Maintenance – MTD 24645-8 User Manual
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TO OPERATE LOG SPLITTER:
1. Set throttle at maximum speed.
2.
Place log on beam and hold in place with rijht
hand. See figure 14.
3.
Slowly move engagement handle forward u itil
ram rests against log. Release engagement hardle
(Neutral).
4.
Remove your hand from the log and step behind
the ram. See figure 15.
5. Move engagement handle forward until log is sf lit.
6.
Move the engagement handle to the rear to ret jrn
ram.
FIGURE 15
The ram should take approximately 12 seconds to
make a complete cycle. This speed may vary de
pending
on
throttle
setting
and
temperature
of
hydraulic fluid.
NOTE
If you lock the engagement handle in
the reverse slot, the ram will return until
it hits the engagement bracket, which will
throw the engagement handle into neutral
automatically.
A i
WARNING {
Never attempt to cut a log in half with
the log splitter. See figure 16.
Never stand next to the ram when
operating. See figure 17. Always stand
behind the ram as shown in figure 15.
FIGURE 16
FIGURE 17
MAINTENANCE
A
^ WARNING {
Always stop engine and disconnect spark
plug wire before performing any mainte
nance or adjustments.
ENGINE OIL
Change oil first two (2) hours of operation. Check
oil level every five (5) operating hours or each time
equipment is used.
Change oil every twenty-five (25) operating hours or
sooner if equipment is operated in extremely dusty
or dirty conditions.
Refer to engine manual for quantity and type of oil
ENGAGEMENT HANDLE
Periodically lubricate the area of the engagement
handle which contacts the slotted bracketon the beam,
to prevent excessive wear.
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