Swisher LS722X Log Splitter User Manual


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ASSEMBLY
Thislogsplitterhasbeenpartiallyassembledatthefactory.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.Ifyoubelieveyouhaveadamagedpartpleasecontactcustomerservice
immediatelyat1-800-222-8183.
WARNING:

Exerciseextremecaution,aspartsareveryheavy.Sufficientpersonsormechanicalhandling
equipmentshouldbeused.
Refertouncratingandassemblyinstructionsforassemblyprocedures.
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.
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.
WARNING:DONOTSTARTORRUNTHELOGSPLITTERWITHOUTOILINTHEENGINE
ANDHYDRAULICRESERVOIR.
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,retrac
t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.Thismodelrequires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.Ifapplicable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ifapplicableareturnedtotheirONpositions.
STARTINGINSTRUCTIONS
Briggs&Stratton7HPEngine
1. Movethrottlecontrolto“FAST.”
2. Pushprimerbulbthree(3)times.NOTE:
Donotuseprimertorestartawarmengineafterashort
shutdown.
3. Graspropehandleandpulloutslowlyuntilresistanceitfelt.Thenpullrapidlywithafullarmstroke.
NOTE:
Ifenginefailstostartafterthree(3)pulls,repeatsteps1and2.
4. WhenEnginestarts,leavethrottlecontrolat“FAST.”Thethrottlemustbesetinthefastpositionfor
maximumperformance.
5. Tostopengine,movethrottleleverto“SLOW”forafewsecondsthento“STOP.”
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