Palax KS35 Ergo/S Manual - Hakmet

5.5 Hydraulic adjustment of the splitting wedge, S model, Fig. 23 Standard equipment in S model The splitting wedge can also be adjustedhydraulically by means of the lever on the crosscutdeck, Fig. 24D. For hydraulic adjustment a small side flow is divertedfrom the main oil flow by means of a flow regulationvalve.5.6 Adjusting the speed of the splitting wedgeadjustment cylinder, Figure 24A Flow regulation valveB Knob for flow regulation valveC Valve for adjusting splitting wedge height23Adjusting the speed of the cylinder Turn the knob B to the left to increase the speed of the adjustment cylinder. Turn the knob B to the right to reduce the speed of the adjustment cylinder.19NOTEThe basic adjustment of the valve has been carried out at the factory.5.7 Disturbances during the splitting operation and their remedy5.8 Stuck wood When the logs are big and have big branches, theforce of the in-feed cylinder maysometimes be insufficient. If the tree sticks to the wedge, reverse the cylinderusing the manual start/stop lever. Raise the splitting-wedge and retry the splitting usingthe manual control. Changing theposition of the log will help in many cases. If the log does not split, open the protective net toreverse the cylinder and lock up the control valve.This makes it safe to remove the log. If there is a big branch on the tree, turn the tree soyou can push it towards the wedge with the root endfirst to make the branch split. Doing it this wayrequires the least power.ABC24D5.9 Re-splitting the logs safelyIf you wish to produce small-size firewood from large logs, even wood split by the 4- or 6-way wedge might still be too large in size.Proceeding in the following way will help you to split the wood safely into evensmaller pieces. Open the protective net. Put the wood you intend to split into the splitting chute, e.g. one piece on top ofanother. The pieces of wood will stay in this position, if you hit them carefully againstthe wedge. Close the protective net. Start the splitting operation using the manually operated start lever.Palax_KS_35_Ergo+S_v4_07_EN.doc