Husqvarna 1150902-95 manual

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 455e Rancher 455 Rancher 460 Rancher Oper ator’ s manual (EP A II) Please r ead the operator’ s manual carefully and mak e sure you understand the instructions before 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 serious or fatal 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 helmet[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS English – 3 Y ou will find the follo wing labels on your chain saw: EP A II The Emissions Compliance P eriod referred to on the Emission Compliance label indicates the number of operating hours f or which the engine has been shown to meet Feder al emissions requirements. Categor y C = 50 hours, B = 125 hours, and A = 300 hours . [...]

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 Husqvarna product! Husqvarna is based on a tradition that dates back to 1689, when the Swedish King Karl XI ordered the construction of a factory on the banks of the Huskvarna River , for production of muskets . The location was logical, since w ater power was harn[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 23 31 32 26 28 15 16 11 12 13 14 25 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 23 27 1 4 2 5 7 6 9 10 8 3 29 30 1 Cylinder cov er 2 Star ter handle 3 Air purge 4 Stop switch (Ignition on/off s witch.) 5 Rear handle 6 Choke control/Start throttle lock 7 Fuel tank 8 Adjuster screws carb uretor 9 Star ter 10 Cha[...]

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 instructions under the heading Assembly . • Refuel and star t the chain saw . See the instructions under the headings Fuel Handling and Star ting and Stopping.[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English Al ways use common sense It is not possib le to cov er every conceivab le situation you 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 yond your capability . If y ou still feel uncer tain about operating procedures after[...]

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 (by 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 ards[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English If the kickbac k is less violent or the kickback zone of the bar is closer to you the chain brak e is designed to be activated manually b y the movement of y our left hand. • In the felling position the left hand is in a position that makes manual activ ation of the chain brake impossible. With this type[...]

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 • 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 through the wood and the chips will [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English • File all the teeth to the same length. When the length of the cutting teeth is reduced to 0.16 inch (4 mm) the chain is worn out and should be replaced. General advice on adjusting depth gauge setting • When you sharpen the cutting tooth (A) the depth gauge setting (C) will decrease. T o maintain opt[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 455e Rancher • Release the knob by f olding it out. • T ur n the knob anti clockwise to loosen the bar cov er. • Adjust the tension on the chain by turning the wheel down (+) f or tighter tension and up (-) to loosen the tension. • Tighten the bar clutch by turning the knob clockwise. • Fold the [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 16 – English Aim the tip of the bar at a light coloured surf ace about 20 cm (8 inches) awa y . After 1 minute running at 3/4 throttle you should see a distinct line of oil on the light surface . If the chain lubrication is not working: • Check that the oil channel in the bar is not obstructed. Clean if necessary . ?[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 17 Bar Check regularly: • Whether there are burrs on the edges of the bar . Remov e these with a file if necessar y . • Whether the groov e in the bar has become badly worn. Replace the bar if necessar y . • Whether the tip of the bar is unev en or badly worn. If a hollow f or ms on the underside of th[...]

ASSEMBL Y 18 – English Fitting the bar and chain 455 Rancher , 460 Rancher 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 nuts and remove the clutch co ver (chain brake). T ake off the transportation ring (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rea[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 19 Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rear most position. Place the chain over the driv e sprocket locate it in the groov e on the bar. Begin on the top edge of the bar. Make sure that the edges of the cutting links are f acing forw ard on the top edge of the bar. Fit the clutch cov er and locate the chain a[...]

FUEL HANDLING 20 – 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 – 21 • It is impor tant to use oil of the right grade (suitable viscosity range) to suit the air temperature. • In temperatures below 32 ° F (0 ° C) some oils become too viscous. This can ov erload the oil pump and result in damage to the oil pump components. • Contact your service agent when choosing chain oil. Fuel[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 22 – English Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake should be activated when star ting the chain saw . Activ ate the chain brake b y pushing the front hand guard forw ards. Ignition; choke (A): Set the choke control in the choke position. This should automatically set the stop switch to the star t pos[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING English – 23 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 . Push in the choke control as soon as the engine fires and make repeated starting attempts. Immediately press and r[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain brak e works 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 – 25 6 Before mo ving your chain saw s witch off the engine and lock the chain using the chain brak 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 carrying it for any distance . 7 When you put the chain sa w on the ground, lock the saw c[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English 7 T ake great care when you cut with the top edge of the bar , i.e. when cutting from the underside of the object. This is known as cutting with a pushing chain. The chain tries to push the chain saw back to wards the user . If the saw chain is jamming, the saw ma y be pushed back at y ou. 8 Unless the user resist[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 The follo wing instructions descr ibe how to handle the common situations you are lik ely to encounter when using a chain saw . Limbing When limbing thick br anches you should use the same approach as for cutting. Cut difficult branches piece by piece . Cutting If you ha ve a pile of logs, each log you attempt to[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – 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 or king 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 T[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 29 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 you can control the f elling direction very accurately . Directional cuts T o make the directional cuts you begin [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 30 – English W e recommend that y ou use a bar that is longer than the diameter of the tree, so that you can mak e the felling cut and directional cuts with single cutting strokes. See instructions under the heading T echnical data section to find out which lengths of bar are recommended for y our saw . There are methods for [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 31 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 an object. Kickbac k always occurs in the cutting plane of the bar . No[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English General The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work descr ibed in this manual. More extensiv e work must be carried out by an authorised service workshop. Carburetor adjustment Due to existing en vironmental and emissions legislation your chain sa w is equipped with movement limiters on the carburetor ad[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 T o adjust the carburetor correctly you should contact a mechanic with access to a rev counter . CA UTION! As the spark is cut off, the rev counter does not show speeds higher than 13600 rpm. Correctly adjusted carb uretor When the carburetor is correctly adjusted the machine accelerates without hesitation and the machine[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English Apply full throttle and activ ate the chain brake by tilting your left wrist forw ard onto the front hand guard. Do not let go of the front handle. The chain should stop immediately . Throttle loc kout • Make sure the throttle control is loc ked at the idle setting when the throttle lock out is released. • Press the t[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 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 er use a machine that has a faulty muffler . Regularly check that the muffler is securely attached to the machine. Some mufflers are equipped with a special spark arrestor screen. If your machi[...]

MAINTENANCE 36 – English • Undo the screw in the centre of the pulle y and remove the pulley . Insert and fasten a ne w star ter cord to the pulley . Wind approx. 3 tur ns of the star ter cord onto the pulley . Connect the pulle y to the recoil spring so that the end of the spring engages in the pulley . Fit the screw in the center of the pulle[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 37 Spark plug The spark plug condition is influenced by: • Incorrect carburetor adjustment. • An incorrect fuel mixture (too much or incorrect type of oil). • A dir ty air filter . These factors cause deposits on the spark plug electrodes, which ma y result in operating problems and star ting difficulties. If the ma[...]

MAINTENANCE 38 – English 5 Cylinder cov er (directs cold air over the cylinder). Clean the cooling system with a brush once a week, more often in demanding conditions. A dir ty or blocked cooling system results in the machine ov erheating which causes damage to the piston and cylinder . ”Air Injection” centrifugal cleaning Centrifugal cleanin[...]

English – 39 MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The follo wing is a list of the maintenance that must be performed 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 s[...]

40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A 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 model 455 Rancher . The combinations of power head, bar and chain ha ve been tested and found to be in accordance with the kic kback and vibration require[...]

English – 41 TECHNICAL D A T A Bar and chain combinations Saw c hain filing and file gaug es Bar Chain Length, inch Pitch, inch Thickness of drive links, inch/mm Max. nose radius Type Drive link count 13 0,325 0,050/1,3 10T Husqvarna H30 56 15 0,325 10T 64 16 0,325 10T 66 18 0,325 10T 72 20 0,325 10T 80 13 0,325 0,058/1,5, 0,050/1,3 10T Husqvar[...]

´®z+Rz=¶5T¨ ´®z+Rz=¶5T¨ 42 – English FEDERAL EMISSION CONTR OL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS The EP A (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqv ar na Forest & Garden are pleased to explain the emissions control system warranty on y our 2001 and later small nonroad engine. In[...]

AMERICAN ST AND ARD SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 43 Saf ety precautions f or chain saw users (ANSI B 175.1-2000 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 surpr ise contributes to accidents. K eep a good fir m grip on the saw with both hands, the r[...]

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