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Disconnect
the log cradle from the beam on the
side of the control valve.
Lift and slide the cylinder
up to the top of beam
and into the weld brackets.
Attach the dislodger
over the wedge
assembly
and secure with the hardware
previously
removed
to the weld brackets.
See Figure 4.
Once the six hex screws
are tightened,
there may
be a slight gap between
the dislodger
and the
weld brackets.
This gap is allowable.
Reattach
the log cradle to the side of the beam
with the control valve, aligning
the ends of the
cradle with the beam flanges.
Roll log splitter off the bottom
crate.
Wedge Assembly
Dislodger
Weld Bracket Slot
Figure 4
Preparing TheLog Splitter
Lubricate
the beam area where the splitting
wedge
will slide with engine oil (DO NOT USE
GREASE).
Remove vented
reservoir
dipstick,
which is
located
in front of the engine on top of the reser-
voir tank. See Figure 5.
Fill the reservoir
tank with Dexron
III automatic
transmission
fluid or 10W AW hydraulic
fluid.
Check fluid level using the dipstick.
See Figure 6.
Do not ovedill and replace
vented dipstick
securely.
The dipstick
should
be tighten until the
top of the threads
are flush with the top of the
pipe.
NOTE:
The reservoir
tank has a capacity
of 3 1/2
gallons.
If not already,
disconnect
the spark plug wire and
prime the pump, by pulling
the recoil starter to
turn the engine over approximately1
g times.
Reconnect
the spark
plug wire.
Start engine according
to Starting
the Engine in
the OPERATION
section.
Figure 5
Use the control
handle to engage
the wedge
to
the farthest
extended
position
and then retract
the wedge.
Refill tank to within the range specified
on the
dipstick.
Extend and retract the wedge
12 complete
cycles
to remove
trapped
air in the system
(system
is
"self-bleeding').
Much of the original fluid has been drawn into the
cylinder
and hoses.
Make certain to refill the
reservoir
to prevent
extreme
damage
to the
hydraulic
pump. Failure to refill the tank will void
your warranty.
Figure 6
NOTE:
Some
fluid may
overflow
from
the
vented
dipstick
as
the
system
builds
heat
and
the
fluid
expands
and seeks a balanced
level.
IMPORTANT: Do not operate
the log splitter without
the proper amount
of transmission
fluid in the
reservoir
tank.
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