Swisher LS722 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supportlegisinthetravelpositionandcouplingsecure.Thismustalso
beretractedsonottointerferewhiletowing.Retractsupportlegbyremoving
pin,sliding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.
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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USE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.
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