Splitter · throttle

CountyLine 40 tonKohler CH-seriesSpeed ignores throttle
✓Run it at FAST. The factory sets top speed.

CountyLine manual p.13: always run with the throttle at FAST. Top governed speed is 3600 RPM, no load, set at the factory. p.5: do not change engine settings.

Know the parts

FThrottle lever
EThrottle linkage
DGovernor lever
CCross shaft

Kohler CH245–CH440 service manual p.41. The handle cable connects to the throttle side.

Find it · 5 steps

Step 1

Engine off · watch

Move the handle SLOW ↔ FAST. Watch the engine lever.

Handle moves, engine lever does not = cable. Both move = carb or governor.

Diagram: CountyLine manual p.12 (engine = item 7)

Step 2

Free the cable

≈ 10 min

Remove sharp bends. Put a few drops of light oil into the housing. Work it SLOW ↔ FAST 20 times.

General practice · not in the OEM manuals

Step 3

Oil each pivot

One drop on: lever F, linkage E ends, lever D pivot. Move them by hand.

Spring or clip missing? Stop. Take a photo for the dealer.

Part names: Kohler p.41 · lube: general practice

Step 4

Start · sweep throttle

Fuel ON. Start. Warm up 1 min. Move SLOW ↔ FAST.

Speed follows the handle? Done. Run at FAST.

Start steps: CountyLine manual p.13

Step 5

Still flat? Stop here

Kohler lists “misadjusted throttle controls”, old fuel and a dirty carb as causes.

Do not adjust the governor. Take it to a Kohler dealer.

Kohler p.22 troubleshooting · governor setup p.41 = dealer job

Did it work?

What is due · engine hours

0 h

Kohler p.3: oil after first 5 h, then every 100 h or yearly; plug every 500 h or yearly; gap p.16. CountyLine p.14: hydraulic filter after 25 h, then every 100 h or each season; breather cap after 25 h. Check hydraulic oil before each use.

Open the manuals

CountyLine manual (PDF) Kohler service manual (PDF)

Sources: CountyLine 40 Ton Log Splitter owner’s manual, REV061917 LSP4001, p.5, 12, 13, 14. Kohler CH245–CH440 Service Manual 17 690 01 Rev. L, p.3, 16, 22, 41. Engine models vary by year; confirm yours on the engine label.

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