Swisher LS67526S Log Splitter User Manual


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STANDARDHORIZONTALTOVERTICAL
TheStandardSplitterhas2operatingpositions:Horizontal,Vertical.
Removepinfrombelowbeam.Donotremoveboltandnut.Rotatebeamintoverticalpositionandpin
sobeamcannotfallintohorizontalposition.
DONOTTOWINVERTICALPOSITION!
IMPORTANT:
Whenoperatingsplitterinwoodedareas,obtainasparkarrestorfortheexhaustsystem.
Seeyourlocalenginedealer.
Whenpreparinglogs,cutendsassquareaspossible.Themaximumlengthofanylogsshouldbeonly
24”.
MAINTENANCE&STORAGE
WARNING:
Disconnectsparkplugbeforeperforminganymaintenanceormakingadjustments.
RESERVOIRFLUID
Checkthehydraulicfluidlevelinthereservoirtankbeforeeachuse.Operatingwithoutan
adequateoilsupplywillcauseseveredamagetothepump.Changethehydraulicfluidinthe
reservoirpermanufacturersrecommendations.
Beawareoftheenvironmentwhendisposingofusedpetroleumproducts.Pleasedisposeof
usedhydraulicfluid,engineoilandanybyproductsfromthemaintenanceofyourlog
splitteratapprovedrecyclingcenters.
Shoulditbecomenecessarytoloosenorremoveanyhydraulicfittingorline,besuretoremove
allpressurebyshuttingofftheengineandmovingthecontrolhandlebackandforthseveral
times.
NEVERremovethecapfromthehydraulictankorreservoirwhileyourunitisrunning.
Hotoilunderpressurewillcauseinjury.
Alwaysstoregasolineinanapproved,tightlysealedcontainer.Storecontainerinadry,cool
place.Keepfuelawayfromgasapplianceswherefumescouldcontactopenflame,pilotlightsor
sparks.
Donotoperateyoursplitterinpoormechanicalconditionorwhenneedingrepair.Repairand
replacewornorbrokenpartsimmediately.
Periodicallytightennuts,bolts,andhydraulicfittings.
Thehydraulicsystemofyourlogsplitterrequirescarefulinspection,alongwiththemechanical
parts.Besuretoreplacefrayed,kinked,orotherwisedamagedhydrauliccomponents.
Thepressurereliefvalveonthesplitterispresetatthefactory.Donotadjustvalve.Onlya
qualifiedservicetechnicianshouldperformthisadjustment.
Ifthewedgebecomesdullornicked,itcanberemovedandsharpened.Thewedgeisheavyand
maystillhavesharpedges,weargloveswhilehandlingthewedge.
REPAIRPARTS
YourSwisherLogSplitterhasbeenproducedwithcomponentsdesignedspecificallytothis
machine.Althoughstandardsprings,hardware,etc.maylooksimilartopartsusedonother
machinery,theymayinsomecasesbemadeofadifferentconstructionand/ormaterials.
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