.CORRECTADJUSTMENTWILLALLOWHANDLETOBE
RELEASEDWITHMODERATEPRESSUREAPPLIEDTOHANDLE.
TOOPEN,PULLUPONCOUPLERHANDLEANDROTATEFORWARD.PLACECOUPLERONBALL
WHENBALLISCOMPLETELYNESTEDINBALLSOCKET,ROTATECOUPLERHANDLE
BACKWARDUNTILHANDLEISINLOCKEDPOSITION.
AFTERTOWINGFOR50MILES,CHECKCOUPLERFORTIGHTNESSONBALL.ALWAYSCHECK
TIGHTNESSBEFORETOWING.BESURECOUPLERHANDLEISINLOCKEDPOSITION.
WARNING:
NEVEREXCEEDWEIGHTCAPACITYANDALWAYSUSESAFETYCHAINS.ALWAYSUSE
CORRECTBALLSIZE,MAKINGSUREBALLISCOMPLETELYINSERTEDINTOCOUPLER.LOCK
COUPLERHANDLESECURELYBEFORETOWING.ALWAYSCHECKFORDAMAGESAND
REPLACEIFDAMAGED.AVOIDSHARPTURNSANDSTEEPVERTICALANGLESWHENTOWING.
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