Husqvarna 1153163-95 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 346XP , 346XPG , 346XP E-tech 346XPG E-tech 353, 353G , 353 E-tech 353G 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 fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and mak e 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 sa w is started. 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 Sw edish King Karl 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 instructions under the heading Assembly . • Refuel and star t the chain sa w. See the instr uctions under the headings Fuel Handling and Star ting and Stopping[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English possib le. Y our dealer , forestry school or your library can pro vide inf or mation about which training materials and courses are av ailable. Work is constantly in progress to impro ve the design and technology - impro v ements that increase y our saf ety and efficiency . Visit y our dealer regularly to [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 • 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 f orw ards. • This mov ement activates a spring-loaded mechanism that tightens the brake band (C) around the e[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English of the front hand guard, the chain brak e can only be activated b y the iner tia action. Will m y hand always activ ate the chain brake during a kickbac k? No . It tak es a cer tain force to mo ve the hand guard forw ard. If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slips ov er it, the f orce ma y [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 chain saw , including the cutting equipment, is insulated from the handles by vibration damping units . Cutting hardwoods (most broadleaf trees) creates more vibr ation than cutting softwoods (most conif ers). Cutting with cutting equipment that is blunt or f aulty (wrong type or badly sharpened) will incr[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English gauge clearance. T oo large a clearance increases the risk of kickback. • Keep the chain pr operly tensioned! If the chain is slack it is more lik ely to jump off and lead to increased wear on the bar , chain and drive sprock et. • Keep cutting equipment well lubricated and properly maintained! A poorl[...]

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 one side first, then turn the chain saw and file the teeth on the other side. • File all the teeth to the same length. When the length of the cutting teeth is reduced to 5/32 inch (4 mm) the chain is w orn out and should be replaced. General advice on adjusting depth gauge setting • When you sharpen [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 that you can pull the chain round freely b y hand and that it does not sag from the underside of the bar . The position of the chain tensioning screw on our chain sa ws v aries from model to model. See instructions under the heading What is what? to find out where it is on your model. Lubricating cutting [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 16 – English 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 whenev er you replace the chain. Needle bearing lubrication Both versions of sproc kets hav e a nee[...]

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 ake). T ake off the transportation ring (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place t[...]

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 sa w. 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 throttle latch in order to a void unnecesser y wear on the clutch assembly . Note! Pull the front hand guard towards the front handle . The chain br ake is no w disengaged. Y our saw is ready f or use. • Nev er star t a chain saw unless the bar , chain and all co v ers are fitted correctly . See instructio[...]

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 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[...]

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 objec[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 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 it is in tension. In most cases[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English Star t b y cutting from above (about 1/3 of the wa y through). Finish by cutting from below so that the tw o 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[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 Remov e any undergrowth from the base of the tree and check the area f or obstacles (stones, branches, holes , etc.) so that you ha ve a clear path of retreat when the tree 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 usin[...]

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 you can mak e the felling cut and directional cuts with single cutting stroke[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 29 If you must cut across tree/limb , make two to three cuts , one inch apar t, one to two inches deep . Continue to cut deeper until tree/limb bends and tension is released. 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[...]

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 Make sure the vibration damping units are securely attached to the engine unit and handle unit. Stop switc h Star t the engine and mak e 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 attache[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English recoil spring by letting the pulley rotate slo wly backwards . • Undo the screw in the centre of the pulle y and remove the pulle y . Insert and fasten a ne w star ter cord to the pulley . Wind approx. 3 tur ns of the starter cord onto the pulley . Connect the pulle y to the recoil spring so that the end of the spring e[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 against the filter holder . Clean the filter by brushing or shaking it. The filter can be cleaned more thoroughly by washing it in w ater and detergent. An air filter that has been in use for a long time cannot be cleaned completely . The filter must therefore be replaced with a new one at regular intervals. A damage[...]

MAINTENANCE 36 – English Recommended settings: Bar 13"-15": P osition 1 Bar 15"-18": Position 2 Bar 18"-20": Position 3 Cooling system T o keep the working temperature as low as possible the machine is equipped with a cooling system. The cooling system consists of: 1 Air intake on the starter. 2 Air guide plate. 3 Fi[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 37 • a winter plug (B) for the air nozzle that is fitted as shown. These reduce the flow of cooling air and pre vent large amounts of sno w from being suck ed into the carburetor space. CA UTION! When the winter plug is fitted the winter flap m ust be open! Heated handles (346XPG, 353G) On models with the designation X[...]

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 con v er ter , check the cooling[...]

English – 39 TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data 346XP 353 Motor Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 3 3,06/50,1 3,15/51,7 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,74/44,3 1,77/45 Stroke, inch/mm 1,28/32,5 1,28/32,5 Idle speed, rpm 2700 2700 P ower , kW/hp @ r pm 2,7/3,7 @ 9600 2,4/3,3 @ 9000 Ignition system Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/ Champion RCJ 7Y NGK BPMR 7A/ Champio[...]

40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A Recommended original and replacement bar and c hain combinations Follo wing is a list of recommended cutting equipment for the Husqvarna chain saw models 346XP and 353. 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 [...]

FEDERAL EMISSION CONTR OL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT English – 41 Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS The EP A (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqv ar na F orest & Garden are pleased to explain the emissions control system warranty on y our 2001 and later small nonroad engine. In U .S. and Canada, new small no[...]

AMERICAN ST AND ARD SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 42 – English 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 r [...]

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