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5 - USE
WARNING:
DO NOT USE THE MACHINE OUTDOOR WHEN IT IS RAINING OR SNOWING.
WHEN NOT IN USE, STORE THE MACHINE WHERE IT IS PROTECTED FROM ATMOSPHERIC AGENTS.
5.1 - Switching on/off of the log splitter
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Connect the log splitter to the power source (see chapter 4 “OPERATING THE MACHINE”) and then check that the machine is
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rmly positioned
on the ground.
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Start the tractor making sure it does not move. Start the log splitter by activating the power system (cardan shaft). The wedge will lift.
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Place the log on the work surface (5 in
fi
g.1, page 2) making sure it is centered under the wedge. The two faces of the log must be parallel to each
other and to the work surface to guarantee safe operation.
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Working in the mandatory position only (16 in
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g.1 page 2), activate both the levers downwards (vertical position - B in
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g.4, page 3) or ahead
(horizontal position - B in
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g.8, page 4): the wedge will start to cut into the log.
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If the log does not split quickly or if the wedge stops, do not keep the machine under force.It is advisable to bring the wedge to the upper position
and to make another attempt after rotating the log.
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Repeat the operation with the pieces obtained so as to split the log into several parts.
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In order to let the wedge return to the upper position, ready for a new cycle, push both levers upward until the clamp. The two levers will stay in this
position. At the end of the stroke, the stopping device will automatically bring them back to the neutral position.
NOTE: IF YOU RELEASE ALSO ONLY ONE OF THE TWO CONTROL LEVERS, THE WEDGE WILL STOP IN THE REACHED
POSITION.
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If you leave the log splitter unattended, switch off the transmission system of the tractor.
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After using the log splitter, switch off the transmission system, switch off the tractor. Before moving the tractor, lift the log splitter to a suf
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cient height
so that it does not hit the ground.
WARNING
NEVER MOVE THE TRACTOR WITH THE POWER SOURCE OF THE LOG SPLITTER ACTIVATED OR WITH THE LOG SPLITTER
STILL ON THE GROUND.
WARNING
THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT LIABLE FOR INJURY TO PERSONS, ANIMALS OR OTHER THINGS CAUSED BY AN IMPROPER
USE OF THE MACHINE
5.2 - Adjusting the stroke of the wedge
In order to save time it has been designed a system that allows to adjust the stroke of the wedge, therefore to regulate it on short logs, so that it will
only make the strictly necessary stroke.
On the right side of the machine, inside the beam, there is the automatic return rod (A in
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g.10, page 5)
In the upper part of the rod, there is a hole. Operate the log splitter, bring the wedge (B in
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g.10) under this hole and insert the supplied split pin in the
hole (C in
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g.10). On coming back, the wedge will now stop in the position you have set.
In order to return to the complete run, remove the split pin so as to free the rod.
5.3 - Assembly and use of the 4-way wedge (Optional)
The log splitter can be equipped, under request, with an optional 4-way wedge to split logs into four pieces with a single stroke.
The 4-way wedge (1 in
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g.12, page 5) must be assembled directly on the standard 2-way wedge (2 in
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g.12).
When the wedge is in position, insert the dowel (3 in
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g.12) into the corresponding hole (4) and into the hole on the 2-way wedge (5) in order to secure it.
This 4-way wedge is used in the same way as the 2-way wedge taking care, however, not to split very hard wood or wood with a large number of knots
as the use of 2 wedges instead of 1 causes greater stress on the wedge.
WARNING
NEVER USE THE 4-WAY WEDGE IF IT HAS NOT BEEN SECURED INTO POSITION WITH THE DOWEL SUPPLIED, AS THIS
COULD PROVE VERY DANGEROUS FOR BOTH THE OPERATOR AND THE MACHINE.
