Gude 94711 User manual

#94711
W 520 / 5,5 T UG
© Güde GmbH & Co. KG - Birkichstrasse 6 - D-74549 Wolpertshausen - Deutschland
English GB 10
Original Operating Instructions
LOG SPLITTER

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Introduction
To enjoy the new W 520 / 5.5 T UG LOG SPLITTER,
please read carefully the Operating Instructions and the
attached safety instructions before putting it into operation.
Further, we recommend keeping the Operating
Instructions in order to recall the product features in the
future.
To follow the continuous product development. we
reserve the right to make technical changes for any
further improvement.
This document represents the original Operating
Instructions.
Supply includes
Take the appliance out of the transport package and check
whether the following parts are present:
•W 520 / 5.5 T UG LOG SPLITTER
•Bag including small parts (screws, lock nuts,
distance rings)
•Transport wheels
•Chassis (in a dismantled state; see
Assembly and First Activation)
•Original Operating Instructions
•Guarantee certificate
If any part is missing or is damaged, please contact your
dealer.
The appliance weighs 47kg when assembled. Lift the
appliance off the transport package in two people if
necessary.
Appliance description
W 520 / 5.5 T UG LOG SPLITTER
Robust log splitter with two-handed safety handling. High-
quality hydraulic system and electric motor; easy transport
due to chassis, travel handle and transport wheels.
Appliance description (pic. 1)
1. Beam
2. Traversing table
3. Handle cover
4. Valve setting button
5. Transport wheels
6. Chassis
7. Electric motor
8. Engine supporting foot
9. Travel handle
10. Guider
11. Splitting knife
12. Button
13. Operating lever
14. Bleed screw
15. Oil gauge/oil drain plug
Technical specifications
W 520 / 5.5 T UG LOG SPLITTER
Voltage/frequency: 230V~50Hz
Engine output: 1.5 kW
Max. splitting pressure: 5.5t
Max. log length: 520mm
Min./max. log width: 80mm/250mm
Max. splitting uplift: 420mm
Noise: LWA 78dB
Assembling dimensions in mm: 1,250 x 720 x 865
Weight: 47kg
General safety instructions
Please read carefully these Operating Instructions.
Familiarise with the control elements and appropriate
appliance using. Keep the Operating Instructions for future
reference.
Safe working
Keep the place of your work clean!
Mess in the place of your work may result in injuries.
Consider the environment influences
Do not expose the appliance to rain.
Do not use the appliance in a wet or moist environment.
Provide appropriate lighting.
Do not use the appliance near flammable liquids or gases.
Keep other persons in safe distance!
Do not let other persons, especially children, touch the
appliance and the cable. Keep them in a sufficient distance
from the place of your work.
Store the appliance properly!
An appliance that is not used should be stored in a dry,
locked place out of reach of children.
CAUTION! The appliance must in no case be inclined
as hydraulic oil could flow out.
Do not overload the appliance!
Work in the specified output limits.
Use the right appliance!
Do not use the appliance for purposes for which it has not
been designed.
Look after your appliance!
Follow the maintenance regulations and instructions.
Check regularly the appliance cable and have it replaced
by an authorised professional if damaged.
Check regularly the extension cable and replace it if
damaged. Keep the handles dry, with no oil and grease.
Be careful!
Pay attention to what you are doing. Use common sense
when working. Do not use the appliance when you are
tired.
WARNING!
Use of any other accessories may pose a risk of injury.
Your appliance should be repaired by an electrician
only!
This appliance meets the appropriate safety provisions.
Repairs may only be executed by an electrician and
original spare parts must be used, otherwise the user may
face a risk of injury.
Appliance-specific safety instructions
Please read carefully the Operating Instructions
before using the appliance.
1. CAUTION! The appliance must in no case be
inclined as hydraulic oil could flow out.
2. Appropriate personal aids must necessarily
be worn: safety shoes, working gloves, eye
protection, ear protectors and closefitting
clothes.
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3. Check the protection equipment every time
you are going to put the appliance into
operation.
4. Make sure the operating position is not
obstructed in any way and is level.
5. Remove any obstruction – wood debris and
remnants from the place of your work.
6. It is necessary to check whether the
appliance and the protection equipment are
working properly every time you are going to
work with the appliance.
7. Never leave the appliance unattended.
8. Never touch the area of splitting as there is
an increased risk of injury.
9. Use the appliance only with PRCD
connection (safety switch against stray
current).
10. Work only when good visibility or
appropriate lighting is provided.
11. Follow all safety instructions mentioned in
the Operating Instructions.
12. Risk of knotty logs getting stuck when being
split. Be sure to know the clog is under
significant pressure when being released
and your fingers may get jammed in a gap.
13. Behave responsible to other persons.
14. Stuck logs must not be released by tapping.
Stuck logs must not be cut out by a saw!
15. The appliance has solely been designed to
be operated by one person; operating the
appliance in two or more persons is strictly
prohibited.
16. Safety shoes always need to be worn as a
falling log can injure your feet.
17. Fast splitting may result in serious injuries
when dry logs are processed.
Tip: If grease is applied to the knife, "more complex
logs" can also be split!
Marking
Product safety:
Product corresponds to
appropriate EU standards
Prohibitions:
No pulling the plug! Protect against rain and
moisture!
Material with metal parts
must not be processed Appliance to be operated by one person only
Warning:
Warning/caution Warning against dangerous
voltage
Warning against thrown-off
items
Keep persons standing
around in safe distance
from the appliance (at least
5m)
Warning against hand injury Warning against moving tools (risk of getting
jammed)
Caution! Bleeder screw must
necessarily be loosened when
the appliance is being
operated!
Commands:
General command symbol
Please read carefully the
Operating Instructions.
Learn to use the appliance
before using it.
Use protective glasses/shield Use protective gloves
Use safety shoes Unplug the appliance
before servicing
Environment protection:
Dispose waste professionally
so as not to harm the
environment..
Packing cardboard material
may be delivered to
collecting centres for
recycling.
Faulty and/or disposed electric
or electronic appliances must
be taken to appropriate
collection centres.
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Package:
Protect against moisture This side up
Interseroh-Recycling
Technical specifications:
Connection Weight
Engine output Noise
Max. log length Max. splitting pressure
Max. splitting uplift Max. log width
Training
Please read carefully the Operating and Servicing
Instructions. Familiarise with the controls and proper
working of the appliance. You must know how the
appliance works and how to switch the controls
immediately off.
Never let children work with the appliance. Never let adults
without appropriate training work with the appliance.
Do not let any persons, especially small children and pets,
get near the place of your work.
Be careful to prevent slipping or falling.
Use as designated
The product (log splitter) that you have bought has solely
been designed for the following purposes:
The splitter has solely been designed to split saw-cut logs
of 52 cm in maximum length and 25 cm in maximum width
along the fibre.
This appliance must not be used to perform other works
than those for which the appliance has been designed and
which are described in the Operating Instructions.
Any other use is conflict with the designation. The
manufacturer is not responsible for any indirect damages
and injuries. Please be sure to know that our appliances
have not been designed to be used for industrial purposes.
Assembly
Caution! The appliance needs to be switched off and
unplugged before servicing, cleaning and assembling. The
same procedure must be applied if the feeder cable is
damaged, cut or entangled.
System voltage must be adhered to: the source voltage
must correspond to the details on the appliance type label.
An extension cable with a too small conductor cross-
section significantly reduces the appliance performance. At
least 3 x 1,5mm² for cables within a length of 25m and at
least 2,5mm² for cables with a length exceeding 25m.
Caution! Extension cables not meeting the given
requirements must not be used. The extension cable, plug
and joint must be watertight and approved to be used
outdoors.
Cable joints must be dry and must not lie on the floor.
If a cable reel is used, it needs to be unwound to full
extent.
When the log splitter is delivered, some parts have been
disassembled for transport purposes.
Screws, nuts and distance rings are in a separate plastic
bag. The assembly is easy if instructions are followed (pic.
2).
Operation
Loosen the bleed screw (2-3 turns) before starting to
split (pic. 1/14).
The screw must necessarily be tightened for
transport purposes.
Check the oil level in the splitter every time you are going
to use it.
Put the splitter to a vertical position.
Loosen the oil gauge plug using a socket wrench and put it
out to see the oil level.
The oil level must be between the two oil gauge marks.
Log dimensions
Log dimensions appropriate for the appliance and
mentioned in the “Technical specifications“ are just of an
indicative nature. A small log may be difficult to split if
knotty.
If the log is not to be split immediately, it is very
important the splitting pressure is not applied for a long
time. That would cause the compressed oil to be quickly
overheated, which would subsequently damage the pump.
Step-by-step instructions
Plug the electric log splitter in.
When putting the feeder cable down, make sure it does
not lie over the telescopic beam or near the splitting knife;
places with a risk of damage or breaking also need to be
avoided.
Put the log on the beam. Guiders will help keep the knife in
the centre of the log. If the log does not fit well or tightly, it
needs to be turned around.
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Using your left hand, press the electric motor button to full
extent and control the operating lever with your right hand.
The traversing table is moving forward, pressing the log
through the splitting knife.
Caution: If the button has not been pressed to full
extent, the switch contact could get damaged.
If the log is not to be split immediately, do not hold the
slide valve pressed. Pull the log slide valve back and try
again. A small log may also be difficult to split if knotty and
fibrous. Wider logs with regular fibrous wood are not
difficult to split. If wood is too hard, the log needs to be
processed by a special machine to prevent damage to the
appliance.
Repeat the operating step with wood cut into smaller
pieces.
The log splitter needs to be unplugged after finishing work.
The cable must not be pulled when doing so.
Caution: The engine may switch off due to overheating
after several hours of operation or when splitting big and
hard logs. In such a case, let the appliance cool down for
at least app. 15 minutes and then continue with the work.
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
We,
Güde GmbH & Co. KG
Birkichstrasse 6
D-74549 Wolpertshausen
Germany
herewith declare that the following appliance complies with
the appropriate basic safety and health requirements of
the EU Directives based on its design and type, as brought
into circulation by us.
In case of alternation of the machine, not agreed
upon by us, this declaration will lose its validity.
Machine description:
W 520 / 5.5 T UG LOG SPLITTER
Article No.
#94711
Applicable EU Directives:
2006/42 EG
2006/95 EG
2004/108 EG
Applicable harmonised standards:
EN 62233:2008
EN 60335-1:2002+A11,A1:04+A12,A2:06+A13:08
EN 60335-1:2002+FprAF:09
EN 60204-1:2006+A1:09
EN 609-1:1999+A1:03+A2:09
EN 55014-1:2006
EN 55014-2:1997/+A1:2001/+A2:2008
EN 61000-3-2:2006
EN 61000-3-3:2008
Place of certification:
Intertek Testing Services Shanghai,
Building No. 86, 1198 Qinzhou Road (North), Shanghai
200233 China
Reference No.
06SHW0188-04
Date/authorised signature: 20 Sep, 2010
Title of signatory: Managing Director
Mr Arnold
Technical documentation: J. Bürkle FBL; QS
Guarantee
The guarantee exclusively applies to material or
manufacturing defects. The original proof of purchase with
the purchase date must be submitted when lodging a claim
in the guarantee period.
The guarantee does not include any unauthorised use,
e.g. appliance overloading, violent use, damage by a third
party or foreign item. The failure to follow the Operating
Instructions and assembly instructions and common wear
and tear are not covered by the guarantee either.
Residual risks and protective measures
Electrical residual risks:
Risk Description Protective measure(s)
Direct
electrical
contact
Cable could be
cut off,
entangled or
damaged by
mechanical
parts.
Work only with a connection
with safety switch against
stray current (FI).
Mechanical residual risks:
Risk Description Protective measure(s)
Getting
jammed
Cutting
When splitting,
parts of body
may get
jammed or
amputated by
the traversing
table
movement.
Risk of log
getting stuck.
Please be sure
to know the log
is under
significant
pressure when
being released,
which may
cause your
fingers to get
jammed in a
gap.
When splitting,
parts of body
may get
jammed or
amputated by
the traversing
table
movement.
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Two-handed safety handling
A log that has got stuck must
only be knocked out. Watch
out for a falling log as your
feet could get injured.
Wear protective glasses,
gloves, closefitting winter
clothes and solid shoes with a
rough sole when working.
Other risks
Risk Description Protective measure(s)
Thrown-off
items and
spraying
liquids
Thrown-off
wood debris or
spraying
hydraulic oil
may cause
injury.
Wear protective glasses,
gloves, closefitting winter
clothes and solid shoes with a
rough sole when working.
Neglecting ergonomic principles
Risk Description Protective measure(s)
Inadequate
local lighting Inappropriate lighting/poor
visibility
Appropriate lighting or good
visibility must always be
provided when working with
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represents a
high safety risk. the appliance.
Behaviour in case of emergency
Provide necessary first aid treatment corresponding to the
injury nature and seek qualified medical help as soon as
possible.
Protect the injured person from other injuries and calm
him/her down.
First aid kit must always be available in the place of
your work in case of accident in accordance with DIN
13164. Material taken out of the first aid kit needs to be
supplemented right away.
If help is needed,
please provide the following details:
1. Place of accident
2. Accident nature
3. Number of injured persons
4. Injury type
Disposal
The disposal instructions are based on icons placed on the
appliance or its package. The description of the meanings
can be found in the “Marking” chapter.
Transport package disposal
The package protects the appliance against damage
during transport. Packing materials are usually chosen
depending on their environmental friendliness and disposal
method and can therefore be recycled.
Returning the package to material circulation saves raw
materials and reduces waste disposal costs.
Parts of packages (e.g. foils, styropor) can be dangerous
to children. Risk of suffocation!
Keep parts of packages away from children and dispose
them as soon as possible.
Operator requirements
The operator must carefully read the Operating
Instructions before using the appliance.
Qualification
No special qualification is necessary for using the
appliance apart from detailed instruction by a qualified
person.
Minimum age
The appliance may only be operated by persons over 18
years of age. An exception includes youngsters operating
the appliance within their professional education to
achieve necessary skills under teacher's supervision.
Training
Using the appliance only requires appropriate instructions
by a professional or reading the Operating Instructions. No
special training necessary.
Servicing
Do you have any technical questions? A claim? Do you
need spare parts or the Operating Instructions?
You will be helped quickly and without needless
bureaucracy at our webpage www.guede.com in the
Service part. Please help us be able to assist you. To be
able to identify your appliance when claimed, we need to
know its serial No., order No. and year of production. All
these details can be found on the type label. Enter the
details below for future reference.
Serial No.
Order No.
Year of production:
Tel.: [phone] / 700-360
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: supp[email protected]
Transport and storing
The log splitter has been fitted with transport wheels. To
move the appliance, take the travel handle with one hand
and lift it in the front. The splitter may be moved easily this
way.
There is a bleed screw on the back of the appliance. To
move the appliance, the screw must be tightened to
prevent oil leak.
The splitting knife gets automatically back to the starting
position.
Servicing and storing
The appliance needs to be put out of operation and
unplugged before any servicing. Servicing works not
explicitly described in this manual must be performed by a
professional as dangerous situations for which the
operator is not ready may be encountered. Scheduled
servicing or replacement of spare parts may only be
provided by a professional.
To provide protection against injury, do the following
every time you are going to service the appliance:
•Switch off the engine.
•Wait until all rotating parts fully stop.
•Unplug the appliance.
•Let the engine cool down (app. 30 minutes).
To provide protection against injury, do the following
every time you are going to clean the appliance:
•Switch off the engine.
•Wait until all rotating parts fully stop.
•Unplug the appliance.
•Let the engine cool down (app. 30 minutes).
•Do not spray water on the appliance as electrical
parts may get damaged.
If the appliance has not been used for more than one
month, e.g. after the season is over:
•Clean the appliance.
•Wipe all metal parts with a cloth soaked in oil or
spray them with spray oil to provide
anticorrosion protection.
•Store the appliance in a clean and dry room.
Keep the appliance with no dust and dirt.
For cleaning purposes, use a soft cloth and fine soap
solution. Prevent direct appliance contact with aggressive
cleaning agents. Aggressive, volatile and caustic cleaning
agents must not be used.
Have the log splitter checked by an authorised
professional once a year.
The appliance needs to be protected against moisture and
dust.
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If the appliance has not been used for a long time, store it
in a covered state in a dry, safe place inapproachable to
children.
Time interval Description Details
400 running
hours •Hydraulic oil
change HLP 46
2.4 l
Every time the
appliance is to
be used
•Oil level check
Every time the
appliance is to
be used
•Check the splitting
knife sharpness if
sharpening is
necessary
Hydraulic oil change
F HLP 46 (#42004) oil type or oil of similar viscosity is
recommended for the hydraulic cylinder.
Make sure the appliance beam is pulled out to full extent.
Incline the splitter towards the transport wheels.
Loosen the bleed screw (pic. 1/14)
Remove the oil drain plug (pic. 1/15)
Put a collection container with a capacity of app. 4 l of oil
under the log splitter.
Incline the appliance and let oil flow out.
Incline the log splitter in the opposite direction and add 2.4
l of oil to the hole.
Check the oil level using a cleaned oil gauge; the oil level
must be between the two oil gauge marks.
Clean the cover and the plug and carefully refit.
CAUTION:
Dispose the used oil in accordance with regulations in
force!
Check regularly the oil level.
Splitting knife sharpening
Sharpen the splitting knife regularly using a file. Remove
any sharp edges and dents.
Lubricate the splitting knife regularly using multi-purpose
grease. It will reduce strain and enable splitting of "more
complex logs".
Troubleshooting
The table below shows possible failures, causes and
removal options. However, if the problem persists, contact
a professional.
Switch the appliance off and unplug it before
servicing and cleaning.
Risk of electric shock.
Symptom Possible cause Removal
Log not 1. Wrong log 1. Position the log
getting split position.
2. Log
dimensions
not within
acceptable
limits or not
appropriate
for appliance
performance
if wood is too
hard.
3. Knife not
splitting.
4. Oil being too
cold.
5. Oil leaking.
6. Hydraulic
pressure
being too low.
again.
2. Reduce the
splitting range.
3. Sharpen the knife
and check
whether edges or
cuts are sharp
and grind them
away if
necessary.
4. Let oil warm up.
5. Find the leakage
and seal it.
6. Sort wood out.
Piston rod
running
irregularly or
strongly
vibrating.
Air in the circuit
Check the oil level and
refill if necessary.
Contact the dealer if
necessary.
Loosen the bleed
screw.
Oil leaking
near the
piston rod or
external
parts.
1. Oil leaking
from the oil
tank.
2. Sealing worn
out.
1. Check the bleed
screw fastening
before sliding.
2. Replace the
sealing.
Log has got
stuck.
Log being e.g.
knotty. Release the operating lever and pull the
traversing table up to
full extent.
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