Troy-Bilt 8 HP - Manual (Page 78)

TROY-BILT® Log Splitter
The TR O Y-B ILT® Log S plitter
provides you w ith a convenient and
easy m eans of splitting large quan­
tities of w ood. W hen hooked-up to
the P ow er U nit’s P TO ciutch, the
tiller’s engine runs the splitter’s
hydraulic pum p, providing you w ith
13 tons of steady, unhurried and
predictable splitting force (see
P hoto 9-11). A s an added benefit,
the pow er-driven m obility provided
by the Pow er U nit allow s you to
m ove the splitter to and from your
w oodpile, over to a neighbor’s
place, or along the w oodpile to a
fresh supply of logs.
The Log Splitter has m any top-
of-the-line features including: 15-
second splitting cycle, all the w ay
forw ard and back; tw o-stage hy­
draulic pum p that autom atically
shifts into “low gear” to provide
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9-11: The Log Splitter produces 13 tons of hydraulic pressure.
four tim es as m uch pressure on
tough-to-split pieces; slim -cut
w edge design that w ill split even
the greenest, stringiest elm ; and
an auto-control valve that allow s
the ram to m ake the return stroke
by itself. It w ill handle log sizes up
to 26" long.
Y ou can expect to split about
half a cord per hour w orking aione,
and up to a full cord if you have a
helper and don’t stop to stack.
TROY-BILT® Generator
The TR O Y-B ILT® G enerator can
be attached to your P ow er U nit to
provide rem ote electrical pow er for
m any portable tools around your
hom e and property. The G enerator
delivers 2600 w atts at 60 hz w ith
the 7 and 8 H P engines. S ee P hoto
9-12.
The ability to m ove your Pow er
U nit and G enerator from one loca­
tion to another is a unique and
particularly handy feature. H ere are
just a few of its possible uses:
operate pow er tools for repair jobs;
bring pow er to a building site for
saw s, drills, etc.; run a pum p to
drain a pond or tank; light an out­
door area for night w ork; use
hedge trim m ers, w eed trim m ers,
sprayers, etc. around your grounds
and orchard.
It can also be used as an em er­
gency standby generator to pro­
vide 120 and 240 volt pow er for a
lim ited num ber of household appli­
ances, provided proper electricai
connections have been installed
by a com petent electrical contrac­
tor. N O TE : The unit m ust not be left
unattended unless protected from
access by a padlocked fence.
S pecifications include: 120/240-
volt capacity; built-in voitage regu­
lator (to protect sensitive appli­
ances); built-in frequency m eter;
three receptacles (one 240 V , 10.8
am ps., and tw o 120 V , 21.7 am ps.).
9-12: Take portable electric power where you need it with the TROY-BILT®
Generator.
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