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Owner’s Manual for 10 Ton Kinetic Splitter
Maintenance
Adjusting Steel Bushing Over Center
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1.
See
. Use a screwdriver to remove the
11 guard screws, washers, and lock washers (A)
that secure the center guard (B).
2.
Remove the guard screws, washers, and locknuts
that secure the flywheel and guard.
B
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A
Figure 4-11. Adjusting Steel Bushing (1 of 3)
3.
See
.
P
ush two hand operation lever
(C) to the side and move the engagement handle
(D) forward until it contacts the vertical adjustment
bolt (E).
NOTE:
The ram may need to be pulled out so the teeth
on the rack and pinion line up.
4.
Use a 17 mm wrench to loosen nut (F) and handle
retention nut (G).
NOTE:
Do not adjust more than 1-1/4 revolutions when
adjusting off center. Adjustments too far off center will not
allow the rack teeth to engage fully and will cause dam-
age to the splitter
P
C
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F
D
E
G
Figure 4-12. Adjusting Steel Bushing (2 of 3)
5.
Use a 14mm wrench to adjust the vertical adjust-
ment bolt so the engagement handle is approxi-
mately 1-3° off center towards the vertical
adjustment bolt.
NOTE:
The engagement handle must move just past
center as it contacts the vertical adjustment bolt. If it is at
the center position, or off center in the wrong direction,
the force of splitting a log will be transferred through the
engagement handle and could cause injury.
6.
Use a 17 mm wrench to tighten the locking nut and
handle retention nut. Verify the two hand operation
handle is able to move freely and return to the
locked position. If the handle cannot move freely,
loosen the handle retention nut 1/4 rotation at a
time until it can move freely.
7.
Push the engagement handle all the way to the
return position then back into the split position to
confirm the steel bushing is moving just past cen-
ter.
8.
See
. Check the gap at the end of
stopping bolt (H) and engagement handle (I) The
gap should be approximately 2 mm. If the gap
needs adjustment, hold the head of the bolt using a
17 mm wrench and loosen nut (J) using another
17mm wrench. Adjust the bolt as needed to correct
the gap and retighten the nut against the two hand
operation handle (K).
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H
J
I
K
Figure 4-13. Adjusting Steel Bushing (3 of 3)
9.
Reinstall the Guards.
When using the splitter for the first time after this adjust-
ment, split smaller diameter logs with no knots to verify
that the adjustments are correct before trying larger
diameter tougher logs.
