Swisher LS12534D, LS622, LS57525, LS928, LS11534 Log Splitter User Manual


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OPERATION
FILLINGTHEHYDRAULICRESERVOIR
FillthehydraulicreservoirwithatleastfivegallonsofDextronIIIAutomaticTransmissionfluidor
10WAWhydraulicfluid.Afterthehydraulicreservoirandtheenginecrankcasearefilled
correctlywiththeirrespectiveoils,starttheengine.Remembertosetthethrottleandturnonthe
fuelshut-offvalve.Thehydraulicpumpshouldprimeitself.Withtheenginerunning,movethe
hydraulicvalvelevertowardthewedge.Thiswillcausethecylindertoexte
ndandexpelair.When
thecylinderisfullyextended,retractit.Repeatthisprocedureseveraltimes.Anerraticmovement
ofthecylinderindicatesthatthereisstillairinthesystem.Moreoilshouldthenbeaddedtobring
thefluidleveluptoapproximately1”belowthefillhole.Afteraddingmoreoiltofillthetank,
cyclethecylinderagainuntilithasaconstantspeedindicatingthatallairhasbeenexpelled.Check
theoillevelinthereservoiragain.Standardmodelsrequireapprox.6.5gallonsofhydraulicfluid.
(Deluxemodels–9gallons)
NOTE:Ifthetankisoverfilled,itwilltendtoexpeloilfromthebreathercapwhenthecylinderis
retracted.
STARTUP
WARNING:DONOTSTARTORRUNTHELOGSPLITTERWITHOUTOILINTHE
ENGINEANDHYDRAULICRESERVOIR.
SeeseparateEngineManualforfuelandoilrecommendations.Yourlogsplitterhascome
equippedwithafuelshut-offvalvefortowingpurposes.
Beforestartingenginemakesurecrankcaseisfilledcorrectlywithoilandtheproperfuelhasbeen
used.Theenginewillonlystartwhenthethrottleleverandfuelshut-offvalveareturnedtotheir
ONpositions.
COLDWEATHERSTARTUP
TheColdWeatherClutchenablestheenginetobestartedwithouthavingtopullthroughcold,
thickenedhydraulicfluid.Simplypullthehandleoutandslideintolockedposition.Startengine,
letitwarmup,andreleaseColdWeatherClutch.Afterstarting,assurethattheleverhasreengaged.
TOWING
Thisunitshouldnotbetowedonanystreet,highway,orpublicroadwithoutcheckingtheexisting
federal,local,andstatelaws.Anylicensingormodificationssuchastaillights,etc.,needtocomply
withexistingfederal,local,orstatevehiclerequirementsisthesoleresponsibilityofthepurchaser.
Obeyallregulationswhentowingonpublicroadsandhighways.SeealsoTOWINGSAFETY.
Besureyouareusingthecorrectballhitchsizeforthehitchcoupleronthelogsplitter(2”ball).
Besuresafetychainsareproperlyconnected.Leaveenoughslackinchainsforturning.See
TOWINGSAFETYtoreadwarningsaboutcoupling.
Makesurebeamattachmentislockedinthehorizontalposition.NEVERtowsplitterinthevertical
position.
Turnthefuelshut-offvalveOFFtopreventfloodingoftheenginewhiletraveling.
TOWINGATNIGHT
TherequirementsfortaillightsarebasedonStatesregulations.Somestatesallowtowingatnight
aslongasthetowedequipmentdoesnotvisiblyimpairthetowvehicletaillights.Thisisbasedona
state,tostaterequirements.Thecustomerisresponsibleformeetingthestatesrequirements.A
TaillightKitAccessory(PartNo.7420)isavailableandrecommendedfornightdriving.
Ifa“StatementofOrigin”isrequiredinyourstate,seeyourlocaldealertoreceiveone.
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