4.5OPERATION
WARNING: ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES DURING OPERATION
DANGER: KEEP HANDS AND FEET CLEAR OF RAM, STRIPPER PLATES AND BASE PLATE AT ALL TIMES.
1.Set up the Log Splitter in a clear, level area and block the wheels. Make sure that the suction port on the tanks is always on the lower side of the Log Splitter.
2.Place a log on the beam against the foot plate. Make sure that the log is securely on the foot plate and up against the beam.
Both ends of each log should be cut as square as possible to help prevent the log from riding out of the splitter during operation.
3.Depress the valve handle so that the cylinder will drive the wedge into the log. Extend the cylinder until the log splits or to the end of its stroke. If the log has not completely split after the cylinder has reached the end of its extension, retract the cylinder.
IMPORTANT: Leaving the valve in the "actuate" position at the end of the stroke may damage the pump. Always use extra care when splitting logs with unsquare ends.
NOTE: For operation in wooded areas, obtain a spark arrester for the exhaust system. See the engine operating and maintenance manual and check with your authorized Briggs & Stratton or Honda service center. See also Fire Prevention in the Safety Information Section of this manual.
IMPORTANT:
TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, AVOID "BOTTOMING OUT" WEDGE PLATE TO THE FOOT PIECE. TO CONFORM WITH INDUSTRY SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS, THE WEDGE STOPS 2 INCHES FROM THE END OF THE STROKE.
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