Palax KS50s
Translation
1-2012
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5 USE
OF
THE
FIREWOOD
PROCESSOR,
CROSSCUT OPERATION
5.1 During the operation
Exercise caution; always keep your hands away from the saw-blade.
During the crosscut operation, make sure that the log always is supported
on the in-feed deck at the cutting point.
5.2 Placing the wood on the deck
WARNING! Wrongly positioned trees may get turned over on the deck by
the cutting force. This might badly twist the saw-bar, causing it to break.
The machine is equipped with an in-feed conveyor driven by a hydraulic
motor, and a log-clamp equipped with a hydraulic cylinder and motor. The
toothed roller transfers the log to the exact length set by means of the
hydraulic log length limiter.
Select the log that you wish to process. Note that the diameter of the
machine’s cutting opening is 48 cm, but the presence of branches and the
form of the tree may increase the classified diameter of the trunk. When
transferring the log to the machine, be careful not to endanger or harm the
operator or the machine.
To transfer the log for cutting, shift the control
lever of the in-feed conveyor to the front and to
the left, in direction A, (Fig. 5.1). Lift up the log-
clamp by simultaneously pulling back the lever
of the log-clamp. Lower the log-clamp onto the
trunk as soon as the head of the trunk has
passed by the clamp. The in-feed conveyor
stops as soon as the trunk reaches the log
length limiter.
Ensure that the log stays on the in-feed
conveyor throughout the feed operation.
During the transfer, the operator must be at the operating controls and
absolutely not by the moving log! While the log is lying on the in-feed
conveyor during transfer, always make sure that neither your hands nor
other parts of your body get squeezed between the log and parts of the
machine.
If the log bumps into the edge of the cutting opening or any other part of the
machine and stops, stop the in-feed conveyor and turn the control lever to
the left, in direction B, to make the conveyor reverse.
The log must stay in position on the in-feed conveyor throughout the
execution of the last cut. If the remaining part of the trunk is not long enough
for two full-length pieces of firewood, leave the full-length part on the in-feed
conveyor, place the shorter end on the splitting chute, and do the cutting in
this position. This is to ensure that the longer and heavier part of the log is