MTD 24AA5DMK029 Operator's Manual page 11

Operating
Tips
Never:
Always: 1. Use whenfluidis below200F or above150 o F.
1. Usecleanfluid and checkfluidlevel regularly. 2. Operatein FORWARD or REVERSE positionwith
2. Usean approvedhydraulicfluid. Approvedfluids ram stoppedfor extendedperiod.
includeDexron®Ill, or a 10 WeightAWhydraulicoil. 3. Attemptto adjustunloadingor reliefvalvesettings.
3. Keephosesclearand unblocked.
4. Operatewith air in hydraulicsystem.
4. Usethe hydraulicvalvecontrol to extendand retract
5. Use teflontape on hydraulicfittings.
cylinder4-6 cyclesto removetrappedair in the system
beforeoperating. 6. Attemptto cut woodacrossthegrain, r' Log
5. Flushand cleanhydraulicsystembeforerestarting 7. Attemptto removepartially splitwoodfrom the
after servicing, wedgewith your hands.
6. Use"pipedope"on all hydraulicfittings.
7. Operateon levelground.
8. Allowtime for warm-upbeforesplittingwood.
9. Primethe pumpbeforeinitialstart-upby pullingthe
recoilstarteron the engine4-6 timeswith engine
switch in OFFpositionand spark plugdisconnected.
10.Split woodalongthe grain (lengthwise)only.
11.Keeplog centeredin front of ram.
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