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TOWINGSAFETY
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Donotallowpersonstorideonsplitter.Donotcarryanycargoorwoodonyour
splitter.Itmayfalloffandendangervehiclesthatarefollowingyou.
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Besurejackstandisinthetravelpositionandcouplingsecure.Thismustalsobe
retractedsonottointerferewhiletowing.Retractkickstandbyremovingpin,
rotatingup,andreplacingpin.
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Neverexceed45MPHwhiletowingyoursplitter.Beextracautiouswhen
travelingoverroughterrain,especiallyoverrailroadtracks.
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Alwaysbecarefulwhilebackingyoursplitter.Youcouldjackknifeyourlog
splitterifnotcareful.
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Beforeusingsplitter,disconnectitfromtowvehicle.Alogcouldeasilybe
pushedforwardintothevehicle.
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SeetireandwheelspecificationsforPSIwhiletowing.
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Beawareoftheextralengthofsplitterwhileturning,parking,crossing
intersections,andinalldrivingsituations.
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OPERATIONINSTRUCTIONS
POSI-LOCKCOUPLER
ADJUSTCOUPLERLOCKINGPRESSUREONBALLBEFOREUSE.PLACEHANDLEINLOCKEDPOSITIONWITHBALLINCOUPLER.
TIGHTENLOCKNUTAGAINSTTENSIONSPRINGSOTHATCOUPLERISNOTLOOSEONBALL.CORRECTADJUSTMENTWILLALLOW
HANDLETOBERELEASEDWITHMODERATEPRESSUREAPPLIEDTOHANDLE.
TOOPEN,PULLUPONCOUPLERHANDLEANDROTATEFORWARD.PLACECOUPLERONBALLWHENBALLISCOMPLETELY
NESTEDINBALLSOCKET,ROTATECOUPLERHANDLEBACKWARDUNTILHANDLEISINLOCKEDPOSITION.
AFTERTOWINGFOR50MILES,CHECKCOUPLERFORTIGHTNESSONBALL.ALWAYSCHECKTIGHTNESSBEFORETOWING.BE
SURECOUPLERHANDLEISINLOCKEDPOSITION.
WARNING:
NEVEREXCEEDWEIGHTCAPACITYANDALWAYSUS
ESAFETYCHAINS.ALWAYSUSECORRECTBALLSIZE,MAKINGSUREBALL
ISCOMPLETELYINSERTEDINTOCOUPLER.LOCKCOUPLERHANDLESECURELYBEFORETOWING.ALWAYSCHECKFOR
DAMAGESANDREPLACEIFDAMAGED.AVOIDSHARPTURNSANDSTEEPVERTICALANGLESWHENTOWING.
OD16– FUELSHUT
OFFDECAL
OD07– COLDWEATHER
DECAL
OD12– HYDRAULICFILL
PLUGDECAL
OD08– OPERATORINSTRUCTIONDECAL OD09– DANGER/POSITIONLOCKDECAL
SAFETYDECALS
Replacedecalsimmediatelyifdamaged.