Country Home Products ELECTRIC WOOD SPLITTER manual Safety for Children

•NEVER OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER IN AN AREA OF NATURAL GAS OR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.

•NEVER SPLIT WOOD IN WET OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

•ALWAYS OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER FROM THE OPERATOR ZONE (FIGURE 6 ON PAGE 15). NEVER STAND ON, STRADDLE OR CLIMB OVER THE WOOD SPLITTER AT ANT TIME.

•DO NOT HANDLE LOGS BY THEIR ENDS WHEN YOU POSITION THEM ON THE WOOD SPLITTER.

•ALWAYS UNPLUG THE WOOD SPLITTER FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE ADJUSTING OR SERVICING THE MACHINE. IF YOU HAVE TO STOP TO REMOVE ANY DEBRIS FROM THE MACHINE, ALWAYS RETRACT THE RAM AND UNPLUG THE MACHINE.

•DO NOT MOVE OR REPOSITION THE WOOD SPLITTER WITH ITS MOTOR RUNNING.

•DO NOT, UNDER ANY CONDITIONS, REMOVE, BEND, CUT, FIT, WELD, OR OTHERWISE ALTER STANDARD PARTS ON THE DR 6 -TON ELECTRIC WOOD SPLITTER. MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR MACHINE COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURIES AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY.

•WHILE USING THE DR 6 -TON ELECTRIC WOOD SPLITTER, DON'T HURRY OR TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED.

•DO NOT OPERATE THE MACHINE WHEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR MEDICATION.

•USE THE MACHINE ONLY IN DAYLIGHT OR GOOD ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.

Safety for Children

TRAGIC ACCIDENTS CAN OCCUR IF THE OPERATOR IS NOT ALERT TO THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN. CHILDREN ARE OFTEN ATTRACTED TO THE WOOD SPLITTER AND THE SPLITTING ACTIVITY. NEVER ASSUME THAT CHILDREN WILL REMAIN WHERE YOU LAST SAW THEM.

•KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF THE SPLITTING AREA AND UNDER THE WATCHFUL CARE OF A RESPONSIBLE ADULT.

•BE ALERT AND TURN THE WOOD SPLITTER OFF IF CHILDREN ENTER THE WORK AREA.

•NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO OPERATE THE DR 6 -TON ELECTRIC WOOD SPLITTER.

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