Protecting Yourself and Those Around You
THIS IS A POWERFUL MACHINE. YOU MUST USE PROPER CLOTHING AND SAFETY GEAR WHEN OPERATING THIS MACHINE TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SEVERE INJURY. THIS MACHINE CAN CUT, AND SEVER PARTS OF YOUR BODY IF THEY BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RAM, LOG, GUIDING PLATES AND/OR THE SPLITTING WEDGE. ALWAYS TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS WHEN OPERATING THIS MACHINE:
•ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS WHILE SPLITTING WOOD TO PROTECT YOUR EYES FROM POSSIBLE THROWN BITS OF WOOD.
•WEAR SHOES WITH
•AVOID WEARING LOOSE CLOTHING OR JEWELRY, WHICH CAN CATCH ON THE WOOD SPLITTER’S MOVING PARTS.
•WE RECOMMEND WEARING GLOVES WHILE SPLITTING WOOD. BE SURE YOUR GLOVES FIT PROPERLY AND DO NOT HAVE LOOSE CUFFS OR DRAWSTRINGS.
Operating the Wood Splitter Safely
THIS IS A POWERFUL MACHINE. YOU MUST OPERATE THE MACHINE SAFELY. UNSAFE OPERATION CAN CREATE A NUMBER OF HAZARDS FOR YOU. ALWAYS TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING THIS MACHINE:
•NEVER ALLOW PEOPLE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO USE THE DR 6
•TO BE SAFE, DO NOT OPERATE THE MACHINE NEAR SMALL CHILDREN OR PETS, AND NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER. RETRACT THE RAM AND STOP THE MOTOR WHEN ANOTHER PERSON OR PET APPROACHES.
•NEVER TEAM UP WITH ANOTHER PERSON TO OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER CONTROLS – THIS IS A ONE PERSON JOB.
•KEEP YOUR HANDS AND FEET AWAY FROM THE SPLITTING AREA WHILE THE RAM IS IN MOTION.
•USE ONLY YOUR HANDS TO OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER CONTROLS.
•DO NOT PLACE YOUR HANDS AT PINCH POINTS WHERE THEY CAN CATCH BETWEEN A LOG AND THE WEDGE, LOG GUIDING PLATES OR THE RAM.
•DO NOT PUT ANY PART OF YOURSELF, YOUR CLOTHING, OR YOUR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INTO A CRACK IN A LOG THAT YOU ARE SPLITTING; IT MIGHT CLOSE SUDDENLY WITH GREAT FORCE.
•NEVER SPLIT ANYTHING OTHER THAN LOGS FREE OF NAILS, WIRES, AND BRANCHES. MAXIMUM LOG LENGTH IS 20" WITH A MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF 16" FOR THE DR 6
NOTE: The log diameter does not necessarily indicate the difficulty of the split. A small diameter log can be difficult to split if it has knots or its fiber is very tough, whereas you can split a larger log easily if its fiber is smooth and loose.
4 DR® WDS 6.4, 6