EarthQuake Earthquate 5-Ton Electric Log Splitter W1200 - Manual (Page 8)

Operator's Manual
5-Ton Electric Log Splitter W1200
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LOG SpLITTER OpERATION
The Earthquake 5-Ton Electric Log Splitter requires the use of
both hands to operate. The user’s left hand controls the hy-
draulic control lever, while the right hand controls the push
button switch. The log splitter will freeze upon absence of
either hand. The log pusher will return back to the starting
position only after both hands release the controls.
(SEE FIGURE 5)
Split the log in the direction of its grain. Placing logs across the
log splitter for splitting is dangerous and may seriously damage
the machine. Do not attempt to split two logs at the same time.
FREEING A JAMMED LOG
1. Release both controls.
2. Once the log pusher completely stops at its starting
position, insert a wood wedge under the jammed log.
(SEE FIGURE 7)
3. Start the log splitter to push the wood wedge under the
jammed log.
4. Repeat above procedure with sharper sloped wood
wedges until the log is completely freed.
hydraulic
contol lever
push button
switch
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
CAUTION
NEVER FORCE pRESSURE ON THE LOG SpLITTER
FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS IN ORDER TO SpLIT
ExCESSIVELY HARD wOOD.
CAUTION
ALwAYS SET LOGS FIRMLY ON THE LOG CRADLE AND
wORk TAbLE. MAkE SURE LOGS wILL NOT TwIST,
ROCk OR SLIp wHILE bEING SpLIT. DO NOT FORCE
THE bLADE bY SpLITTING THE UppER pART OF THE
LOG. THIS wILL bREAk THE bLADE OR DAMAGE THE
MACHINE. (SEE FIGURE 6)
CAUTION
DO NOT TRY TO kNOCk THE JAMMED LOG OFF THE
wEDGE USING A HAMMER OR OTHER DEVICE. (SEE
FIGURE 8)
Figure 5