DR Power Hydraulic 8-Ton User Manual

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Personal Protection

Worksite Safety

Operating Safety

• TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO THE WOOD SPLITTER INCLUDING THE ENGINE
MANUFACTURER’S OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

• ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE GEAR, SUCH AS SAFETY GOGGLES, TIGHT-FITTING GLOVES

WITHOUT DRAW STRINGS OR LOOSE CUFFS, STEEL-TOED SHOES, AND A PROTECTIVE HEARING
DEVICE.

• TO PREVENT INJURY, MAKE SURE ALL DECALS ARE ATTACHED TO THE WOOD SPLITTER AND

ARE LEGIBLE AT ALL TIMES.

• TO AVOID TRIPPING, DO NOT LEAVE TOOLS, LOGS, OR OTHER ITEMS LYING AROUND THE

WORK AREA.

• NEVER OPERATE YOUR WOOD SPLITTER ON SLIPPERY, WET, MUDDY, OR ICY SURFACES. THE

LOCATION YOU CHOOSE SHOULD BE SOLID, LEVEL, DRY, AND FREE FROM ANY TALL GRASS,
BRUSH, OR OTHER INTERFERENCES.

• NEVER USE YOUR WOOD SPLITTER AT NIGHT.

• ALLOW ONLY ONE (1) PERSON TO LOAD AND OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER.

• ALLOW ONLY ADULTS TO OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER. NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18

SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER.

• ALWAYS KEEP BYSTANDERS, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND PETS, AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE (25)

FEET AWAY FROM THE WORK AREA. ONLY THE OPERATOR SHOULD STAND NEAR THE
EQUIPMENT AND ONLY WITHIN THE SAFE OPERATING AREA PRESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL
(SEE THE PHOTOS ON SAFE AND UNSAFE OPERATING ZONES IN THE “OPERATING YOUR
WOOD SPLITTER” SECTION IN CHAPTER 4.)

NEVER OPERATE THE ENGINE IN AN ENCLOSED AREA. EXHAUST FUMES CONTAIN CARBON
MONOXIDE THAT CAN BE DEADLY WHEN INHALED. MAKE SURE THE AREA IS WELL VENTILATED.