Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1187 Northern Industrial Tools
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6 - T O N F O O T- O P E R A T E D E L E C T R I C L O G S P L I T T E R OWN ER ’S MA N U A L W AR N ING: Read caref ully and un derstand all INSTRUC TIONS befor e operatin g. Failure t o f ol l ow the saf ety rules and other basic safety pr ecautions m ay result in serious pers onal injur y .
Page of 18 2 For tec hni cal qu estio ns a nd repla cem ent p arts, plea se cal l 1-8 00-22 2-5381 . Thank y ou ve ry muc h fo r c hoos ing a N ORT HERN TOO L + E QUI PME NT CO.
Page of 18 3 GENERA L SA FET Y RU LES W A R NIN G: R ea d a n d u nders tan d al l i nstr uctio ns. Failu re to foll ow all inst ructi ons lis ted below may result i n el ect ric shoc k, fir e an d/or se riou s inj ur y .
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Page of 18 5 ELECTRICA L SAFE TY W A R NIN G! Always ch eck to ensu re t he pow er s uppl y corres pon ds to t he volt age on t he rating plate . Do not a buse the c or d. Neve r use the cord to car ry the tool . Ke ep co rd aw ay f rom hea t, oil , sharp edg es o r movi ng par ts.
Page of 18 6 medic atio n. A mom ent of ina ttenti on whi le o perating pow er tool s m ay re sult in seri ous p ersonal inju r y . Dress pr operl y. Do not wea r loos e clothi ng o f jewel r y . K eep y our hai r , clothi ng an d glov es away f rom m ov ing p arts.
Page of 18 7 W ar nin g! Be fore perf ormin g a ny mai nt enan ce, be s ure t hat: • Log spli tter is disc onnect ed fro m th e powe r so urce • Pushe r pl ate is full y retract able (retur ned to the lo west posi tio n) a nd no resi dual h ydraul ic ene rgy is l eft in the sys tem .
Page of 18 8 TOOL USE A ND CARE Do not u se the s plitter i f the swi tch does not t urn it on a nd off. Any power tool t hat c ann ot be cont rolled with the switc h is d ang erous and m ust be r epai red by an aut ho rized se rvic e repres entati ve.
Page of 18 9 2. Put lo g s plitte r with th e ca rdboa rd pa rt’s box in the v ertical posit ion by holding the t op of th e beam and careful ly l ifting t he t op of the log splitte r u ntil it can stan d. 3. Rem ove h andle from t he box first an d plac e it on the floo r .
Page of 18 10 6. Folding H andle: Install the f oldi ng h andle onto th e fr ame us ing kn obs a nd c arria ge bol ts. To do this , al ign squ are openi ng of t he f olding handl e wi th the frame ’s round hole a nd ins ert carria ge b olt th rough.
Page of 18 11 7. I nstalli ng W heels: Put Whe el Sleev e on to th e W heel Sh aft fi rst, in sert t he ass embl y in t he hub o f the Wheel and secu re it with the Nut p rovided . Slid e the op posi te side of t he Whee l Shaf t throug h the ope ning in the frame and brac ket, then s c rew, it i nto the weld ed n ut.
Page of 18 12 equipp ed with f olding h andl es fo r sto rage, pivotin g s uppo rt for s tabil ity and cor d sto rage h ook s for conv enienc e. This log s plitt er is d esi gned with fo ot- oper ated cont rol onl y. The elect rical moto r is protec ted by a 8.
Page of 18 13 Ove rloadi ng or a busi ng y our log s plitt er ca n caus e p rematu re f ailure and can result in inj ury. Use c ommo n sens e. Alway s be sure to st and i nside t he Operat or Zon e w hen run ning y our l og s plitte r.
Page of 18 14 1. Acti vate p ressu re pla te (se e se ction o n Foot-Op erat ed S witch Plat e) and k eep holdi ng unti l spl it piece s of t he lo g fall a way. Then releas e s witch plate. This will cause t he p ressu re pla te to retr act to i ts st artin g pos ition.
Page of 18 15 1. Releas e foo t swi tch and w ait unti l p ressu re plate is f ully retracted an d retu rns in t he lo west posi tion. 2. Plac e a piec e of woo d sh aped as wed ge under t he j amm ed log an d activ ate the p ressur e plate of the log sp litte r to pus h i t up an d un de r the ja mme d log.
Page of 18 16 Proble m Poss ible c ause Re medy Log fa ils to split · Inco rrect p osition ing of the lo g · Log exceed s per mitted dimens ion s or the woo d is to o hard for the capa city of the machin e · W edg e has burs, n ick s or fl at spo ts and needs to be sh arpen ed · Oil lev el is low · Leak o f hy drauli c oil.
Page of 18 17 DIAGRA M & P A RTS LIST.
Page of 18 18 W A R N I N G Some dust create d by pow er sandi ng, saw ing, grind ing, drill ing and other cons tructi on ac t ivi ties contain s chemic als k nown t o the State of Cali fornia to ca use can cer , bir th de fects or other repr oduc tive ha rm.
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