Swisher LS12534H Log Splitter User Manual


 
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NEVERoperateyoursplitternearaflameorspark.Hydraulicoilandgasolineareflammableandcan
explode.
NEVERfillgastankwhiletheengineishotorrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
Thisunitisequippedwithaninternalcombustionengineandshouldnotbeusedonornearany
unimprovedforest-covered,brush-coveredorgrass-coveredlandunlesstheengine’sexhaustsystemis
equippedwithasparkarrestermeetingapplicablelocalorstatelaws(ifany).Ifasparkarresterisusedit
shouldbemaintainedineffectiveworkingorderbytheoperator.
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InthestateofCalifornia,theaboveisrequiredbylaw(Section442oftheCaliforniaPublicResourcesCode).
Otherstatesmayhavesimilarlaws.Federallawsapplyonfederallands.Asparkarrestermuffler(optionalby
manufacturer)isavailableatyournearestenginedealer.Checklegalrequirementsinyourarea.
ONLYuseyourhandstooperatethecontrollever.NEVERusefoot,knee,ropeoranyextensiondevice.
SplitONLYonelogatatime.NEVERattempttosplittwologsontopofeachother.
NEVERplacehandsorfeetbetweenlogandsplittingwedgeorbetweenlogandramduringforwardor
reversestroke.ALWAYSkeepfingersclearofsplitsthatopeninlogduringsplittingoperation.
DONOTstraddleorreachacrossthesplittingareawhileoperatingthesplitter.
DONOTstepoversplitterwhentheengineisrunning.Youmaytriporaccidentallyactivatethesplitting
wedge.Walkaroundtogettotheotherside.
NEVERattempttoloadsplitterwhilesplittingwedgeisinmotion.Whenloadinglogsplitter,placehands
onthesidesofthelog,nottheends.
NEVERattempttosplitwoodsacrossthegrain.Woodmayburstorflyoutofyoursplitterandresultin
seriousinjury.
NEVERleaveyoursplitterunattendedwiththeenginerunning.Shutofftheengineifyouareleaving
yoursplitter,evenforashortperiodoftime.Someonecouldaccidentallyactivatetheramandbeinjured.
Bothendsofthelogshouldbecutassquarelyaspossibletopreventthelogfromslidingoutofthesplitter
duringoperation.Loglengthshouldbekeptto24”orless.
NEVERoperateyoursplitterwhileitisattachedtothetowvehicle.
BEFOREtowing,becertainthatthesplitterissecurelyattachedtothetowingvehicleandthatthesupport
leg,beamandcylinderaresecuredinthererespectivetowingpositions.
NEVERallowpersonstorideonsplitter.DONOTcarryanycargoorwoodonyoursplitter.Itmayfall
offandcauseanaccident.
DONOTloosenorremoveanyhydraulicfitting,lineorreservoircapwhileyoursplitterorengineis
running.
Fluidescapingfromaverysmallholecanalmostbeinvisible.DONOTcheckforleakswithyourhand.
Seemaintenancesectionforinstructions.IFinjuredbyescapingfluid,seeadoctoratonce.Serious
infectionorreactioncandevelopifpropermedicaltreatmentisnotadministeredimmediately.
DONOToperateyoursplitterinpoormechanicalconditionorwhenitisneedofrepair.
ALWAYSdisconnectthesparkplugwireandplacethewirewhereitcannotcontactthesparkplug,to
preventaccidentalstartingtheenginewhensettingup,transporting,adjustingorrepairing.