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Log Splitter Pre-Use and Hydraulic Check
A free printable log splitter check sheet: fluid, hoses, wedge, beam and controls ticked before each use, with a record of fluid, filter, hose and wedge work.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Catch a weeping fitting, a sticking lever or a chipped wedge before the splitter is started. The back keeps the fluid, filter, hose and wedge history by hours.
Who it is for
Households, smallholders, tree surgeons and hire customers using a petrol, electric or tractor-driven hydraulic log splitter.
How to use it
- Fill in the fluid type, capacity and filter part number once from the handbook.
- Before each day's splitting, write the date at the top of a column and work down it.
- If anything fails, leave the splitter off and write the fault on the back.
- Log every fluid change, filter, hose and wedge job with the hours and who did it.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Before-use checks for a hydraulic log splitter, a column for each day it is used, then the fluid, filter, hose and wedge work that keeps it splitting, with the hours and who did it.
Write-on lines: Log splitter make & model · Serial number · Power source · Bought · Hydraulic fluid type · Fluid capacity · Hydraulic filter part no. · Engine oil type & qty
Leaks: look, never feel. Fluid escaping under pressure can go through skin. Release the pressure as the handbook says before touching a hose, look for leaks with a piece of card, never a hand, and get medical help at once if fluid gets under the skin.
Before each use — tick if sound — if not, leave it switched off and log it overleaf
Also printed: Check · Date · Hydraulic fluid level · Engine oil level, or lead and plug sound · Hoses and fittings looked at, never felt by hand · No fresh fluid on the machine or the ground · Nuts, bolts and hose clamps tight · Wedge edge sound, no chips or cracks · Beam clean and lubricated as the handbook says · Control lever springs back to neutral · Guards and two-hand control work · Splitter level and stable, wheels chocked · Hitch, safety chain and tyres, if towed · Work zone clear of people and animals · Gloves, eye protection and boots on · Checked by
Page 2
Faults found — and what was done before it was used again
Table, 6 rows: Date · Fault found · Used? · Action taken · Fixed by · Date fixed
Hydraulic and wedge maintenance — fluid, filter, hoses and the wedge
Table, 9 rows: Date · Hours · Fluid · Filter · Hose · Wedge · Other work · By
Ruled lines: Notes — slow ram, noisy pump, logs that stall it
Questions
Why does the hose check say by eye only?
Because fluid escaping from a pinhole under pressure can go through skin, and a hand run along a hose is how that happens. Look for wet patches, and use a piece of card held near a fitting, with the pressure released as the handbook says.
Where is the fluid change interval?
Not printed. Makers set it in hours or seasons and they differ, so the sheet records the hours at each change and leaves the interval to your own handbook.
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