Slide Sledge Operating Manual

© 20 17 , Slide Sledge, LLC 3 2. Safety Information • Do not operate or perform maintenance or repair to any equipment until you have read and understand the original equipment manufacturers’ service manuals. • Always follow original equipment manufacturers’ recommended service procedures for securing and preparing equipment prior to removing any parts. Removing any parts prior to securing equipment may result in injury and/or damage to the equipment. • Before removing any equipment parts or components, follow original equipment manufacturers’ procedures on securing, draining, and storing fluid, electrical or hydraulic lines. • Do not use the Slide Sledge ™ Multi-Head ™ hammer without first attaching a tip. Using the tool without a tip will void your warranty and damage the tool. • Ensure that the Slide Sledge ™ Multi-Head ™ tip is properly installed. Make sure the tip has been seated on the end of the tool and it has been secured in place by the tip retention spring at the impact end of the tool. Read about tip insertion in section four of this manual. • Do not use the Slide Sledge ™ Multi-Head ™ hammer as a pry bar. Using the tool as a pry bar will void your warranty and damage the tool. • The tool is constructed of materials that could act as a conductor of electrical current. Do not use the Slide Sledge ™ Multi-Head ™ hammer on or near live electrical circuits. • Do not use the Slide Sledge ™ Multi-Head ™ hammer in the presence of flammable liquids or vapors as sparking or static discharge could occur. • Do not strike the Slide Sledge ™ Multi-Head ™ hammer with another striking tool. • To avoid possible injury from flying objects, safety goggles or equivalent eye protection conforming to ANSI Z87.1 should be worn by the user and by all persons in the immediate area in which any striking tool is being used. • Tips should be inspected prior to each use and discontinued/replaced at the first sign of chipping, mushrooming, or cracking of any portion. • No area, section or portion of the Slide Sledge ™ Multi-Head ™ hammerhead should be ground, welded, treated by reheating, or otherwise altered from the original condition as furnished by Slide Sledge, LLC. • Blows should always be struck squarely with the striking face parallel with the surface being struck. Glancing blows, overstrikes and under strikes should be avoided.