Swisher LS722 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factor
y.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withoilbutwithoutgasolineintheengine.After
assembly,seeseparateEngineManualforproperfuelandoilrecommendations.
FILLINGTHEHYDRAULICRESERVOIR
Fillthehydraulicreservoirwithatleast12QuartsofDextronIIIAutomaticTransmission
fluidor10WAWhydraulicfluid.Afterthehydraulicreservoirandtheenginecrankcase
arefilledcorrectlywiththeirrespectiveoils,starttheengine.Remembertosetthethrottle
andturnonthefuelshut-offvalve.Thehydraulicpumpshouldprimeitself.Withthe
enginerunning,movethehydraulicvalvelevertowardthewedge.Thiswillcausethe
cylindertoextendandexpelair.Whenthecylinderisfullyextended,retractit.Repeat
thisprocedureseveraltimes.(Anerraticmovementofthecylinderindicatesthatthereisair
inthesystem).Oncethecylinderhasasmoothandconstantspeedindicatingthatallair
hasbeenexpelled,addanother4quartsofoil,thisshouldthenbringthefluidlevelupto
approximately3”belowthefillhole.Thesemodelsrequireapprox.16-17Quartsof
hydraulicfluid.
NOTE:Ifthetankisoverfilled,itwilltendtoexpeloilfromthebreathercapwhenthe
cylinderisretracted.
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intolockedposition.Start
engine,letitwarmup,andreleaseColdWeatherClutch.Afterstarting,assurethatthe
leverhasreengaged.
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