I went out and talked to the guy at the hose fabricator place. He told me no pipe dope, and not to make it too tight as to torque it loose from the other side of the fitting. And got some hydraulic oil, gas, and of course the invincible Mobil 1. New 5 gal push button gas can. And a little snow shovel for Emerson. Splitter works. But it made a terrible sound starting out on a big hunk of elm, which overwhelmed it. Maybe I should have gotten a 35 ton unit. Sometimes the racket is horrific, rattling and banging. Holding the pivot hitch pin seems to stop that. This machine will definitely work hard, because anything easy I’ll just whack it with the Fiskars because it’s quicker. I like the auto return feature, and I can definitely keep up with the 14 second cycle. Once it dropped below 10 degrees out, it shut off twice in one log.
Now I’m set. Once I learn the machine, it should go more smoothly.
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