Husqvarna 357XP E-tech Bedienungsanleitung

E E E E n n n n g g g g l l l l i i i i s s s s h h h h 357XP/XPG , 357XP E-tech 357XPG E-tech 359/G , 359 E-tech, 359G E-tech Oper ator’ s manual Please r ead the operator’ s manual carefully and mak e sure you understand the instructions befor e using the machine.[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS 2 – English Symbols on the mac hine: W ARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or improper use can result in ser ious or f atal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and make sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine. Alwa ys wear : • Approv ed protective helm[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS English – 3 The chain br ake must be engaged when the chain saw is star ted. W ARNING! Kickback ma y occur when the nose or tip of the guide bar touches an object, and cause a lightning f ast re verse reaction, kic king the guide bar up and towards the oper ator. May cause serious personal injur y . Y ou will find the f ollowing [...]

CONTENTS 4 – English Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: ...................................... 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ........................ 2 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................... 4 INTR ODUCTION Dear customer! ..................................................... 5 WHA [...]

English – 5 INTR ODUCTION Dear customer! Cong ratulations on your choice to b uy a Husqv arna product! Husqvarna is based on a tradition that dates back to 1689, when the Swedish King Kar l XI ordered the construction of a factory on the banks of the Huskvarna River , f or production of muskets . The location was logical, since w ater power was h[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 1 Cylinder cov er 2 F ront handle 3 Chain brake and front hand guard 4 Star ter 5 Chain oil tank 6 Star ter handle 7 Adjuster screws carb uretor 8 Choke control/Start throttle lock 9 Rear handle 10 Stop switch (Ignition on/off s witch.) 11 Fuel tank 12 Muffler 13 Bar tip sprock et 14 Ch[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 7 Bef ore using a new c hain saw • Please read this manual carefully . • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted and adjusted. See instr uctions under the heading Assembly . • Refuel and star t the chain saw . See the instr uctions under the headings Fuel Handling and Star ting and Stoppin[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English Al ways use common sense It is not possib le to cov er e very conceivable situation y ou can face when using a chain sa w . Alw ays e xercise care and use your common sense. Av oid all situations which you consider to be be y ond your capability . If you still feel uncer tain about operating procedures afte[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 T ake care when using your saw and mak e sure the kickbac k zone of the bar nev er touches any object. • The chain brake (A) can either be activ ated manually (b y y our left hand) or automatically by the iner tia release mechanism. • The brake is applied when the front hand guard (B) is pushed forw ard[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English be activated man ually by the movement of y our left hand. • In the felling position the left hand is in a position that mak es man ual activ ation of the chain brake impossible. With this type of grip , that is when the left hand is placed so that it cannot affect the mo vement of the front hand guard, [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 Vibration damping system Y our machine is equipped with a vibration damping system that is designed to reduce vibration and make operation easier . The machine ′ s vibration damping system reduces the transf er of vibration between the engine unit/cutting equipment and the machine ′ s handle unit. The [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English recommended file gauge. A damaged or badly sharpened chain increases the r isk of accidents. • Maintain the correct depth gauge setting! Follow our instructions and use the recommended depth gauge clearance. T oo large a clearance increases the risk of kickback. • Keep the chain pr operly tensioned! I[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 Chain • Chain pitch (inches) • Drive link width (mm/inches) • Number of drive links. Sharpening y our chain and adjusting depth gauge setting General information on sharpening cutting teeth • Nev er use a blunt chain. When the chain is blunt you hav e to ex er t more pressure to force the bar throu[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English • Check that the chain is correctly tensioned. A slack chain will mov e sidewa ys, making it more difficult to sharpen correctly . • Alwa ys file cutting teeth from the inside face. Reduce the pressure on the retur n stroke. File all the teeth on one side first, then turn the chain saw and file the[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 combination spanner . Tighten the chain until it does not sag from the underside of the bar . • Use the combination spanner to tighten the bar nuts while lifting the tip of the bar at the same time. Check that you can pull the chain round freely b y hand and that it does not sag from the underside of the[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 16 – English Chain drive sproc ket The clutch drum is fitted with one of the follo wing dr ive sprock ets: A Spur sprock et (the chain sprocket is welded on the drum) B Rim sprock et (replaceable) Regularly check the degree of wear on the drive sproc ket. Replace if wear is e xcessive. Replace the drive sprock et when[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 17 Fitting the bar and chain Check that the chain brak e is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard tow ards the front handle. Remov e the bar n uts and remo v e the clutch cover (chain br ak e). T ake off the transportation ring (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place [...]

FUEL HANDLING 18 – English Fuel Note! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must alwa ys be run using a mixture of gasoline and two-stroke oil. It is impor tant to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, ev en small inaccuracies can drastica[...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 19 • In temperatures below 32 ° F (0 ° C) some oils become too viscous. This can o verload the oil pump and result in damage to the oil pump components. • Contact your service agent when choosing chain oil. Fueling Clean the area around the fuel cap . Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly . The fuel filter mu[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 20 – English Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake should be activated when star ting the chain saw . Activate the chain brake b y pushing the front hand guard forw ards. Ignition; choke: Set the choke control in the choke position. This should automatically set the stop switch to the star t position[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING English – 21 As the chain brak e is still activated the engine must return to idling speed as soon as possible b y disengaging the throttle latch in order to av oid unnecesser y wear on the clutch assembly . Note! Pull the front hand guard towards the front handle . The chain br ak e is no w disengaged. Y our saw is ready[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 22 – English Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain brak e w orks correctly and is not damaged. 2 Check that the rear right hand guard is not damaged. 3 Check that the throttle loc kout works correctly and is not damaged. 4 Check that the stop s witch works correctly and is not damaged. 5 Check that all handles are free from oil.[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 23 cause you to lose control. Both situations can cause serious personal injur y . 6 Before mo ving your chain saw s witch off the engine and loc k the chain using the chain br ak e. Carr y the chain saw with the bar and chain pointing bac kwards . Fit a guard to the bar before tr anspor ting the chain saw or carryin[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English 5 In order to keep control of y our saw , always maintain a firm foothold. Ne v er work on a ladder , in a tree or on any other insecure support. 6 Alwa ys use a fast cutting speed, i.e. full throttle. 7 T ake great care when you cut with the top edge of the bar , i.e . when cutting from the underside of the obje[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 4 Is there a risk of kickback? 5 Do the conditions and surrounding terrain aff ect how safely y ou can stand and move about? T wo factors decide whether the chain will jam or the object that you are cutting will split: the first is how the object is suppor ted bef ore and after cutting, and the second is whether [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English Finish by cutting from belo w so that the two cuts meet. T ree felling technique Safe distance The safe distance betw een a tree that is to be felled and anyone else w orking nearby is at least 2 1/2 tree lengths . Make sure that no-one else is in this ”risk zone” before or during felling. Felling direction Th[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 star ts to f all. Y our path of retreat should be roughly 135 degrees aw ay from the intended f elling direction. Felling Felling is done using three cuts . First you make the directional cuts, which consist of the top cut and the bottom cut, then you finish with the f elling cut. By placing these cuts correctly [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English When the f elling cut and directional cut are complete the tree should star t to f all by itself or with the aid of a felling wedge or breaking bar . We recommend that y ou use a bar that is longer than the diameter of the tree , so that y ou can mak e the felling cut and directional cuts with single cutting strok[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 29 Cut tree/limb from outside the bend, after tension has been released. Ho w to a void kic kback What is kic kback? The word kickbac k is used to describe the sudden reaction that causes the chain saw and bar to jump off an object when the upper quadrant of the tip of the bar , known as the kickbac k zone, touches a[...]

MAINTENANCE 30 – English General The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work descr ibed in this manual. Carburetor adjustment Due to existing en vironmental and emissions legislation your chain sa w is equipped with movement limiters on the carburetor adjuster scre ws. These limit the adjustment possibilities to a maximum of a 1[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 High speed jet H At the factory the engine is adjusted at sea level. When working at a high altitude or in different weather conditions, temperatures and atmospheric humidity , it may be necessary to make minor adjustments to the high speed jet. CA UTION! If the high speed jet is screwed in too far , it may damage the pis[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English Checking the brake trigger Place the chain saw on firm ground and start it. Mak e sure the chain does not touch the ground or any other object. See the instructions under the heading Star t and stop. Grasp the chain saw firmly , wrapping your fingers and thumbs around the handles . Apply full throttle and activate the [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 Vibration damping system Regular ly check the vibration damping units f or cr ac ks or deformation. Make sure the vibration damping units are securely attached to the engine unit and handle unit. Stop switc h Star t the engine and make sure the engine stops when you mov e the stop switch to the stop setting. Muffler Nev [...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English Starter Changing a br oken or worn starter cord • Loosen the screws that hold the starter against the crankcase and remov e the star ter . • Pull out the cord approx. 30 cm (12 inches) and hook it into the notch in the rim of the pulle y . Release the recoil spring by letting the pulley rotate slo wly backwards . • [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 • Lubricate the recoil spring with light oil. Fit the cassette with recoil spring in the star ter . Fit the starter pulley and tension the recoil spring. Fitting the starter • T o fit the star ter, first pull out the starter cord and place the star ter in position against the crankcase. Then slowly release the start[...]

MAINTENANCE 36 – English Lubricating the bar tip sproc ket Lubricate the bar tip sprocket each time y ou refuel. Use the special grease gun and a good quality bearing grease. Needle bearing lubrication The clutch drum has a needle bearing on the output shaft. This needle bearing must be lubricated regularly (once a week). When lubricating, remove[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 37 because the higher e xhaust temperature requires efficient cooling of the engine and the catalytic conv er ter unit. ”Air Injection” centrifugal cleaning Centrifugal cleaning means the following: All air to the carburetor passes through the starter. Dir t and dust is pushed out by the cooling f an. IMPORT ANT! In ord[...]

38 – English MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The follo wing is a list of the maintenance that must be perf ormed on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. Daily maintenance Weekl y maintenance Monthly maintenance Clean the outside of the machine. On chain saws without a catalytic conv er ter, chec k the cooling [...]

English – 39 T echnical data T echnical data 357XP 359 Motor Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 3 3,45/56,5 3,60/59,0 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,81/46 1,85/47 Stroke, inch/mm 1,34/34,0 1,34/34,0 Idle speed, rpm 2700 2700 P ower , kW/ r pm 3,2/9600 2,9/9000 Ignition system Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/ Champion RCJ 7Y NGK BPMR 7A/ Champion RCJ 7Y Electrode g[...]

40 – English T echnical data Recommended original and replacement bar and c hain combinations Follo wing is a list of recommended cutting equipment for the Husqvarna chain saw models 357XP and 359. The combinations of power head, bar and chain ha ve been tested and found to be in accordance with the kic kback and vibration requirements of ANSI B1[...]

English – 41 T echnical data Sa w c hain filing and file gaug es[...]

FEDERAL EMISSION CONTR OL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT 42 – English Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS The EP A (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqv arna Forest & Garden are pleased to e xplain the emissions control system warr anty on your 2001 and later small nonroad engine . In U.S . and Canada, new small no[...]

AMERICAN ST AND ARD SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 43 Saf ety precautions f or chain saw users (ANSI B175.1-2000 Anne x C) Kickbac k safety precautions With a basic understanding of kic kback, you can reduce or eliminate the element of surpr ise. Sudden sur prise contributes to accidents. K eep a good fir m grip on the saw with both hands, the ri[...]

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