Gude W 520/5.5 T UG Electric Log Splitter Instruction Manual

: June 5, 2024
: Gude

Gude W 520/5.5 T UG Electric Log Splitter

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

If any part is missing or 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.

Beam
Traversing table
Handle cover
Valve setting button
Transpo wrt heels
Chassis
Electric motor
Engine supporting foot
Travel handle
Guider
Splitting Knife
Button
Operating lever
Bleed screw
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 yourself with the control elements and appropriate appliance use. 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 environmental 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 at a safe distance!
Do not let other persons, especially children, touch the appliance and the cable. Keep them at 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 authorized 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

WARNING:
Please read carefully the Operating Instructions before using the appliance.

CAUTION! The appliance must in no case be inclined as hydraulic oil could flow out.
Appropriate personal aids must necessarily be worn: safety shoes, work gloves, eye protection, ear protectors, and closefitting clothes.
Check the protection equipment every time you are going to put the appliance into operation.
Make sure the operating position is not obstructed in any way and is level.
Remove any obstruction – wood debris and remnants from the place of your work.
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.
Never leave the appliance unattended.
Never touch the area of splitting as there is an increased risk of injury.
Use the appliance only with a PRCD connection (safety switch against the stray current).
Work only when good visibility or appropriate lighting is provided.
Follow all safety instructions mentioned in the Operating Instructions.
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.
Behave responsibly to other persons.
Stuck logs must not be released by tapping. Stuck logs must not be cut out by a saw!
The appliance has solely been designed to be operated by one person; operating the appliance in two or more persons is strictly prohibited.
Safety shoes always need to be worn as a falling log can injure your feet.
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!

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 fiber.
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 conflicts 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 the 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 in 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.

WARNING:
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 center of the log. If the log does not fit well or tightly, it needs to be turned around.
Using your right hand, press the electric motor button to the full extent and control the operating lever with your left hand.
The traversing table is moving forward, pressing the log through the splitting knife.
Caution: If the button has not been pressed to its 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 an app. 15 minutes and then continue with the work.

Warranty

A warranty period of 12 months applies to commercial use and 24 months apply to private use and commences on the day of purchase of the device. Warranty applies exclusively to failures due to defective material or workmanship. An original sale slip with an indication of the date of sale must be presented in case of claiming the warranty rights. Warranty does not cover unprofessional use such as device overload, violent use, damage caused by a third party or foreign materials, failure to comply with operations and assembly manual, and normal wear and tear.

Residual risks and protective measures

Electrical residual risks:

Risk	Description	Protective measure(s)
Direct electrical contact	The cable could be cut off, entangled, or damaged

by

mechanical parts.

| Work only with a connection with the safety switch against stray current (FI).

Mechanical residual risks:

Risk	Description	Protective measure(s)
Getting jammed	When splitting, parts of the body may get jammed or amputated
by the traversing table movement.	Two-handed safety handling
Risk of log getting stuck. Please be sure to know the log is under

significant pressure when

| A log that has got stuck must only be knocked out. Watch out for a falling log as your feet could get injured.
| being released, which may cause your fingers to get jammed in a gap.|
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Cutting

| When splitting, parts of the body may get jammed or amputated by the traversing table movement.

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| Wear protective glasses, gloves, closefitting winter clothes, and solid shoes with a rough soles when working.

Other risks

Risk	Description	Protective measure(s)
Thrown-off	Thrown-off	Wear protective glasses,
items and	wood debris or	gloves, closefitting winter
spraying	spraying	clothes and solid shoes with a
liquids	hydraulic oil	rough sole when working.
may cause
injury.

Neglecting ergonomic principles

Risk	Description	Protective measure(s)
Inadequate	Inappropriate	Appropriate lighting or good
local lighting	lighting/poor	visibility must always be
visibility	provided when working with
represents a	the appliance.
high safety risk.

Behavior 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. A first aid kit must always be available in the place of your work in case of an 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:

Place of accident
Accident nature
Number of injured persons
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 of 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 the teacher’s supervision.

Training

Using the appliance only requires appropriate instructions by a professional or reading the Operating Instructions. No special training is 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.: +49 (0) 79 04 / 700-360
Fax: +49 (0) 79 04 / 700-51999
E-Mail: support@ts.guede.com

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 leaks. 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 authorized professional once a year. The appliance needs to be protected against moisture and dust. 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 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 of the used oil in accordance with regulations in force!

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.

Symptom	Possible cause	Removal
1. Wrong log position.	1. Position the log again.
2. Log dimensions not within acceptable limits or not appropriate for
appliance performance if wood is too hard.