Category: Garden

Log splitters have made our life easier; it is an electrical appliance that helps in chopping off the woods in tiny pieces that are hard to cut with the help of axe as it requires a lot of effort. As the log- splitters does a lot of hard- work and reduces your stress to a great extent; it may sometimes stop functioning properly. Especially if you own a log- splitter that runs on gas, then it requires being regularly maintained if you want that it continues to provide good service. When you go to purchase a best log splitter, there you may get some period of warranty from the retailer. You should try and get yourself a log- splitter that is new and not an already used one. If you purchase an already used log- splitter then it may not provide a good service, and you may have to continue repairing it in short intervals.
Here we will provide you with some of the tips as for how you can repair your log- splitter by yourself without taking the help of an expert.
•    CHECK THE OIL PUMP
You need to check whether there is fluid in your log- splitters. The reason of your log- splitter not working properly could be the jammed parts of the log- splitters. So you need to keep adding fluid to it especially if your log- splitter is old, it will make the parts of the log- splitters less jammed, and they will continue to work properly.

•    ENGINE
Make sure that the engine is working properly; also see that there are oil and fire both in the log- splitter. If both the things are fine, then the next thing that you can check is that if the plug is properly inserted or not. It may be that the plug may have been damaged and that is the reason as for why the log- splitter is not able to function properly. If there is a problem in the plug, then it needs to be replaced immediately.

•    HYDRAULIC TUBE
The problem may be with the piston circle that is inside the cylinder. The main problem is that you need to take apart the parts of the cylinder and then put on a new piston circle. To add a new piston, make sure that you have all the diagram of the cylinder with you so that you do not end up damaging the cylinder and also follow the directions given for taking apart the parts of the cylinder.

•    REGULATOR
The role of the regulator is to maintain the pressure in the machine of the log- splitters. It is the gas force from the machine that sends the woods in the cutting machine. So you need to see that if the regulator is providing correct pressure or not. If there is any problem with the regulator or not.
So, these are some of the tips that if you follow will lead to the repairing of your log- splitter without the help of the expert.