37 Ton Northstar splitter- Need Help

[MarkR702]

Hello experts, I need help. I believe my machine was not assembled properly and I’m having a fit understanding the idle down system. At the first attempt to move the throttle control on the engine, the cable popped off the Honda engine. I don’t see how to put the cable back together of adjust the control up on the on/off mechanism.
Brand new machine. No manual
Please help

 

[MarkR702]

Hello experts, I need help. I believe my machine was not assembled properly and I’m having a fit understanding the idle down system. At the first attempt to move the throttle control on the engine, the cable popped off the Honda engine. I don’t see how to put the cable back together of adjust the control up on the on/off mechanism.
Brand new machine. No manual
Please help

Update, got it all worked out. Thanks

 

[Whitenuckler]

Hello experts, I need help. I believe my machine was not assembled properly and I’m having a fit understanding the idle down system. At the first attempt to move the throttle control on the engine, the cable popped off the Honda engine. I don’t see how to put the cable back together of adjust the control up on the on/off mechanism.
Brand new machine. No manual
Please help

https://assets.northerntool.com//products/113/documents/manuals/1131.pdf

That has the Honda GX270 I believe

gx270

engine.honda.ca

 

[MarkR702]

https://assets.northerntool.com//products/113/documents/manuals/1131.pdf

That has the Honda GX270 I believe

gx270

engine.honda.ca

Thank You, a lot! I know I will need this.

 

[4x4prepper]

Just a heads up about this particular machine when used in the vertical position.

In the manual they show the operator standing directly in front, you should. I had two different people get hit in the shins by flying wood standing off to the side, so, do not be sitting down, as one person was. This splitter is slow enough so you can see when a piece of wood will be a problem and move way away, but, not everyone does that ... so to be safe, make sure everyone stands in the front.

If you do anything with stringy wood such as red oak or sweet gum or 18"+ long rounds, do not bother with the 4 way wedge, it makes the machine work too hard. I do a lot of 20" diameter stuff and ended leaving my 4 way off. $0.02

 

[John Mc]

Just a heads up about this particular machine when used in the vertical position.

In the manual they show the operator standing directly in front, you should. I had two different people get hit in the shins by flying wood standing off to the side, so, do not be sitting down, as one person was. This splitter is slow enough so you can see when a piece of wood will be a problem and move way away, but, not everyone does that ... so to be safe, make sure everyone stands in the front.

In most cases, if wood comes shooting out of a hydraulic splitter, it's an indication that there is air trapped in the hydraulic system somewhere. Bleeding the air from the system will prevent most of these issues.

 

[4x4prepper]

No, there was no air trapped into the system. The way this splitter is designed you would be hard pressed to trap air in the system.

It is because of the way the splitter is designed. Instead of listing all the undocumented features of someone's new purchase, I just gave a heads up on a way to avoid getting hurt .

One plus of this NT splitter is it does okay on off camber splitting, unlike my current 37 ton Chinesium splitter where I keep a level on the splitter so when I park it is level left to right. It makes up for being finicky with the 11-12 second cycle time.

 

[blades]

You can have wood litterly explode when trying to split through a knot of some kind, machine shifts down to low speed, high pressure, kind sits a little bit until the pressure overcomes the resistance and then it sometimes get exciting.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

https://assets.northerntool.com//products/113/documents/manuals/1131.pdf

That has the Honda GX270 I believe

gx270

engine.honda.ca

That engine is totally indestructible. My Brave, which is 20 years old, runs impeccably. Mine has split tons of wood, takes one quart of oil, and I've used AMSOIL synthetic. I've changed the filters, hydraulic fluid, and plug. It starts on the first pull.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

You can have wood litterly explode when trying to split through a knot of some kind, machine shifts down to low speed, high pressure, kind sits a little bit until the pressure overcomes the resistance and then it sometimes get exciting.

That's why I wear shin guards, like they do in baseball games; I've been there before. also eye protection,and toe protection. a must.

 

[VirginiaIron]

In most cases, if wood comes shooting out of a hydraulic splitter, it's an indication that there is air trapped in the hydraulic system somewhere. Bleeding the air from the system will prevent most of these issues.

I guess the system could have expanding air, if the ram flies forward after the split, something similar to a dump truck body jamming upwards. But my rams have never advanced forward after a difficult split. I would think most systems would self bleed or the ports on most cylinder designs would keep compressed air to a minimum.
For those future operators that do not already know this, using a splitter is not a mindless activity, and the operator needs to know what they are splitting and somewhat know how to read their rounds. For example, some very tough rounds will split easy from the other direction if you read the grain. I never liked the knife thin wedges because it usually required a full stroke to split any type of round and certainly this is the safest type of wedge. So, most of my wedges have been modified or were very broad with a knife’s edge. A broad wedge does require more power to split the tough ones but that’s where a knife’s edge helps. Certainly, a broad wedge creates more compressive outward forces than a thin wedge. The knife’s edge slices through the grain on rounds, and a broad wedge gave me fractional cycle times where I did not need to fully extend the ram. When I was splitting wood, I could USUALLY tell which round would be a grenade. When the wedge slows to a crawl or nearly stalls that’s when the round might pop. One should ALWAYS keep his hands and body clear at all times. As a warning to all, I did have a few tough rounds seemingly explode and would have injured me if my hand was holding on to the round or if I didn’t step away from the round somewhat..