Additional Safety For Log Splitters - Grizzly T27710 Owner's Manual

Additional Safety for Log Splitters

Serious injury or death can occur from getting hands or fingers crushed by logs or amputated
by splitting wedge. Severe burns can be caused by touching hot parts during operation. Death
can result from getting accidentally injected by hydraulic fluid or inhaling carbon monoxide.
Workpieces can be ejected by splitter and strike operator or bystanders. To minimize risk of
injury, anyone operating this machine MUST completely heed hazards and warnings below.
HOT ENGINE. Motor and other parts of machine
get hot during operation. Allow to cool before
placing hands near motor, hydraulic cylinder, or
hydraulic lines, adding fuel, or performing any
service or maintenance.
SUPPORTING LOGS BY HAND. Never use any
part of your body to guide or steady a log when
ram is moving. Failure to follow this instruction
can result in crushing or amputation injuries.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION. The log splitter
engine produces carbon monoxide, which is a
poisonous gas. Make sure work area is adequate-
ly ventilated. Never operate this machine indoors
or in any type of enclosed area.
FLUID INJECTION. Fluid pressures developed
from this machine are up to 3000 PSI, which are
high enough to penetrate your skin and enter your
bloodstream. Hydraulic fluid injected into your
bloodstream is a medical emergency. If not treat-
ed immediately, this blood poisoning could result
in an aggressive infection, amputation, or death.
Keep body parts away from any high-pressure
hydraulic leak.
CORRECT USAGE. Never split wood across
grain or use log splitter to split concrete blocks,
rocks, or to bend metal.
PROTECTING CHILDREN. Keep children away
from log splitter at all times! It is not a toy. Never
allow any child to climb or ride on log splitter.
FUEL SPILLS. Fuel exposed to hot engine com-
ponents may ignite. Thoroughly clean all fuel
spills before starting engine.
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TROUBLESHOOTING. If you suspect a hydraulic
leak, DO NOT use your hand or fingers to locate
it. Instead, keep your skin at least 12" away from
potential leaking areas and move a strip of card-
board to where leak may exist and watch to see
if hydraulic oil is sprayed onto cardboard. Some
high-pressure streams can be almost invisible to
the naked eye.
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.
Adjusting pressure limit screw may lead to hydrau-
lic explosion and seriously injure operator and
bystanders. The pressure relief valve is factory set
and should not be adjusted unless by professional
hydraulic technician.
TOWING. This log splitter is not designed to be
towed on logging roads, forest service roads, pub-
lic roads, or highways. This machine is designed
for job site towing only where speed will not
exceed maximum speed listed in Data Sheet.
WORKPIECE SELECTION. Logs with extensive
knotting may be difficult or impossible to split.
Making repeated attempts to split an unsuitable
log will increase wear on the pressure relief valve,
hydraulic lines, and increase risk of operator
injury.
CORRECT USAGE. Never attempt to split more
than one log at a time. Doing so may cause logs
to fly off splitter with great force, resulting in seri-
ous injury or death.
MACHINE LOCATION. Never leave splitter run-
ning unattended, always block wheels to prevent
rolling, and store unit in locked location.
Model T27710 (Mfd. Since 04/16)