MAINTENANCE￿AND￿STORAGE￿

WARNING:￿￿DISCONNECT￿THE￿SPARK￿PLUG￿BEFORE￿PERFORMING￿ANY￿MAINTENANCE.￿

Consult￿the￿operating￿and￿maintenance￿instructions￿of￿the￿engine￿manufacturer￿for￿engine￿care.￿

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Always￿check￿the￿oil￿level￿of￿the￿hydraulic￿reservoir￿before￿operation.￿￿Operating￿without￿an￿adequate￿oil￿ supply￿will￿cause￿severe￿damage￿to￿the￿pump.￿Change￿the￿hydraulic￿fluid￿in￿the￿reservoir￿after￿every￿100￿hours￿of￿ operation.￿￿Change￿the￿hydraulic￿filter￿after￿every￿50￿hours￿of￿operation￿(use￿only￿a￿10￿micron￿hydraulic￿filter).￿

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Periodically￿check￿that￿all￿nuts,￿bolts,￿screws,￿clamps￿and￿fittings￿are￿tight￿and￿secure.￿

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To￿keep￿your￿splitter￿in￿top￿working￿condition￿perform￿all￿recommended￿maintenance￿procedures￿before￿you￿use￿ your￿splitter.￿

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If￿the￿wedge￿becomes￿dull￿or￿nicked￿a￿grinder￿or￿sharpening￿tool￿can￿be￿used￿to￿sharpen￿it.￿

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Completely￿drain￿the￿fuel￿tank￿prior￿to￿storage.￿Always￿store￿gasoline￿in￿an￿approved,￿tightly￿sealed￿container.￿￿Store￿ container￿in￿a￿dry,￿cool￿place￿with￿adequate￿ventilation.￿￿Keep￿fuel￿away￿from￿areas￿where￿fumes￿could￿contact￿open￿ flame,￿pilot￿light￿or￿sparks.￿

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Be￿aware￿of￿the￿environment￿when￿disposing￿of￿used￿petroleum￿products.￿￿Please￿dispose￿of￿used￿hydraulic￿ fluid,￿engine￿oil￿and￿any￿by￿products￿from￿the￿maintenance￿of￿your￿splitter￿at￿approved￿recycling￿centers.￿

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Should￿it￿become￿necessary￿to￿disassemble￿the￿unit￿for￿repair￿or￿replacement￿of￿parts,￿refer￿to￿the￿drawings￿and￿parts￿ list￿on￿the￿following￿pages.￿￿Exercise￿extreme￿caution,￿as￿some￿parts￿are￿very￿heavy￿and￿will￿require￿sufficient￿ persons￿or￿mechanical￿handling￿equipment.￿

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Your￿Swisher￿Log￿Splitter￿has￿been￿produced￿with￿components￿designed￿specifically￿to￿this￿machine.￿￿Although￿ standard￿springs,￿hardware￿and￿ect￿may￿look￿similar￿to￿parts￿used￿on￿other￿machinery,￿they￿may￿in￿some￿cases￿ be￿made￿of￿a￿different￿construction￿and/or￿materials.￿￿All￿replacement￿parts￿must￿meet￿manufacturer’s￿ specifications.￿

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The￿operation￿of￿any￿splitter￿can￿produce￿foreign￿objects￿to￿be￿thrown￿into￿the￿ eyes,￿resulting￿in￿severe￿eye￿damage.￿￿Always￿wear￿certified￿safety￿glasses￿or￿ wide-vision￿safety￿goggles￿over￿spectacles￿before￿staring￿any￿splitting￿machine￿ and￿while￿operating￿such￿a￿machine.

The￿operation￿of￿any￿splitter￿produces￿sound￿waves￿that￿are￿damaging￿to￿the￿ human￿ear.￿￿Ear￿protection￿is￿recommended.

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Swisher LS12534H12V, LS728H, LS722H, LS10528H manual Maintenanceandstorage
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LS10528H, LS12534H12V, LS12534H, LS722H, LS728H specifications

The Swisher LS12534H12V, LS722H, LS12534H, LS728H, and LS10528H are part of Swisher's distinguished lineup of professional-grade lawn care equipment. These models are designed for efficiency and superior performance, making them ideal for both commercial and residential applications.

The Swisher LS12534H12V features a robust 12V electric start engine that simplifies operations, allowing users to focus on getting the job done rather than struggling with difficult pull starts. With a cutting width of 34 inches, this model is suitable for medium-sized lawns and comes with multiple height adjustment settings to cater to various grass types.

The LS722H is recognized for its durable construction and powerful 20 HP engine, which provides exceptional torque and cutting power. This all-around performer boasts a 22-inch cutting deck, making it versatile for different landscaping tasks. Its compact design makes it easy to maneuver in tight spaces while still achieving a clean, even cut.

The LS12534H model continues with the theme of robust power and efficiency. With a reliable engine and a heavy-duty steel frame, it's built to withstand rigorous use in demanding conditions. Its advanced mulching technology allows for finer grass chopping, which contributes to effective fertilization and improved lawn health.

The LS728H stands out with its heavy-duty construction and wide 28-inch cutting deck, perfect for larger areas where efficiency is key. Equipped with a user-friendly control panel, this model enhances the mowing experience with various settings tailored for different terrains and grass heights.

Lastly, the LS10528H combines a powerful engine with advanced features, including hydrostatic transmission for smooth operation and easy maneuverability. Its 28-inch cutting width allows for quick work on larger lawns, while the ergonomic design enhances operator comfort during prolonged use.

All these models feature Swisher's commitment to quality craftsmanship, ensuring dependable performance and long-lasting durability. With intuitive design elements, they aim to reduce operator fatigue and increase efficiency. The Swisher LS series is an excellent investment for anyone looking to maintain a beautiful lawn without the hassle commonly associated with traditional mowing equipment.
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