DR Power Hydraulic 8-Ton - Manual (Page 18)

18 8-TON DR ® WOOD SPLITTER
Figure 23
Hands
on Sides
of Wood
Splitting
Wedge
Chapter 3: Operating Your Wood Splitter
1. Set your Wood Splitter on flat, dry ground. Make sure
you read all the recommendations from the “General
Safety Rules” in Chapter 2 before using the Wood
Splitter.
2. Start the engine using the instructions from the engine
manual. If the Wood Splitter has not been running
(cold engine), warm up the engine and hydraulic
system by running the engine at half throttle for 3 to 4
minutes, then advance the engine throttle control to
maximum speed.
3. Place the log on the Wood Splitter. Grasp the log on
the sides near the middle of the block (Figure 23).
Center the log, side-to-side, on the rail of the Wood
Splitter, making sure that one end is against the
Splitting Wedge.
Operator
Zone
Figure 22
TOP VIEW
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER
WITHOUT FULLY UNDERSTANDING ALL INSTRUCTIONS,
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, AND/OR WARNINGS. IF ANY DOUBT
OR QUESTION ARISES ABOUT THE CORRECT OR SAFE
METHOD OF PERFORMING ANYTHING FOUND IN THIS
MANUAL, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVES AT OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER: 1-800-DR-
OWNER (376-9637).
WHEN OPERATING THE WOOD SPLITTER, MAKE SURE YOU
ARE IN THE SAFE OPERATING AREA (OPERATOR ZONE) AS
SHOWN IN FIGURE 22. YOU MUST STAY IN THE SAFE
OPERATING AREA AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE SPLITTING
WEDGE IS IN MOTION (WHETHER EXTENDING OR
RETRACTING). NEVER PLACE ANY PART OF YOUR BODY
INTO A POSITION THAT CAUSES AN UNSAFE OPERATING
CONDITION.
BEFORE LOADING AND OPERATING THE WOOD SPLITTER,
ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE GEAR, INCLUDING SAFETY
GOGGLES, HEARING PROTECTION, TIGHT-FITTING GLOVES
WITHOUT DRAW STRINGS OR LOOSE CUFFS, AND STEEL-
TOED SHOES.
USE THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS FOR THE CORRECT AND
INCORRECT METHODS OF SPLITTING LOGS. NEVER SPLIT A
LOG USING AN INCORRECT OR UNSAFE METHOD.