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2.6 OPERATING SAFETY
1.
Please remember it is important that you read
and heed the safety signs on the Log Splitter.
Clean or replace all safety signs if they cannot
be clearly read and understood. They are
there for your safety, as well as the safety of
others. The safe use of this machine is strictly
up to you, the operator.
2.
All things with moving parts are potentially
hazardous. There is no substitute for a
cautious, safe-minded operator who recog-
nizes potential hazards and follows reason-
able safety practices. The manufacturer has
designed this Log Splitter to be used with all
its safety equipment properly attached, to
minimize the chance of accidents. Study this
manual to make sure you have all safety
equipment attached.
3.
If a safety shield or guard is removed for any
reason, it must be replaced before the ma-
chine is again operated.
4.
Personal protection equipment including hard
hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, safety
shoes, and tight gloves are recommended
during assembly, installation, operation,
adjustment, maintaining, repairing, removal,
or moving. Do not allow long hair, loose fitting
clothing, or jewellery to be around moving
parts.
5.
Always use two people to handle heavy,
unwieldy components during assembly,
installation, removal or moving.
6.
Never place any part of your body, fingers,
hands, feet, etc. where it would be in danger if
movement should occur during assembly,
installation, operation, maintaining, repairing,
removal or moving. Keep others away.
7.
Do not allow bystanders within 20 feet of
machine during operation. Wood chips can fly
out and injure others.
8.
Do not step over or straddle splitter during
operation.
9.
Do not try to split more than one log at a time.
The extra log can fly out and cause injury.
10. Keep your fingers and hands away from
cracks in the log that can open while splitting.
11. Always load logs by holding on the sides, not
the top and bottom.
12. Do not load the splitter when the wedge is in
motion.
13. Do not try to split logs across the grain. Some
kinds can burst or splinter and fly out of
machine causing injury.
14. For uneven cut logs, always place the wide
end down and the most square kind against
the splitting wedge.
15. Never use alcoholic beverages or drugs which
can hinder alertness or coordination while
operating this equipment. Consult your doctor
about operating this machine while taking
prescription medications.
16. Do not allow riders on the machine or tractor
at any time. There is no safe place for any
riders.
17. Before you operate the machine, check over
all pins, bolts, connections and hydraulic
components to be sure all are securely in
place and tight. Tighten or replace any
leaking, damaged or worn parts immediately.
18. Do not allow anyone who is not familiar with
the safety rules and operation instructions to
use this machine.
19. Never allow children to operate or be around
this machine.
20. Use stabilizer bars, adjustable sway chains, or
sway blocks on the tractor lift arms to keep
the machine from swinging side to side.
Adjust as tightly as practical for best perform-
ance.
21. Do not operate on slopes or hillsides. Sloping
terrain can cause logs to roll or slip.
22. Clear the work area of objects which might be
picked up and snagged or entangled in the
machine. Do not operate on slippery, wet,
muddy or icy surfaces. Good footing prevents
slipping and tripping.