Swisher LS67526S Log Splitter User Manual


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OPERATION
Intendeduse:Thislogsplitterisintendedanddesignedtoonlysplitwood.NEVERuseforanyother
purposes.DoingsocancauseinjuryorVOIDTHEWARRANTY.
ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS
Thislogsplitterhasbeenpartiallyassembledatthefactory.Refertothedrawingsandpartlistsshouldit
becomenecessarytodisassembletheunitforrepairorreplacementofparts.Inspectallcomponentsfor
damage.
WARNING:Exerciseextremecaution,aspartsareveryheavy.Sufficientpersonsormechanical
handlingequipmentshouldbeused.
IMPORTANT:Thisunitisshippedwithoutgasolineoroilintheengine.Afterassembly,seeseparate
EngineManualforproperfuelandoilrecommendations.
1. GeneralAssembly:Removetop,sidesandendsofcrate.Placecratepanelsasidetoavoid
puncturingtires.Removetongueassemblyfromtop.
2. Carefullysetthebeampre-assemblyaside.
3. Attachtonguetotank/mountplatesusingtwoboltsandnuts.Becertainhardwareissecure.
(See
AssemblyFigure1)
4. FenderAssembly:Removefendersfrombox.Mounttofenderbracketswith5/16hardware
provided.Makesurefenderclearswheel.
5. Removetank/engineassemblyfrombaseofcrateanddiscardbanding.Thecylinderistiedtothe
base.Removetiesandslidecylinder/wedgeforwardaligningclevisatcylinderendtobeam.
Insertpinandretainingclips,checkcomponenttoassureproperassembly.Standbeampre-
assemblyverticalandsecureinposition.Rolltank/engineassemblyintoplace,aligningpivot
holes.Boltwithprovidedhardware.Note:Donotovertighten;thisisthevertical/horizontal
pivotpoint.
6. Pivotbeamassemblyintothehorizontalpositionandlockwithpinprovided.
7. HoseAssembly:LocatethePressureHose,notedbythepipefittings,andattachittothelower
fittingonthevalve.Theremaininghoseattachestothetopfittingofthevalve.Securewith
providedhoseclamp.
8.
Checkboththehorizontalandverticalpositionsforany“kinks”inthehoses.Note:Alwaysmake
surebeamislockedsecurelyintoplace.
SeeOPERATINGPOSITIONSforHorizontaltoVerticalSplitting
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.
AssemblyFigure1
Tank/MountPlates
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