Swisher LS722 Log Splitter User Manual


 
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.
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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