Swisher LS67526S Log Splitter User Manual


 
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TOWINGSAFETY
Donotallowpersonstorideonsplitter.Donotcarryanycargoorwoodonyour
splitter.Itmayfalloffandendangervehiclesthatarefollowingyou.
Besurejackstandisinthetravelpositionandcouplingsecure.Thismustalsobe
retractedsonottointerferewhiletowing.Retractkickstandbyremovingpin,
rotatingup,andreplacingpin.
Neverexceed45MPHwhiletowingyoursplitter.Beextracautiouswhen
travelingoverroughterrain,especiallyoverrailroadtracks.
Alwaysbecarefulwhilebackingyoursplitter.Youcouldjackknifeyourlog
splitterifnotcareful.
Beforeusingsplitter,disconnectitfromtowvehicle.Alogcouldeasilybe
pushedforwardintothevehicle.
SeetireandwheelspecificationsforPSIwhiletowing.
Beawareoftheextralengthofsplitterwhileturning,parking,crossing
intersections,andinalldrivingsituations.
OPERATIONINSTRUCTIONS
POSI-LOCKCOUPLER
ADJUSTCOUPLERLOCKINGPRESSUREONBALLBEFOREUSE.PLACEHANDLEINLOCKEDPOSITIONWITHBALLINCOUPLER.
TIGHTENLOCKNUTAGAINSTTENSIONSPRINGSOTHATCOUPLERISNOTLOOSEONBALL.CORRECTADJUSTMENTWILLALLOW
HANDLETOBERELEASEDWITHMODERATEPRESSUREAPPLIEDTOHANDLE.
TOOPEN,PULLUPONCOUPLERHANDLEANDROTATEFORWARD.PLACECOUPLERONBALLWHENBALLISCOMPLETELY
NESTEDINBALLSOCKET,ROTATECOUPLERHANDLEBACKWARDUNTILHANDLEISINLOCKEDPOSITION.
AFTERTOWINGFOR50MILES,CHECKCOUPLERFORTIGHTNESSONBALL.ALWAYSCHECKTIGHTNESSBEFORETOWING.BE
SURECOUPLERHANDLEISINLOCKEDPOSITION.
WARNING:
NEVEREXCEEDWEIGHTCAPACITYANDALWAYSUS
ESAFETYCHAINS.ALWAYSUSECORRECTBALLSIZE,MAKINGSUREBALL
ISCOMPLETELYINSERTEDINTOCOUPLER.LOCKCOUPLERHANDLESECURELYBEFORETOWING.ALWAYSCHECKFOR
DAMAGESANDREPLACEIFDAMAGED.AVOIDSHARPTURNSANDSTEEPVERTICALANGLESWHENTOWING.
OD16– FUELSHUT
OFFDECAL
OD07– COLDWEATHER
DECAL
OD12– HYDRAULICFILL
PLUGDECAL
OD08– OPERATORINSTRUCTIONDECAL OD09– DANGER/POSITIONLOCKDECAL
SAFETYDECALS
Replacedecalsimmediatelyifdamaged.