Off-season storage – MTD 556 User Manual
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WARNING: Excessive pressure (over 30
p.s.i.) when seating beads may cause tire/
rim assembly to burst with force si fficient
to cause serious injury.
OFF-SEASON STORAGE
If the log splitter will not be used for a perio i longer
than 30 days, the following steps should be ;aken to
prepare the log splitter for storage.
1. Clean the engine and the entire log splitter
thoroughly.
2. Refer to the engine manual for correc engine
storage instructions. Follow instructior s care
fully.
3. Wipe unit with an oiled rag to prevent ru >t, espe
cially wedge and beam.
NOTE: When storing any type of power equipment in
an unventilated or metal storage shed, care s hould be
taken to rustproof the equipment by coating w t h a light
oil or silicone.
FIGURE 19.
4.
5.
The tongue can be removed and reattacfied in an
upright position as shown in figure 19 to ake less
space when storing.
Store unit in a clean, dry area. Do not stoi e next to
corrosive materials, such as fertilizer.
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