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ENGINE CONTROLS
Stop Switch
Pushthe switchto ON priorto chokingfor the enginestart;pushto
OFFto shutthe enginedown.
Choke Control
Thechokecontrol is usedto chokeoff the carburetorandassistin
startingthe engine.
Starter Handle
Thestarterhandleis locatedon the engine.Pull the starterhandleto
startengine.
Control Handle
Thecontrol handlehasthreepositions.See Figure4-2.
• FORWARD:Movethe controlhandleFORWARDor DOWNto
movethe wedgeand splitwood.
NOTE:TheControlHandlewill returnto theneutralpositionas soonas
the handleisreleased.(ForwardPosition only)
NEUTRAL:Releasethecontrol handleor movetheleverto neutral
positionto stop thewedgemovement.
REVERSE:Movethecontrol handleBACKor UPto returnthe
wedgetowardthe cylinder.The controlhandle staysin the return
(Reverse)positionand returnsto neutralautomaticallywhenfully
retracted.
NOTE:The reversepositionmayalso beoperatedbackto neutral
positionmanually,if necessary.
GAS AND OiL FILL-UP
iMPORTANT:Yourlog splittermaybeshippedwith motoroil inthe
engine.YouMUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Be carefulnot
to overfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
flammableandthe vaporsare explosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
or whilethe engineis hotor running.
Oil
1. Removeoil fill dipstick.
2. Checktheoil levelmakingcertainnot to rubthe dipstickalong the
insidewallsof the oil fill tube.Thiswould resultina falsedipstick
reading.Refillto the FULLmarkon thedipstick,if necessary.
Replacethedipstickand tighten.
3. If necessary,with the logsplitteronlevelground,usea funnelto fill
enginewithoilto the FULLmarkon the dipstick.Be careful notto
overfill.Overfillingwill causethe engineto smokeprofuselyandwill
resultinpoorengineperformance.
4. Checktheoil levelthreetimespriorto startingtheengineto be
certainyou'vegottenan accuratedipstickreading.Runningthe
enginewithtoo little oil can resultinpermanentenginedamage.
To return
wedge
Tostop
wedge
2
To split wood
Figure 4=2
Gasoline
1. Removethe fuelcap fromthefuel tank.
2. Makesurethe containerfromwhichyou will pourthe gasolineis
cleanand free fromrustorforeignparticles.Neverusegasoline
thatmaybe stalefromlongperiodsof storagein itscontainer.
Gasolinethat has beensittingfor any periodlongerthan fourweeks
shouldbeconsideredstale.
3. Fillthe fueltank with about 1.5quartsof clean,freshgasolinewitha
minimumof 85 octane.
NOTE:Gasolinecan be added to theenginewhen thelog splitteris
ineitherthe horizontalorverticalposition.However,thereare less
obstructionswhenthe beamis inthe verticalposition.
NOTE:Donot usegasolinecontainingmethanol.Gasolinecontaining
upto about10%ethanolor upto 15%methyltertiarybutyl ether
(MTBE)maybe used,but will requirespecialcare whenthe engineis
Idt unusedfor an extendedperiod.
4. Replacethe fuelcap.
NOTE:Toavoidengineproblems,thefuel systemshouldbe emptied
beforestoragefor30 daysor longer.Drainthe gas tank,startthe
engineand let it run untilthe fuel linesand carburetorare empty.Use
freshfuelthe nextseason.Seethe STORAGEsectionfor additional
information.
STOPPING ENGINE
1. Pushthe stopswitchto OFE
2. Disconnectthe sparkplugwireandgroundit againsttheengine to
preventunintendedstarting.
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