Husqvarna 1153179-26 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 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 incorrect 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 hel[...]

CONTENTS English – 3 Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: ..................................... 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ....................... 2 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................... 3 INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , .................................................... 4 WHA T [...]

4 – English 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 Husqvarna River , f or production of muskets . The location was logical, since w ater power was [...]

English – 5 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 urettor 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 C[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 6 – English 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 sa w. See the instr uctions under the headings Fuel Handling and Star ting and Stoppin[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 7 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 y ou still feel uncer tain about operating procedures aft[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English T ake care when using y our saw and make 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 English – 9 If the kickbac k is less violent or the kickback zone of the bar is closer to you the chain brak e will be activated manually b y the mov ement of your left hand. • In the felling position the left hand is in a position that mak es manual activ ation of the chain brake impossible. With this type of grip ,[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English Right hand guar d Apar t from protecting y our hand if the chain jumps or snaps, the right hand guard stops branches and twigs from interfering with your g r ip on the rear handle. Vibration damping system Y our machine is equipped with a vibration damping system that is designed to minimize vibration and [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 • A void increasing vibration le vels. General rules • Only use cutting equipment recommended by us! See instructions under the heading T echnical data. • Keep the chain’ s cutting teeth properly sharpened! Follow our instructions and use the recommended file gauge. A damaged or badly sharpened ch[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English • Chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner . The bar must be matched to the chain saw design. 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 u[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 • 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 over and fil[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English 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 English – 15 • Check that the bar tip sproc ket turns freely and that the lubricating hole in the tip sprocket is not b locked. Clean and lubricate if necessar y . If the chain lubrication system is still not working after carr ying out the abo ve checks and associated measures you should contact y our ser vice agent[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 16 – English • T o prolong the life of the bar y ou should tur n it ov er daily . ! W ARNING! Most chain saw accidents happen when the chain touches the operator . Wear per sonal protective equipment. See instructions under the heading ”Per sonal protective equipment”. Do not tackle an y job that you feel you are[...]

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 ak e off the transpor tation ring (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Plac[...]

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 petrol and two- stroke oil. It is important 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 drasticall[...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 19 • In temperatures below 0 ° C (32 ° F) 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. Fuelling Clean the area around the fuel cap . Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly . The fuel filter m[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 20 – English Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake must be engaged when the chain saw is started. Activate the brake b y moving 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. Start thr[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING English – 21 As the chain brak e is still engaged the speed of the engine must be set to idling as soon as possible , this is achie v ed by quic kly disengaging the throttle lock. This pre vents unnecessary wear to the clutch, clutch drum and brake band. Note! Reactivate the chain brak e by pushing the front hand guard ba[...]

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 lose control. Both situations can cause serious personal injury . 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 carrying it for any d[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English ladder , in a tree or where you do not hav e firm ground to stand on. 6 Alwa ys use a fast cutting speed, i.e. full throttle. 7 T ake great care when y ou cut with the top edge of the bar , i.e . when cutting from the underside of the object. This is known as cutting on the push stroke . The chain tries to push t[...]

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 f actors 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 case[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English 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 The aim is to f ell the tree in a position where you can li[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 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 cut you begin w[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English find out which lengths of bar are recommended for y our saw . There are methods for f elling trees with a diameter larger than the bar length. Ho we ver these methods inv olve a much greater risk that the kickbac k zone of the bar will come into contact with the tree. Freeing a tree that has fallen badl y Freeing[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 29 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 30 – English General The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work descr ibed in this manual. Carburettor adjustment The carburettor can be designed in diff erent ways , depending on existing en vironmental and emissions legislation. Some chain saws are equipped with mov ement limiters on the carburettor’ s adjuster [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 • Place the machine on a flat surface so that the bar points awa y from you and so that the bar and chain do not come into contact with the surface or other objects. Low speed jet L T ur n the low speed jet L clockwise until it stops . If the engine accelerates poorly or idles unev enly , turn the low speed jet L antic[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English Fine adjustment When the machine has been ”run-in” the carburettor should be finely adjusted. The fine adjustment should be carried out by a qualified person. First adjust the L-jet, then the idling screw T and then the H-jet. The recommended engine speeds are as f ollows: Conditions • Before an y adjustments are[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 Checking, maintaining and servicing chain saw saf ety equipment Chain brake and fr ont hand guard Checking brake band wear Brush off any wood dust, resin and dirt from the chain brake and clutch drum. Dir t and wear can impair operation of the brake . Regularly check that the brake band is at least 0.6 mm thic k at its th[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English 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 throttle lock out and make sure it returns to its original position when y ou release it. • Check that the throttle contro[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 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 attached to the machine. Some m ufflers are equipped with a special spark arrestor mesh. If your machi[...]

MAINTENANCE 36 – English • Pull out the cord approx. 30 cm and hook it into the notch in the rim of the pulley . Release the recoil spring by letting the pulle y rotate slowly backwards . • Undo the screw in the centre of the pulle y and remove the pulle y . Inser t and f asten a new star ter cord to the pulley . Wind appro x. 3 tur ns of the[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 37 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 f or a long time cannot be cleaned completely . The filter must theref ore be replaced with a new one at regular intervals. A dama[...]

MAINTENANCE 38 – English will reduce the oil flow and turning the screw anti- clockwise will increase the oil flow . Recommended settings: Bar 13"-15": Position 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[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 39 • a special cov er (A) for the star ter housing • a winter plug (B) for the air nozzle that is fitted as shown. These reduce the flo w of cooling air and pre vent large amounts of snow from being suc k ed into the carburettor space. CA UTION! When the winter plug is fitted the winter flap must be open! Heated hand[...]

40 – 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 , check the cooling [...]

English – 41 T echnical data T echnical data Note 1: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound power (L W A ) in conformity with EC directive 2000/14/EC. Note 2: Equivalent sound pressure lev el, according to ISO 22868, is calculated as the time-weighted energy total for diff erent sound pressure lev els under v arious working conditio[...]

42 – English T echnical data Bar and chain combinations The follo wing cutting attachments are approved f or the models Husqvarna 357XP and 359. The sa w chain Husqvarna H30 is designed to minimize kickbac k (classified saw chain of low kic kback type according to ANSI B175.1). Sa w c hain filing and file gaug es Bar Chain Length, inch Pitch, [...]

English – 43 T echnical data EC-declaration of conf ormity (Applies to Eur ope only) Husqvarna AB , SE-561 82 Huskv ar na, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, declares under sole responsibility that the chain saws f or forest service Husqvarna 357XP , 357XPG, 359, 359G, 357XP E-tech, 357XPG E-tech, 359 E-tech and 359G E-tech from 2009’ s serial numbers[...]

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