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THIS SYMBOL POINTS OUTIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHICH,IF NOTFOLLOWED, COULD ENDANGER THE PERSONAL A
SAFETY ANDIORPROPERTY OF YOURSELF A ND OTHERS. R EADAND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS I N THIS MANUAL BEFORE
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ATTEMPTING T O OPERATE Y OURLOGSPLII-I'ER. F AILURE TO COMPLY WITHTHESE INSTRUCTIONS MAYRESULT IN PERSONAL
INJURY. WHENYOUSEE THISSYMBOL-_'_
HEED ITSWARNING.
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DANGER
Yourlogsplitter wasbuilttobe operated according t otherulesfor safeoperation in thismanual. A swithany
typeof powerequipment, c arelessnessor erroronthepartoftheoperator c an resultin serious Injury. I f you
violateanyoftheserules,youmaycauseserious injurytoyourself o r others.
,I_TRAINING
1. Before operating thissplitter, r eadand understand t hismanual
completely. Become familiar with it for yourownsafety. T ofail
to dosomaycause serious injury. D onotallowanyone t o oper-
ateyoursplitter whohasnotreadthis manual. K eep this man-
ual in a safe placefor future and regularreference and for
ordering replacement parts.
2. Never useyour splitterfor any other purpose than splitting
wood.It is designed for this useandanyother usemaycause
an injury. Y ourlogsplitter is a precisionpieceof powerequip-
ment,nota toy.Therefore, exercise extreme caution at alltimes.
3. Neverallowchildren to operate yourlogsplitter. D o not allow
adultsto operateit withoutproperinstruction. Onlypersons
....... well acquainted with theserulesof safe operation shouldbe
allowed to useyourlogsplitter.
4. 0nly theoperator i sto benearyourlogsplitter d uring use.Keep
all others,including petsandchildren, a minimum of 20 feet
away fromyourworkzone.Flying woodcanbe hazardous. If a
helperis assisting in loadinglogs,neveractivate the control
untilthehelper isclearof thearea.Moreaccidents o ccurwhen
more thanonepersonoperates thelogsplitter t hanat anyother
time.
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Nooneshould operate thisunitwhileintoxicated or whiletaking
medication thatimpairs thesenses or reactions. Aclearmindis
essential for safety. N everallowa personwho istiredor other-
wisenotalertto useyoursplitter.
8. 0nlyoperate y oursplitter o nlevel g round and notonthesideof
a hill.It could tip,or roiling logsor poor footing could causean
accident. Operating thesplitteron levelgroundalsoprevents
thespillage o fgasoline f romthefueltank.
9. Neverattempt t o movethe log splitterover hillyor uneven
terrainwithout a towvehicle or adequate h elp.
10. Always blockthewheels to preventmovement of log splitter
whileinoperation.
11. Checkthe fuel beforestartingthe engine.Gasolineis an
extremely f lammable fuel. Donotfill thegasoline t ankindoors,
whenthe engine is running, o r whilethe engineis still hot.
Replace g asolinecapsecurely a ndwipeoffanyspilled gasoline
before starting t heengine asit maycause a fire or explosion.
12. Bothends ofeachlogmustbecutassquare as possible t o help
prevent thelogfromriding outofthesplitter d uring operation.
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OPERATION
1. VerticalOperating Position: Stand infrontof thelogsplitter.
Horizontal Operating Position: Stand behind thereservoir tank.
Seeillustrations.
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PREPARATION
1. Never wearlooseclothing or jewelrythat can be caught by
moving parts of yourlogsplitter a ndpullyouintoit. Keep cloth-
ingaway fromall moving partsofyourlogsplitter.
2. Wear properheadgearto keephairawayfrom movingparts.
Always wearprotectivehearing devices asneeded.
3. Always wearsafetyshoes.A dropped logcanseriously injure
yourfoot.
4. Alwayswear safetyglassesor goggles while operating your
splitter. A pieceof splitting logcould fly offandhityoureyes.
5. Wearleather workgloves. B esuretheyaretightfittingwithout
loose cuffsordrawstrings.
6. Useyourlogsplitter i n daylight, or under good artificial light.
7. Neveroperate yoursplitter on slippery, wet,muddyor icysur-
faces. Safefooting is essential in preventing a ccidents. Never
operate yoursplitter w hileattached t o a towing vehicle.
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