White Outdoor 24AA570H190, Operator'S Manual

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Return Hose

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The return hose is attached to the top of the control 
valve. Loosen the hose clamp on the free end of the 
hose. Cut the securing strap. Remove any protec-
tive insert from the end of the hose. See Figure 8.

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Remove the protective cap from the fitting on top of 
the filter head. Attach the end of the hose to the 
fitting on top of the filter. Place the hose clamp at 
the base of the fitting and tighten securely.

Figure 8

Attaching The Log Cradle

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Pull the beam lock on the beam support/latch 
bracket out and pivot it down. Carefully lower the 
wedge, beam, and cylinder assembly to the 
horizontal position. Pull out and rotate beam lock to 
secure beam in the horizontal position.

NOTE: The hardware for attaching the log cradle may
be found packed with the Operator’s Manual.

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Place one cradle support bracket against the lower 
outside surface of one of the beam flanges.
See Figure 9.

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Insert two carriage bolts through the cradle support 
bracket and the beam flange. Secure with two 
flange lock nuts. Do not tighten at this time.

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Attach the second cradle support bracket to the 
same side of the beam in the same manner.

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Place one log cradle over the support brackets and 
align the bolts holes.

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Insert four carriage bolts through the log cradle and 
cradle support brackets. Secure with flange lock 
nuts and tighten all eight carriage bolts and lock 
nuts securely.

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Attach the other cradle support brackets and log 
cradle to the other side of the beam in the same 
manner.  

Figure 9        

Preparing The Log Splitter

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Lubricate the beam area where the splitting wedge 
will slide with engine oil (DO NOT USE GREASE).

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Remove reservoir vent plug. See Figure 10.

Figure 10

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Fill the reservoir tank to the within 3” to 3 1/2” from 
the top of fill tube with Dexron III automatic trans-
mission fluid or 10W AW hydraulic fluid.
See Figure 11.

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Check fluid level using a scale and do not overfill. 
Replace vent plug securely. 

NOTE:  The reservoir tank has a capacity of approxi-
mately 4 gallons.

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If not already, disconnect the spark plug wire and 
prime the pump, by pulling the recoil starter to turn 
the engine over approximately 10 times.

Control
Valve

Attached To
Cylinder 

Return
Hose

Attached To
Reservoir Tank 

Pressure

Filter
Head

Hose

Log
Cradles

Cradle
Support
Bracket

Flange
Lock Nuts

Carriage
Bolts

Beam
Flanges

Reservoir
Vent Plug