DR Power Hydraulic 22-Ton - Manual (Page 30)

30 DR ® 22-TON VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL WOOD SPLITTER
4. For extra safety and security, you may want to
purchase a lock or lock pin to install into the latch
assembly of the tow hitch assembly (Figure 50).
Hitch Coupler Adjustment Check
1. Place the proper size ball in the socket of the coupler
and close the latch assembly (Figure 51). Verify that
the locking trigger is properly engaged in its detent.
2. Pull on the ball and/or coupler, trying to remove the
ball from the socket. If the ball moves more than
1/16" in the coupler’s socket, the clamp requires
adjustment. Follow the proper adjustment
procedure in the following steps.
Hitch Coupler Adjustment
1. With the proper size ball in the socket of the hitch
coupler, close the latch of the coupler completely
(Figure 52). Verify that the locking trigger is properly
engaged in its detent.
2. Tighten the lock nut on the underside of the coupler
until the spring between the nut and the clamp is fully
compressed. Then back off the lock nut 1/2 turn or
just enough that the latch is able to clamp and
unclamp from the ball.
Figure 52
Lock Nut
Ball Clamp
Spring
Figure 51
Pull
Locking
Trigger
1/16"
Movement
MAKING SURE THE WOOD SPLITTER IS SECURELY
ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE OWNER/OPERATOR. FAILURE TO SECURELY ATTACH
THE WOOD SPLITTER CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF
THE VEHICLE OR THE WOOD SPLITTER BEING SEPARATED
FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.
Figure 50
Latch
Assembly
Lock or
Lock Pin