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6. Operation
6.1 Plan your work area.
To work in safety and save yourself a lot of effort,
plan your work area in advance. Position the trunks
where they are easy to reach. Allocate an area for
stacking the split wood or load it onto a wheelbarrow
or other means of transportation positioned to one
side.
6.2 Prepare the trunks for splitting.
This splitter can hold trunks with a maximum length
of 1040 mm and a maximum diameter of 320 mm. If
you cut branches or large logs, never cut any lengths
which exceed those specified. Never attempt to split
fresh trunks. Dried timber which has been in storage
is much easier to split than fresh (moist) wood and
will not stick so often.
6.3 Lay out the power cable.
Make sure that you have a suitable socket outlet
available and, if necessary, a suitable extension
cable.
6.4 Stand the splitter securely in an upright
position.
The wood splitter may only be placed on a firm, flat
surface. We recommend that you use a concrete or
paved surface and that you chock the wheels. The
wood splitter may only be operated at ground level.
Do not place any material under the wood splitter to
adjust the height of the machine or to attempt to
improve its stability. If the wood splitter is on an
angle and/or wobbly, move it to a different location.
Do not operate the machine on soft surfaces such as
a lawn or gravel since the machine could sink or tip
over during operation.
6.5 Ventilate.
The ventilation screw (Fig. 33 / Item A) must
always be undone during operation to ensure
that the machine operates correctly. Undo the
ventilation screw by 5 turns before you start the
machine and then tighten it again after using the
wood splitter.
See information label (Fig. 39).
6.6 Place the trunk in the wood splitter.
Only wood that has flat edges can be split in the
machine. Position the trunk you wish to split vertically
and centrally on the trunk support so that the splitter
is over the center of the trunk. Adjust the trunk
holding plates using the knurled screws so that the
trunk can be held perfectly. Never attempt to split a
piece of wood that is not secure, to split it at an angle
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or to split wood with angled edges. This can result in
injury to the user and damage to the machine.
6.7 Two-hand operation.
Switch on the machine using the green ON switch
(Fig. 28 / Item A). Move the cover over the ON/OFF
switch (Fig. 29) to ensure that the Emergency Stop
function is active. Wait a few seconds whilst the
electric motor gets up to speed and the required
pressure builds up in the hydraulic pump. The
machine is ready for use when the splitter is fully
extended.
Proceed as follows to split the trunk
Press the control levers together so that the
trunk you wish to split is held secured by the
trunk holding plates (Fig. 30)
Now push the two control levers down at the
same time (Fig. 31). The splitter moves
downwards and presses the wood you wish to
split against the trunk support, splitting it as it
does so. When the trunk has been split, release
the control levers and the splitter will move
upwards again.
Important. Continue to hold the split wood with
the trunk holding plates. It may be that long
pieces of wood will not be split completely and
will therefore move upwards with the splitter.
These pieces of wood must therefore be split in
several stages. You can start, for example, with
the trunk support at its lowest position (Fig. 22 /
Item C), continue by splitting the wood in the
central position (Fig. 22 / Item B) and then finish
splitting the wood with the trunk support in its
highest position (Fig. 22 / Item A).
Switch off the machine at the red OFF switch (Fig. 28
/ Item B) after completing the work or to adjust the
trunk support.
Important!
If the trunk fails to split immediately, never
attempt to force it to split by maintaining the
pressure for more than a few seconds. This may
damage the machine. It is far more advisable to
try and reposition the trunk on the splitter or to
remove the trunk altogether and place it to one
side.
6.8 Stack while you are working.
By doing this you will make sure that you have a safe
area in which to work because you will keep it clear
of obstacles and prevent any risk of tripping over or
of the power cable becoming damaged.