Swisher LS722 Log Splitter User Manual


 
Fluidescapingfromaverysmallholecanbealmostinvisible.Donotcheckforleakswithyour
hand.Escapingfluidunderpressurecanhavesufficientforcetopenetrateskin,causingserious
personalinjury.Leakscanbelocatedbypassingapieceof
cardboardorwoodoverthesuspected
leakandlookingfordiscoloration.IFinjuredbyescapingfluid,seeadoctoratonce.Serious
infectionorreactioncandevelopifpropermedicaltreatmentisnotadministered
immediately.
Splitonlyonelogatatime.Neverattempttosplittwologsontopofeachother.
Donotstraddleorreachacrossthesplittingareawhileoperatingthesplitter.
Donotstepoversplitterwhentheengineisrunning.Youmaytriporaccidentally
activatethesplittingwedge.Walkaroundtogettotheotherside.
Neverplacehandsorfeetbetweenlogandsplittingwedgeorbetweenlogandramduring
forwardorreversestroke.
Neverattempttoloadsplitterwhilesplittingwedgeisinmotion.Whenloadinglog
splitter,placehandsonthesidesofthelog,nottheends.
Onlyuseyourhandstooperatethecontrollever.Neverusefoot,knee,ropeorany
extensiondevice.
Alwayskeepfingersclearofsplitsthatopeninlogduringsplitteroperation.
Whensplitterisinthereturnmode,keephandsoffthemachine.
Onlyoperatesplitteronlevelground,notonthesideofahill.Itcouldtiporrollinglogs,
poorfooting,etc.couldcauseanaccident.
Neveroperateorallowsomeonetooperatethisequipmentwhileundertheinfluenceof
alcoholordrugs.
Alwaysblockthewheelstopreventmovementwhileusingsplitter.
Neveroperateyoursplitteronwet,muddy,oricysurfaces.Safefootingisessentialin
preventingaccidents.
Neveroperateyoursplitterwhileitisattachedtothetowvehicle.
Nevermakeadjustmentsorrepairswiththeenginerunning.
Neverattempttosplitwoodsacrossthegrain.Sometypesofwoodmayburstorflyout
ofyoursplitterandresultininjury.
Bothendsofthelogshouldbecutassquarelyaspossibletopreventthelogfromsliding
outofthesplitterduringoperation.Loglengthshouldbekeptto24”orless.
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