Troy-Bilt LS338 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Remove the protective cap from the fitting on top of 
the filter head. Attach the end of the hose to the 
fitting on top of the filter. Place the hose clamp at 
the base of the fitting and tighten securely. See 
Figure 10.

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Pull the beam lock on the beam support/latch 
bracket out and pivot it down. Carefully lower the 
wedge, beam, and cylinder assembly to the 
horizontal position. Pull out and rotate beam lock to 
secure beam in the horizontal position.

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Place one cradle support bracket against the lower 
outside surface of one of the beam flanges.
See Figure 11.

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Insert two carriage bolts through the cradle support 
bracket and the beam flange. Secure with lock 
washers and hex nuts. Do not tighten at this time.

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Attach the second cradle support bracket to the 
same side of the beam in the same manner.

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Place one log cradle over the support brackets and 
align the bolts holes.

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Insert four carriage bolts through the log cradle and 
cradle support brackets. Secure with lock washers 
and hex nuts. Tighten all carriage bolts and nuts.

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Repeat on the other side.

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Lubricate the beam area where the splitting wedge 
will slide with engine oil. Do not use grease.

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Remove vented reservoir dipstick, which is located 
in front of the engine on top of the reservoir tank.
See Figure 12.

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Fill the reservoir tank with Dexron III automatic 
transmission fluid or 10W AW hydraulic fluid.

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Check fluid level using the dipstick. The reservoir 
tank has a capacity of approximately 7 gallons. Do 
not overfill. 

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Replace vented dipstick securely. Tighten the 
dipstick until the top of the threads are flush with the 
top of the pipe.

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If not already, disconnect the spark plug wire and 
prime the pump, by pulling the recoil starter to turn 
the engine over approximately 10 times.

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Reconnect the spark plug wire.

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Start engine according toinstructions on page 10.

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Use control handle to engage the wedge to the 
farthest extended position and then retract it.

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Refill tank to within the range specified on the 
dipstick.

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Extend and retract the wedge 12 complete cycles 
to remove trapped air (system is “self-bleeding”).

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Much of the original fluid has been drawn into the 
cylinder and hoses. Make certain to refill the 
reservoir to prevent extreme damage to the 
hydraulic pump. Failure to refill the tank will void 
your warranty.

NOTE:  Some fluid may overflow from the 

vented

reservoir dipstick

 Do not operate the log splitter without the 

proper amount of transmission fluid in the reservoir.

Attached To 

Attached 

Reservoir Tank

To Cylinder