MTD Duerr 248-623-003 - Manual (Page 10)

Remove the vent plug and check the fluid 13vel.
Fluid level should be 1-1/2" to 2" from the top
of the tank.
2.
IMPORTANT
Reservoir tank must be full as
instructed. Low fluid level will damage
the pump and void your warranty.
3. Lubricate the beam area where beam will slide
with engine oil ( DO NOT USE GREASE), f/lake
certain to oil both front and back of the Learn
face. Pour some oil directly into the W3dge
assembly.
4. Fill gasoline tank as instructed in the sep arate
engine manual.
5. Make certain wearing surfaces of beam are
lubricated with engine oil.
TO START ENGINE
1. Place throttle control lever on the engine in -AST
position. See figure 14.
2. Place choke lever in CHOKE position.
3.
4.
5.
6 .
NOTE
A warm engine may not require
choking.
Grasp starter handle and pull rope out s owly
until engine reaches start of compression
cycle (rope will pull slightly harder at this point).
Let the rope rewind slowly.
Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm
stroke. Keep a firm grip on the starter handle.
Let the rope rewind slowly. Do not let s arter
handle snap back against starter.
Repeat preceding instructions 3 and 4 until
engine fires. When engine starts, move choke
lever halfway between CHOKE and RUN.
Move throttle control lever to IDLE positic-nfor
a few minutes warm-up. Gradually move c hoke
lever to RUN position as engine warms jp.
7.
NOTE
In order to idle smoothly, a new
engine may require 3 to 5 minutes
running above slow idle speed. Idle
speed has been adjusted to be correct
after this break-in period.
If weather is cold, run wedge up and down
beam 6 to 8 times to circulate the hyd aulic
fluid, which will warm and thin the fluic.
TO STOP ENGINE
1. Move throttle control lever to OFF position.
2. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and
ground
against the engine to prevent
accidental starting while equipment /'
unattended.
USING THE LOG SPLITTER
A
WARNING
Use the log splitter only on a level, hard surface.
Never stand next to the splitting wedge when
operating the log splitter. Always stand behind the
reservoir tank. See figure 15. Never attempt to cut
a log in half sideways. Always split the log
lengthwise.
The log splitter is designed to be used in the vertical
position only. Do not split logs with the beam
horizontal. Maximum length of log to be split is 24".
The control handle has three positions:
FORWARD (push the control handle down) —
Splitting wedge moves toward the end plate.
Control handle will return to neutral position as
soon as handle is released.
NEUTRAL (Middle positon) — Splitting wedge stops
in place.
REVERSE (Push the control handle upward) —
Splitting wedge returns. The control handle will
lock in the reverse position, and will return
neutral automatically when the reverse strc
TO OPERATE LOG SPLITTER:
1. Set throttle as maximum speed (3450-3600
RPM).
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