Maxim Manufacturing LSM Series - Manual (Page 4)

Operation
Before Starting Your Log Splitter . . .
1. Check your Log Splitter. Be sure all bolts are tight. After several hours of operating and at periodic maintenance
intervals, check all fasteners and tighten securely as required.
WARNING : YOUR ENGINE IS SHIPPED WITHOUT OIL. YOU MUST FILL THE
ENGINE WITH OIL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CRANK YOUR ENGINE.
2. Check oil and fill according to the engine owner's manual.
• Read Engine manual for full instructions and safety warnings.
• Place splitter on level ground.
• Clean around oil fill area.
• Remove dipstick. Wipe with clean cloth.
• Reinsert dipstick and tighten. Remove dipstick and check.
• Oil should be at FULL level.
• If oil is required, add slowly. Recheck level.
• Tighten dipstick and clean around oil fill area before starting.
3. Fill engine with clean unleaded gasoline according to the engine owner's manual.
WARNING: GASOLINE IS FLAMMABLE. USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING OR STORING GAS-
OLINE. NEVER FILL THE GAS TANK WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR HOT. ALLOW THE
ENGINE TO COOL BEFORE ADDING GAS. CLEAN ANY SPILLED GASOLINE.
4. Check hydraulic fittings and tubing. Do not operate splitter with defective hydraulic assembly.
5. Check hydraulic fluid level. Do not operate splitter without hydraulic fluid.
6. Check the air cleaner element. Insure that the air filter is clean.
7. Familiarize yourself with all operating controls.
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Operating Controls
1. Throttle --
• To crank engine pull throttle
all the way out to the choke
position.
• To operate engine position
the throttle to the 3/4 out posi-
tion.
• To turn engine off push
throttle all the way in.
2. Operating Handle --
• To split logs push handle
forward towards the front of the
splitter.
• To stop splitting action re-
lease handle.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO START OR OPERATE THIS SPLITTER UNTIL YOU ARE COMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH
LOCATION AND USE OF EACH CONTROL NECESSARY TO OPERATE THIS SPLITTER. YOU MUST KNOW
HOW TO STOP THIS MACHINE BEFORE YOU START IT. EACH TIME PRIOR TO STARTING, CHECK THE
THROTTLE ASSEMBLY TO INSURE IT IS WORKING PROPERLY.
Splitting Wedge
Hitch
Log Cradle
Splitting Ram
Operating Handle
Figure 1
Safety Chain
Tongue
Hydraulic Fluid Reservoir
Hydraulic Fluid Filter
U Bracket and Clevis Pin
Beam Hydraulic Return Hose