Fluidescapingfromaverysmallholecanbealmostinvisible.Donotcheckforleakswithyour hand.Escapingfluidunderpressurecanhavesufficientforcetopenetrateskin,causingserious personalinjury.Leakscanbelocatedbypassingapieceofcardboardorwoodoverthesuspected leakandlookingfordiscoloration.IFinjuredbyescapingfluid,seeadoctoratonce.Serious infectionorreactioncandevelopifpropermedicaltreatmentisnotadministered immediately.
•Splitonlyonelogatatime.Neverattempttosplittwologsontopofeachother.
•Donotstraddleorreachacrossthesplittingareawhileoperatingthesplitter.
•Donotstepoversplitterwhentheengineisrunning.Youmaytriporaccidentally
activatethesplittingwedge.Walkaroundtogettotheotherside.
•Neverplacehandsorfeetbetweenlogandsplittingwedgeorbetweenlogandramduring forwardorreversestroke.
•Neverattempttoloadsplitterwhilesplittingwedgeisinmotion.Whenloadinglog splitter,placehandsonthesidesofthelog,nottheends.
•Onlyuseyourhandstooperatethecontrollever.Neverusefoot,knee,ropeorany extensiondevice.
•Alwayskeepfingersclearofsplitsthatopeninlogduringsplitteroperation.
•Whensplitterisinthereturnmode,keephandsoffthemachine.
•Onlyoperatesplitteronlevelground,notonthesideofahill.Itcouldtiporrollinglogs, poorfooting,etc.couldcauseanaccident.
•Neveroperateorallowsomeonetooperatethisequipmentwhileundertheinfluenceof alcoholordrugs.
•Alwaysblockthewheelstopreventmovementwhileusingsplitter.
•Neveroperateyoursplitteronwet,muddy,oricysurfaces.Safefootingisessentialin preventingaccidents.
•Neveroperateyoursplitterwhileitisattachedtothetowvehicle.
•Nevermakeadjustmentsorrepairswiththeenginerunning.
•Neverattempttosplitwoodsacrossthegrain.Sometypesofwoodmayburstorflyout ofyoursplitterandresultininjury.
•Bothendsofthelogshouldbecutassquarelyaspossibletopreventthelogfromsliding outofthesplitterduringoperation.Loglengthshouldbekeptto24”orless.
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