Mantis Swift Split - Manual (Page 14)

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IMPORTANT! DO NOT MIX FLUID BRANDS AND TYPES! DO NOT USE OTHER GRADE OILS.
WARNING
BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE BE SURE THAT:
• LOG SPLITTER IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SOURCE.
• PUSHER PLATE IS FULLY RETRACTED (RETURNED TO THE LOWEST POSITION)
AND NO RESIDUAL HYDRAULIC ENERGY IS LEFT IN THE SYSTEM.
• OIL HAS COOLED.
• YOUR MACHINE IS CLEAN. DO NOT CONTAMINATE HYDRAULIC FLUID.
CONTAMINANTS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID INCLUDE SOLID PARTICLES, AIR, WATER
OR ANY OTHER MATTER THAT IMPAIRS THE FUNCTION OF THE FLUID.
CONTAMINATION ACCELERATES WEAR OF HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS.
I. How to change the hydraulic oil
Oil should be changed after every 100 hours of operation.
The drain port is located under the unit
Recommended Oil Types:
Shell Tellus T22
Aral Vitam GF22
SP Energol HCP22
Mobil DTE11 or equivalent
Wooden Wedge
Log is jammed on the wedge
Different size
wooden wedges
2. Place a piece of wood shaped as wedge under the jammed log and activate the pressure plate of the log splitter to push it up
and under the jammed log. Repeat this process using larger wooden wedges until the jammed log is released.