MTD 585 Owner's Manual page 11

Control
Handle
Plate ReservoirTank
FIGURE 15.--VerticalPosition
Control
Handle
Splitting
Wedge
End Plate
Reservoir Tank
FIGURE 16.--Horizontal Position
TO OPERATE LOGSPLITTER:
WARNING: Wear leather work gloves,
safety shoes and safety glasses. Watch
your footing.
1. Place the log splitter on a dry, firm, level surface.
2. Block the front and back of the wheels when oper-
ating (and when storing) to prevent it from moving
or rolling away.
3. Lock in either the horizontal or vertical position.
4. Set the engine throttle at maximum speed.
5. Place the log against the end plate. Only split
wood in the direction of the grain.
6. Stabilize the log when needed on its sides, never
on the end between the log and the splitting
wedge.
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7. Only one adult should stabilize the log and
operate the control handle so the operator has
full control over stabilizing the log and moving the
splitting wedge.
8. Operating positions:
Vertical: Stand in front of the log splitter. Operate
the control handle with your right hand and
stabilize the log, if necessary, with your left hand.
See figure 15.
Horizontal: Stand behind the reservoir tank.
Operate the control handle with your right hand
and stabilize the log, if necessary, with your left
hand. See figure 16.
9. Move the control handle to the FORWARD posi-
tion to split wood.
10. Release the control handle to stop the wedge
movement.
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11. Move the control handle to REVERSE position to
return the wedge.
WARNING: If the fluid becomes exces-
sively hot at any time during operation,
stop the unit and allow the fluid to cool
down. Maximum performance will not be
obtained from your log splitter if the fluid
is too hot. Use extreme caution as con-
tacting hot fluid could result in serious
personal injury.
TOTRANSPORT LOGSPLITTER
1. Unlock the beam from the vertical position by
pulling out on the locking rod and pivoting it to the
right.
2. Lower the beam to its horizontal position. Make
certain the beam is latched securely with the verti-
cal position release rod.
3. Raise or lower jack stand to attach the hitch to a
towing vehicle. Make certain to latch securely.
Attach the safety chains to the towing vehicle.
4. Raise the jack stand wheel to its highest position.
Pull out on release pin and pivot the jack stand
until it locks in the horizontal position. See figure
17.
Hitch
Jack Stand
In Transport Position
FIGURE 17.
Release Pin