Operation - EINHELL BT-LS 1014 D Originalbetriebsanleitung

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7. Operation

1. Plan your work area. To work in safety and
save yourself a lot of effort, plan your work area
in advance. Position the trunks where they are
easy to reach. Allocate an area for stacking the
split wood or load it onto a wheelbarrow or other
means of transportation positioned to one side.
2. Prepare the trunks for splitting. This splitter
can hold trunks with a maximum length of 1350
mm and a maximum diameter of 400 mm. If you
cut branches or large logs, never cut any lengths
which exceed those specified. Never attempt to
split fresh trunks. Dried timber which has been in
storage is much easier to split than fresh (moist)
wood and will not stick so often.
3. Lay out the power cable. Make sure that you
have a suitable socket outlet available and, if
necessary, a suitable extension cable.
4. Stand the splitter securely in an upright
position. The wood splitter may only be placed
on a firm, flat surface. We recommend that you
use a concrete or paved surface and that you
chock the wheels. The wood splitter may only be
operated at ground level. Do not place any
material under the wood splitter to adjust the
height of the machine or to attempt to improve its
stability. If the wood splitter is on an angle and/or
wobbly, move it to a different location. Do not
operate the machine on soft surfaces such as a
lawn or gravel since the machine could sink or tip
over during operation.
5. Ventilating. The oil filler screw (Fig. 12/Item 22)
must always be undone during operation to
ensure that the machine operates correctly.
Unscrew the oil filler screw by 8-10 turns before
you start the machine and then tighten it again
after using the wood splitter.
6. Place the trunk in the wood splitter. Only
wood that has flat edges can be split in the
machine. Position the trunk you wish to split
vertically and centrally on the trunk support so
that the splitter is over the center of the trunk.
Adjust the trunk holding plates using the knurled
screws so that the trunk can be held perfectly.
Never attempt to split a piece of wood that is not
secure, to split it at an angle or to split wood with
angled edges. This can result in injury to the user
and damage to the machine.
7. Two-hand operation. Open the ON/OFF switch
by pressing the locking button (Fig. 14/Item A)
and lifting up the cover and then switching on the
wood splitter with the green switch (Fig. 14/Item
I).
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Important! Check whether the motor turns in the
direction of rotation shown embossed in the motor
housing (Fig. 1/Item 9). If this should not be the case,
switch off the machine immediately and change the
direction of rotation by turning the phase converter
through 180° (Fig. 15/Item 25). Then repeat the
above check.
Move the cover over the ON/OFF switch (Fig. 14)
during operation to ensure that the Emergency Stop
function is active. Wait a few seconds whilst the
electric motor gets up to speed and the required
pressure builds up in the hydraulic pump. The
machine is ready for use when the splitter is fully
extended.
Proceed as follows to split the trunk
Press the control levers together so that the
trunk you wish to split is held secured by the
trunk holding plates (Fig. 16)
Now push the two control levers down at the
same time (Fig. 16). The splitter moves
downwards and presses the wood you wish to
split against the trunk support, splitting it as it
does so. When the trunk has been split, release
the control levers and the splitter will move
upwards again.
Important! Continue to hold the split wood with the
trunk holding plates. It may be that long pieces of
wood will not be split completely and will therefore
move upwards with the splitter. These pieces of wood
must therefore be split in several stages. You can
start, for example, with the trunk table (Fig. 4.5)
folded away, continue by splitting the wood with the
trunk table folded out and then finish splitting the
wood with the trunk support fitted (see 4.4).
Switch off the machine at the red OFF switch (Fig. 14
/ Item 0) after completing the work or to adjust the
trunk support.
Important!
If the trunk fails to split immediately, never
attempt to force it to split by maintaining the
pressure for more than a few seconds. This may
damage the machine. It is far more advisable to
try and reposition the trunk on the splitter or to
remove the trunk altogether and place it to one
side.
8. Stack while you are working. By doing this you
will make sure that you have a safe area in which
to work because you will keep it clear of
obstacles and prevent any risk of tripping over or
of the power cable becoming damaged.