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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. See
Figure 10.
Figure 10
Attaching the Log Cradle
• 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 is
shipped in the same box with the log cradle.
• Place one cradle support bracket against the lower
outside surface of one of the beam flanges.
See Figure 11.
Figure 11
• Insert two carriage bolts through the cradle support
bracket and the beam flange. Secure with lock
washers and hex nuts. Do not tighten at this time.
• Attach the second cradle support bracket to the
same side of the beam in the same manner.
• Place one log cradle over the support brackets and
align the bolt holes.
• Insert four carriage bolts through the log cradle and
cradle support brackets. Secure with lock washers
and hex nuts. Tighten all carriage bolts and nuts.
• Repeat on the other side.
Preparing the Log Splitter
• Lubricate the beam area where the splitting wedge
will slide with engine oil. Do not use grease.
• Remove vented reservoir dipstick, which is located
in front of the engine on top of the reservoir tank.
See Figure 12.
Figure 12
• Fill the reservoir tank with Dexron III automatic
transmission fluid or 10W AW hydraulic fluid.
• Check fluid level using the dipstick. The reservoir
tank has a capacity of approximately 7 gallons. Do
not overfill.
• Replace vented dipstick securely. Tighten the
dipstick until the top of the threads are flush with the
top of the pipe.
• 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.
• Reconnect the spark plug wire.
• Start engine according to instructions on page 11.
• Use control handle to engage the wedge to the
farthest extended position and then retract it.
• Refill tank to within the range specified on the
dipstick.
• Extend and retract the wedge 12 complete cycles
to remove trapped air (system is “self-bleeding”).
• Much of the original fluid has been drawn into the
cylinder and hoses. Make certain to refill the
reservoir to prevent extreme damage to the
hydraulic pump. Failure to refill the tank will void
your warranty.
NOTE: Some fluid may overflow from the vented
reservoir dipstick as the system builds heat and the
fluid expands and seeks a balanced level.
IMPORTANT:
Do not operate the log splitter without the
proper amount of transmission fluid in the reservoir.
Attached To
Attached
Reservoir Tank
To Cylinder
Control Valve
Return Hose
Filter
Filter
Head
Hose
Clamp
Log
Cradles
Cradle
Support
Bracket
Lock Washers
& Hex Nuts
Carriage
Bolts
Beam
Flanges
Reservoir
Dipstick
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