Swisher LS728H Log Splitter User Manual


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NEVERoperateyoursplitternearaflameorspark.Hydraulicoilandgasolineareflammableandcan
explode.
• NEVERfillgastankwhiletheengineishotorrunning.Allowtheenginetocoolbeforerefueling.
• Thisunitisequippedwithaninternalcombustionengineandshouldnotbeusedonornearany
unimprovedforest-covered,brush-coveredorgrass-coveredlandunlesstheengine’sexhaustsystemis
equippedwithasparkarrestermeetingapplicablelocalorstatelaws(ifany).Ifasparkarresterisusedit
shouldbemaintainedineffectiveworkingorderbytheoperator.
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InthestateofCalifornia,theaboveisrequiredbylaw(Section442oftheCaliforniaPublicResourcesCode).
Otherstatesmayhavesimilarlaws.Federallawsapplyonfederallands.Asparkarrestermuffler(optionalby
manufacturer)isavailableatyournearestenginedealer.Checklegalrequirementsinyourarea.
• ONLYuseyourhandstooperatethecontrollever.NEVERusefoot,knee,ropeoranyextensiondevice.
• SplitONLYonelogatatime.NEVERattempttosplittwologsontopofeachother.
• NEVERplacehandsorfeetbetweenlogandsplittingwedgeorbetweenlogandramduringforwardor
reversestroke.ALWAYSkeepfingersclearofsplitsthatopeninlogduringsplittingoperation.
• 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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.
• NEVERattempttosplitwoodsacrossthegrain.Woodmayburstorflyoutofyoursplitterandresultin
seriousinjury.
• NEVERleaveyoursplitterunattendedwiththeenginerunning.Shutofftheengineifyouareleaving
yoursplitter,evenforashortperiodoftime.Someonecouldaccidentallyactivatetheramandbeinjured.
• 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.
• NEVERoperateyoursplitterwhileitisattachedtothetowvehicle.
• BEFOREtowing,becertainthatthesplitterissecurelyattachedtothetowingvehicleandthatthesupport
leg,beamandcylinderaresecuredinthererespectivetowingpositions.
• NEVERallowpersonstorideonsplitter.DONOTcarryanycargoorwoodonyoursplitter.Itmayfall
offandcauseanaccident.
• DONOTloosenorremoveanyhydraulicfitting,lineorreservoircapwhileyoursplitterorengineis
running.
• Fluidescapingfromaverysmallholecanalmostbeinvisible.DONOTcheckforleakswithyourhand.
Seemaintenancesectionforinstructions.IFinjuredbyescapingfluid,seeadoctoratonce.Serious
infectionorreactioncandevelopifpropermedicaltreatmentisnotadministeredimmediately.
• DONOToperateyoursplitterinpoormechanicalconditionorwhenitisneedofrepair.
• ALWAYSdisconnectthesparkplugwireandplacethewirewhereitcannotcontactthesparkplug,to
preventaccidentalstartingtheenginewhensettingup,transporting,adjustingorrepairing.
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