Refueling preventing fires – DR Power Hydraulic 22-Ton User Manual

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Refueling

Preventing Fires

• NEVER EXCEED 35 M.P.H. WHEN TOWING YOUR WOOD SPLITTER. OBEY ALL STATE AND LOCAL

REGULATIONS WHEN TOWING ON STATE AND LOCAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. ADJUST YOUR
SPEED FOR TERRAIN AND CONDITIONS, AS NEEDED. BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS WHEN TOWING
OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, ESPECIALLY OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING.

• NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO SIT OR RIDE ON YOUR WOOD SPLITTER.

• NEVER CARRY ANY CARGO OR WOOD ON YOUR WOOD SPLITTER.

• ONLY REFUEL THE WOOD SPLITTER OUTDOORS IN A CLEAR AREA VOID OF GAS FUMES OR

SPILLED GASOLINE.

• ALWAYS USE AN APPROVED FUEL CONTAINER TO CARRY GASOLINE.

• ALWAYS REPLACE THE WOOD SPLITTER GAS CAP AND THE FUEL CONTAINER CAP SECURELY.

• IF GASOLINE IS SPILLED, MOVE THE MACHINE AWAY FROM THE AREA OF THE SPILL AND AVOID

CREATING ANY SOURCE OF IGNITION UNTIL THE SPILLED GASOLINE HAS COMPLETELY
EVAPORATED.

• TAKE A CLASS B FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH YOU WHEN OPERATING THE WOOD SPLITTER IN DRY

AREAS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AGAINST POSSIBLE FLYING SPARKS.

• ALWAYS STORE GASOLINE IN AN APPROVED, TIGHTLY SEALED CONTAINER. STORE THE

CONTAINER IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. DO NOT STORE THE CONTAINER IN A HOUSE OR NEAR ANY
HEATING APPLIANCE.

• DO NOT SMOKE OR HAVE OPEN FLAMES WHEN REFUELING THE ENGINE. DO NOT SPILL FUEL. IF

FUEL SHOULD SPILL, QUICKLY WIPE UP THE SPILL AND ALLOW THE EXCESS TO EVAPORATE
BEFORE CONTINUING. MAKE SURE GASOLINE SOAKED RAGS ARE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF.

• DO NOT FILL THE GAS TANK WHILE THE ENGINE IS HOT OR RUNNING. ALLOW TIME FOR THE

ENGINE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE REFUELING.

• NEVER OPERATE THE WOOD SPLITTER NEAR A FLAME OR SPARK. OIL AND GASOLINE ARE

FLAMMABLE AND CAN EXPLODE.

• NEVER SMOKE WHILE OPERATING OR REFUELING THE WOOD SPLITTER. GASOLINE, OIL, AND

EVEN GAS FUMES CAN EXPLODE.