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Before moving your scheppach machine,
make sure the bleed screw is tightened to
avoid oil leaking from this point.
Splitting logs
Only split plain cut log.
• Place the log plain onto the work table (3).
• Your scheppach machine is equipped
with Two-hands Control System that re-
quires to be operated by both hands of
the user – left hand controls the Hydraulic
Lever (10) while right hand controls the
pushbutton switch (7).
• Simultaneously push pushbutton switch
(7) to start the splitting action.
The log splitter will freeze upon absence of
either hand.
Never force your machine for more than 5
seconds by keeping pressure on it to split ex-
cessively hard wood. After this time interval,
the oil under pressure will be overheated and
the machine could be damaged. For such
extremely hard log, rotate it by 90° to see
whether it can be split in a different direction.
In any case, if you are not able to split the
log, this means that its hardness exceeds
the capacity of the machine and thus should
be discarded to protect the log splitter.
Hoist limiting (Fig. A)
It is reasonable to limit the hoist of the
pressure plate 2 for short splitting material.
Thereto press the hydraulics lever 10 and
the release button 7 and let the pressure
plate 2 move just in front of the splitting ma-
terial.
Release the release button now and mount
the hoist limiting ring (11) to the housing and
tighten it. Afterwards you can release the
hydraulics lever.
The pressure plate will now be resting in the
selected position.
Wrongly placed log (Fig. C)
Always set logs firmly on the log retaining
plates and work table. Make sure logs will
not twist, rock or slip while being split. Do
not force the blade by splitting logs on the
upper part. This will break the blade or dam-
age the machine.
Do not attempt to split 2 pieces of logs at
the same time. One of them may fly up and
hit you.
Jammed log (Fig. D + E)
Do not try to knock the jammed log off.
Knocking about will damage the machine
or may launch the log and cause accident.
1. Release both controls.
2. After the log pusher moves back and
completely stops at its starting position,
insert a wedge wood under the jammed
log as shown in the figure.
3. Start the log splitter to push the wedge
wood under the jammed one.
4. Repeat above procedure with sharper
slope wedge woods until the log is com-
pletely freed.
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