Craftsman 247.79452 owner manual Starting Engine, Stopping Engine, Raising and Lowering Beam

•Make sure the spark plug wire is disconnected. Prime the pump by pulling the recoil starter as far as it will go. Repeat approximately 10 times.

•Reconnect the spark plug wire and start engine.

•Use the control handle to engage the wedge to the far extended position. Refer to Figure 7. Retract the wedge.

•Fill tank to within 1-1/2" to 2" from the top of the tank.

Fill hydraulic fluid here

Reservoir

Tank

Reservo_irVent

Plug

Figure 8

•Extend and retract the wedge 12 complete cycles to remove trapped air in the system (system is "self-bleeding").

•Refill the reservoir to within 1-1/2" to 2" from the

top of the tank. Much of the originalfluid has been drawn intothe cylinder and hoses. Make certain to refill the reservoir to prevent extreme damage to the hydraulic pump.

NOTE; Some fluidmay overflow from the ventplug as

the system builds heat and the fluid expands and seeks a balanced level.

Move control handle BACK or UP to return the wedge. See Figure 7.

Starting Engine

•Grasp starter handle and pull rope out slowly until engine reaches start of compression cycle (rope will pull slightlyharder at this point). Let the rope rewind slowly.

•Pull rope with a rapid, continuous,full arm stroke. Keep a firm gdp on starter handle. Let rope rewind slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against starter.

•Repeat preceding two instructions until engine fires. When engine starts, move choke lever on engine halfway to Half Choke position and then gradually to No Choke position.

•If engine falters, move choke lever to Half Choke until engine runs smoothly and then move it to No Choke position.

•Run wedge up and down beam 6 to 8 times to circulate the hydraulic fluid, which will warm and thin the fluid.

Stopping Engine

•Move throttle control lever to STOP position.

•Disconnect spark plug wire and move away from spark plug to prevent accidental starting while equipment is unattended.

Raising and Lowering Beam

•Place log splitter on a firm, level surface. To raise the beam for vertical operation, pull out the beam lock on the tongue and pivot it down to release the beam.

•Move the beam to the verticalposition. Secure it with the beam lock on the reservoirtank assembly. See Figure 10,

•Attach spark plug wire and rubber boot to spark plug. See Figure 9,

•Place the throttle control lever in FAST position. See Figure 6 and Figure 9,

•Move choke lever to FULL CHOKE position,

A_ach spark

Beam Lock

Raise beam assembly

in this direction

/

Horizontal Beam Lock

Move choke

lever tc

/

Move throttle rope

control

Figure 9 Figure 10

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