OPERATION
Intendeduse:Thislogsplitterisintendedanddesignedtoonlysplitwood.NEVERuse
foranyotherpurposes.DoingsocancauseinjuryorVOIDTHEWARRANTY.
ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS
Thislogsplitterhasbeenpartiallyassembledatthefactory.Refertothedrawingsandpart
listsshoulditbecomenecessarytodisassembletheunitforrepairorreplacementofparts.
Inspectallcomponentsfordamage.
WARNING:Exerciseextremecaution,aspartsareveryheavy.Sufficientpersonsor
mechanicalhandlingequipmentshouldbeused.
IMPORTANT:Thisunitisshippedwithoilbutwithoutgasolineintheengine.After
assembly,seeseparateEngineManualforproperfuelandoilrecommendations.
1. GeneralAssembly:Removetop,sidesandendsofcrate.Placecratepanelsaside
toavoidpuncturingtires.Removetongueassemblyfromtop.
2. Carefullysetthebeampre-assemblyaside.
3. Attachtonguetotank/mountplatesusingtwoboltsandnuts.Becertainhardware
issecure.(SeeAssemblyFigure1)
4. Removetank/engineassemblyfrombaseofcrateanddiscardbanding.
5. FenderAssembly:Removefendersfrombox.Mounttofenderbracketswith5/16
hardwareprovided.Makesurefenderclearswheel.
6. Thecylinderistiedtothebase.Removetiesandslidecylinder/wedgeforward
aligningclevisatcylinderendtobeam.Insertpinandretainingclips,check
componenttoassureproperassembly.Standbeampre-assemblyverticaland
secureinposition.Rolltank/engineassemblyintoplace,aligningpivotholes
.Bolt
withprovidedhardware.Note:Donotovertighten;thisisthevertical/horizontal
pivotpoint.
7. Pivotbeamassemblyintothehorizontalpositionandlockwithpinprovided.
8. HoseAssembly:LocatethePressureHose,notedbythepipefittings,andattachit
tothelowerfittingonthevalve.Theremaininghoseattachestothetopfittingof
thevalve.Securewithprovidedhoseclamp.
9.
Checkboththehorizontalandverticalpositionsforany“kinks”inthehoses.Note:
Alwaysmakesurebeamislockedsecurelyintoplace.
SeeOPERATINGPOSITIONSforHorizontaltoVerticalSplitting
AssemblyFigure1
Tank/MountPlates
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