Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LS338 Troy-Bilt
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PRINTED IN U.S.A. FORM NO . 769-0008 9A.fm (10/2002) Operator ’ s Manual IMPOR T ANT : Read saf ety ru les and instr uctions ca refu lly befo re ope rating equipm ent.
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Important Safe O peration Practi ces .... ............. ................... ............. .................. 3 Assemb ling Your Log S plitter .................... ............. ............ .................... .......
3 SECTION 1: IMPORTANT SAFE OPERATION PR ACTICES General Practice s 1. Read, u nderstand , and foll ow all in struction s on the machin e and in the manu al(s) befo re attempti ng to assemb le and o perate. Keep this manual in a safe place for future and regul ar reference a nd for or dering repl ace ment pa rts.
4 equipm ent. mo ve machi ne to another area . Wait 5 minutes before start ing th e engine. i. Never s tore the m achine o r fuel co ntainer inside where there is a n open fl ame, spa rk or p ilot ligh t as on a water heat er, space he ater, fu rnace, clothes dryer or other gas applianc es.
5 SECTION 2: ASSEMBLING YOUR LOG SPLITTER Unpacking fr om Crat e • Pry top, si des, and ends off the crate. Set pa nels aside to av oid tire pun cture or personal inj ury. • Remov e and disc ard plast ic bag that co vers unit. • Remov e any loos e parts if in cluded with unit (i.
6 • Ins ert hex b olts th rough top holes in ja ck sta nd mounting br ackets and ho les in jack stand. Se cure with lock washers an d hex nuts. Se e Figure 3. • Insert hex bolts thr ough upper holes in the bottom of mounting bra ckets and jack stand.
7 Attaching Beam • For sh ippin g purpose s, the pres sure ho se is attached to th e pump on the engine and to the control valve o n the cylinder . • Discon nect the press ure hose from the adapte r on the pu mp. • Stand the wed ge, beam , and cylinder as sembly upright with cy linder towar d the top.
8 • Remove the pr otective cap from the fitting on top of the filt er head. Attach the end of t he hose to th e fittin g on top of the filter . Place the hos e clam p at the base of the fi tting and tigh ten securel y.
9 SECTION 3: KNOW YOUR LOG SPLITTER Compare the illustrati on in Figure 13 below with the c ontrols on you r log splitte r, and get fami liar with its fea tures before sta rting to oper ate. Know how to stop the ma chine quickly in th e event of an e mergency.
10 SECTION 4: OPERATING YOUR LOG SPLITTER Gas and Oil Fill-Up • Servi ce the engin e with gasol ine and oi l as instruc ted in the engine manua l packed with your log sp litter. Read instr uctions carefu lly. NOTE: Gas oline ca n be add ed to the engine when the log spli tter is in e ither the h orizon tal or ve rtical position .
11 • To lock the beam in the vertical pos ition , pull out on the vertica l beam lock and r otate it to sec ure the beam. See F igure 13. • Stand in fr ont of the unit to op erate the co ntrol handle a nd to stabil ize the log. S ee Fig ure 14A . Horizontal Position • Pull the vertical bea m lock out and ro tate it down.
12 SECTION 5: ADJUSTING YOUR LOG SPLITTER We dge Assembly Adjustment As norma l wear occur s and there is ex cessive “play” between the wed ge and beam , adjust the bo lts on the side o f the wedge as sembly to eli minate e xcess s pace between the wed ge and the bea m.
13 kerose ne whenever any repair work is perform ed on the tank, hy draulic pum p or valve. F or this job , conta ct your neare st servic e dealer. Hydraulic Filter • Chang e the hydrau lic filter ev ery 50 hou rs of operatio n. Use only a 10 micron hydr aulic fil ter.
14 SECTION 7: STORING YOUR LOG SPLITTER Prepare yo ur log spl itter for storag e at the end of the season or if the log splitt er will not be use d for 30 days or more. • Clean the log spli tter thorou ghly. NOTE: W e do not r ecommen d the u se of pr essure washers o r ga rd en ho se to c le an yo ur u nit.
15 Hydraulic T roubleshooting NOTE: Fo r repair s bey ond th ose liste d her e, con tact you r near est auth orized servic e center . Problem Cau se Rem edy Cylin der rod will not move 1. Bro ken driv e shaft. 2. S hipping pl ugs left in hy draulic hose s.
16 SECTION 9: PARTS LIST FOR MODEL LS338 90 47 42 48 47 89 41 87 46 38 39 40 36 37 15 16 9 26 6 13 25 27 32 30 33 86 12 78 79 80 22 21 23 24 20 11 10 92 7 28 31 29 8 1 4 65 66 3 43 44 45 82 83 84 85 6.
17 Model LS338 Ref. No. P ar t No. P art Description 1. 781-0686 Log T ray Bracket 3. 781-0682 Log T ray 4. 710-3097 Carriag e Bolt 3/8-1 6 x 1.0 5. 719-0550 W edge Ass embly 6. 712-0239 Lock N ut 1/2 -20 7. 710-1018 Hex Cap Screw 1/ 2-20 x 2.7 5 8. 710-1806 Hex Screw 1 /2-13 x 3.
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