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Fluidescapingfromaverysmallholecanbealmostinvisible.Donotcheckforleakswithyour
hand.Escapingfluidunderpressurecanhavesufficientforcetopenetrateskin,causingserious
personalinjury.Leakscanbelocatedbypassingapieceof
cardboardorwoodoverthesuspected
leakandlookingfordiscoloration.IFinjuredbyescapingfluid,seeadoctoratonce.Serious
infectionorreactioncandevelopifpropermedicaltreatmentisnotadministered
immediately.
• Splitonlyonelogatatime.Neverattempttosplittwologsontopofeachother.
• Donotstraddleorreachacrossthesplittingareawhileoperatingthesplitter.
• Donotstepoversplitterwhentheengineisrunning.Youmaytriporaccidentally
activatethesplittingwedge.Walkaroundtogettotheotherside.
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Neverplacehandsorfeetbetweenlogandsplittingwedgeorbetweenlogandramduring
forwardorreversestroke.
• Neverattempttoloadsplitterwhilesplittingwedgeisinmotion.Whenloadinglog
splitter,placehandsonthesidesofthelog,nottheends.
• Onlyuseyourhandstooperatethecontrollever.Neverusefoot,knee,ropeorany
extensiondevice.
• Alwayskeepfingersclearofsplitsthatopeninlogduringsplitteroperation.
• Whensplitterisinthereturnmode,keephandsoffthemachine.
•
Onlyoperatesplitteronlevelground,notonthesideofahill.Itcouldtiporrollinglogs,
poorfooting,etc.couldcauseanaccident.
• Neveroperateorallowsomeonetooperatethisequipmentwhileundertheinfluenceof
alcoholordrugs.
• Alwaysblockthewheelstopreventmovementwhileusingsplitter.
• Neveroperateyoursplitteronwet,muddy,oricysurfaces.Safefootingisessentialin
preventingaccidents.
• Neveroperateyoursplitterwhileitisattachedtothetowvehicle.
• Nevermakeadjustmentsorrepairswiththeenginerunning.
• Neverattempttosplitwoodsacrossthegrain.Sometypesofwoodmayburstorflyout
ofyoursplitterandresultininjury.
• Bothendsofthelogshouldbecutassquarelyaspossibletopreventthelogfromsliding
outofthesplitterduringoperation.Loglengthshouldbekeptto24”orless.