About Your Log Splitter
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Thank you for purchasing your Northstar log splitter!
About Your Log Splitter:
This log splitter is a machine designed to split wood logs using a hydraulically powered moving wedge. The log
splitter’s gasoline engine is used to pressurize the hydraulic system
.
This log splitter is designed to split logs
up to 24” long, lengthwise with the grain only.
Your splitter can be used in either a vertical or horizontal splitting position:
When the splitter is set up to operate in the horizontal splitting position, a log is placed on the horizontal
beam and the wedge moves horizontally into the end of the log to split it.
When the splitter is set up to operate in the vertical splitting position, the log is placed on the endplate,
upright on its end, and the wedge moves down into the top of the log to split it.
The horizontal splitting position is used for lighter logs that can be easily loaded onto the beam. The vertical
splitting position is used for heavier logs that are difficult to load onto the beam.
The technical specifications for your log splitter are provided in the “Specifications” section of this manual.
WARNING
This log splitter uses a high-pressure hydraulic system to generate a very strong splitting force.
Read the manual completely
before using the machine to understand how to safely operate and
maintain it.
Follow all safety precautions presented throughout this manual. A summary of important safety information can
be found at the end of this manual.
Contact Northstar Customer Service at 1-800-270-0810 for any questions about the appropriate
use of this log splitter and /or optional accessories.
Warranty Registration:
Please fill out and submit the warranty registration card so that we have your contact information for any future
product literature or replacement parts you may need.
Attention: All Rental Companies and Private Owners who loan
this equipment to others!
All persons to whom you rent/loan the log splitter must have access to and read this manual. Keep this owner’s
manual with the splitter at all times and advise all persons who will operate the machine to read it. You must
provide instruction on how to safely operate the splitter and remain available to answer any questions a
renter/borrower might have.
