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ASSEMBLY
Thislogsplitterhasbeenpartiallyassembledatthefactory.Refertothedrawingsandpartlistsshoulditbecome necessarytodisassembletheunitforrepairorreplacementofparts.
Inspectallcomponentsfordamage.Ifyoubelieveyouhaveadamagedpartpleasecontactcustomerservice
WARNING:Exerciseextremecaution,aspartsareveryheavy.Sufficientpersonsormechanicalhandling equipmentshouldbeused.
Refertouncratingandassemblyinstructionsforassemblyprocedures.
OPERATION
INTENDEDUSE:Thislogsplitterisintendedanddesignedtoonlysplitwood.NEVERuseforanyother purposes.DoingsocancauseinjuryorVOIDTHEWARRANTY.
IMPORTANT:Thisunitisshippedwithoilbutwithoutgasolineintheengine.Afterassembly,seeseparate EngineManualforproperfuelandoilrecommendations.
WARNING:DONOTSTARTORRUNTHELOGSPLITTERWITHOUTOILINTHEENGINE
ANDHYDRAULICRESERVOIR.
FILLINGTHEHYDRAULICRESERVOIR
Fillthehydraulicreservoirwithatleast12QuartsofDextronIIIAutomaticTransmissionfluidor10WAW hydraulicfluid.Afterthehydraulicreservoirandtheenginecrankcasearefilledcorrectlywiththeirrespective
NOTE:Ifthetankisoverfilled,itwilltendtoexpeloilfromthebreathercapwhenthecylinderisretracted.
STARTUP
WARNING:DONOTSTARTORRUNTHELOGSPLITTERWITHOUTOILINTHEENGINE
ANDHYDRAULICRESERVOIR.
SeeseparateEngineManualforfuelandoilrecommendations.Ifapplicableyourlogsplitterhascomeequipped
STARTINGINSTRUCTIONS
Briggs&Stratton7HPEngine
1. Movethrottlecontrolto“FAST.”
2. Pushprimerbulbthree(3)times.NOTE:Donotuseprimertorestartawarmengineafterashort
shutdown.
3. Graspropehandleandpulloutslowlyuntilresistanceitfelt.Thenpullrapidlywithafullarmstroke.
NOTE:Ifenginefailstostartafterthree(3)pulls,repeatsteps1and2.
4. WhenEnginestarts,leavethrottlecontrolat“FAST.”Thethrottlemustbesetinthefastpositionfor
maximumperformance.
5. Tostopengine,movethrottleleverto“SLOW”forafewsecondsthento“STOP.”
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