I thought I would let the owners of the above splitter know what happened to me today. I had my splitter outside where it always is and got it started with a few pulls and extra priming of the carb. It ran a bit rough with it being so cold, so I let it idle for a bit to let it warm up.
I notice the engine was vibrating and moving around. I looked at the bolts that hold the engine to the mount for the pump. There were at least 2 loose where I could see them move around. I got the right socket and got down on the ground to tighten them up. Easier said than done in the cold.
Started splitting some red oak and next thing I see is the beam slide over to the left and found the pivot pin had come out and the keeper cotter pin had fallen out on the ground. So got it lined back up and took a piece of wood and pounded the pin back in and put the keeper pin back in the slot.
Dont know if the cold had anything to do with this, but thought it might be a good thing to keep and eye on.:roll:
Shipper
I notice the engine was vibrating and moving around. I looked at the bolts that hold the engine to the mount for the pump. There were at least 2 loose where I could see them move around. I got the right socket and got down on the ground to tighten them up. Easier said than done in the cold.
Started splitting some red oak and next thing I see is the beam slide over to the left and found the pivot pin had come out and the keeper cotter pin had fallen out on the ground. So got it lined back up and took a piece of wood and pounded the pin back in and put the keeper pin back in the slot.
Dont know if the cold had anything to do with this, but thought it might be a good thing to keep and eye on.:roll:
Shipper
