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OPERATING TIPS

Always:

1. Usecleanfluidandcheckthe fluid levelregularly.

2. Useanapprovedhydraulicfluid.ApprovedfluidsincludeShell

Tellus®$2 M 32 HydraulicFluid,Dexron®III/Mercon®automatic

transmissionfluid, Pro-SelectTM AW-32HydraulicOilor 10WAW-

ISOviscositygrade32 hydraulicoil.

NOTE: Itis not recommendedthathydraulicfluidsbe mixed.

3. Alwaysensurethatthe filteris in place.Cleanor replacethe filter

regularly.

4. Thisunitcomeswitha breathercapon thefluid reservoir.Donot

useany othertypeof reservoircap.

5. Makesurethe pumpis mountedandalignedproperly.

6. Thisunitcomeswitha flexible"spider"type couplingbetween

theengineandpumpdrive shafts.Donot useany othertypeof

coupling.

7. Keepthe hosesclearand unblocked.

8. Bleedthe airout of the hosesby fullyextendingand retracting

thewedge 12completecyclesto removeanyair trappedin the

systembeforeoperating.

9. Flushandcleanthehydraulicsystembeforerestartingafterservicing.

SeeServiceandMaintenancesection.

10. Use"pipedope"onall hydraulicfittings.

11. Allowtimeforthe engineto warm-upbeforesplittingwood.

12. Primethepumpbeforethe initialstart-upby turningoverthe

enginewithsparkplugdisconnected.

13. Splitthe woodalongthegrain(lengthwise)only.

Never:

1. Usewhenfluidis below200F or above1500E

2. Usea solidengine/pumpcoupling.

3. Operatethroughreliefvalvefor morethan 5 seconds.Ifthe

wedgestopsmovingor reachestheendof itsstroke,releasethe

controlhandleor REVERSEitwithin5 secondsto avoidputting

stresson thehydraulicsystemandengine.

4. Attemptto adjustunloadingor reliefvalvesettings.

5. Operatewithairinthe hydraulicsystem.

6. Useteflontape onthe hydraulicfittings.

7. Attemptto cutwoodacrossthegrain.

8. Attemptto removepartiallysplitwoodfromthe wedgewithyour

hands.Fullyretractthe wedgeto dislodgethewood withthe log

dislodger.

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