Starting/Stopping Engine; Raising And Lowering Beam; Operating Position - Craftsman 247.794510 Owner's Manual

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WARNING: Do not fillcloser than 1/2 inchof
top of fuel tank to preventspillsand to allow
for fuel expansion. Ifgasolineis accidentiy
spilled, movelog splitteraway from area of
spill.Avoidcreating any sourceof ignition
untilgasolinevapors havedisappeared.
Starting Engine
Attachspark plug wire and rubberbootto the
spark plug.
Placethe throttlecontrollever in START
position.
Pushthe primerthree times,wait about two
secondsbetween each push. In cold weather
with temperaturesbelow55 ° F, primeengine
five times.
Grasp the starterhandle and pullropeout slowly
untilengine reaches startof the compression
cycle(rope willpullslightlyharder at thispoint).
Let the rope rewindslowly.
Pull ropewith a rapid,continuous, f ullarm
stroke.Keep a firm gripon the starterhandle.
Let rope rewindslowly. Do not let starterhandle
snap back againststarter.
NOTE:/f engine does not fire after three attempts,
repeat above instructions.
Stopping Engine
Move throttlecontrollever to STOP position.
Disconnectspark plug wire and moveaway
from spark plug to prevent accidental starting
while equipment is unattended.
Raising and Lowering Beam
Use control handleto run wedge up and down
beam 6 to 8 timesto circulatethe hydraulic fluid,
whichwillwarm and thinthe fluid.
Place log splitteron a firm, level surface.
To raise the beam: Pulloutthe beamlock on
the tongueand pivotitdownto releasethe
beam.
Move the beamto theverticalposition. S ecure it
withthe beam lock on the reservoir tank
assembly.See Figure9.
To lower the beam: Pulloutthe beam lockon
the reservoirtank.
Pivot beam lockdownto releasethe beam.
Carefullypull backon beam and loweritto the
horizontalposition. See Figure9.
Pullout the beam lock on the tongue,pivotit
upwardsand release itto holdthe beam. Make
certainit is latched securely.
,_ WARNING: Alwaysusethe log splitterinthe
verticalpositiononlywhen splitting heavy
logs.
Operating Position
Vertical
Pullthe horizontalbeam lockout and pivotit
downto releasethe beam. Pivotthebeam to the
verticalposition.
Lock the beam in the verticalposition,by pulling
out on the verticalbeam lockand pivoting itto
the left. See Figure10.
Stand in front of the log splitter.Operatethe
controlhandle withyour righthandand stabilize
the log, if necessary,withyourlefthand. See
Figure10.
Vertical
Beam
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Tongue
Horizontal Beam Lock
Figure 9
Figure 10
Horizontal
Pullthe verticalbeam lockout and pivotitdown.
Pivotthe beam to the horizontal p osition.
Lockthe beam in the hodzontalposition, by
pullingout on the horizontal b eam lockand
pivotingit upwards.
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