Husqvarna 125R manual

(Canada Onl y)[...]

2 SY MBOL EX PLANA TION This produc t is in acc ordanc e with applic able E C dir ectiv es . Nois e emis s ion to the env ironment a cc or ding to th e Eur opean C ommunity ’ s Dir ec tiv e. The mac hin e’ s emission is specified in the T ec hnic al data s ec tion and on label. Us e unleaded or quality leaded petrol and t wo - - st rok e oil mi[...]

3 CONT ENT S C onte nts KEY T O SYMBOLS Sy mbols 2 ................. ........ CONTENTS Contents 3 ................ ........ Note the follow ing before star ting 3 .... WHA T IS WHA T? What is w hat? 4 ............... .... GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Important 5 .................... .... Pers onal protec tiv e equipment 5 ...... Machine’s saf ety e[...]

4 WHA T IS WHA T? 1. Blade 16. Air filter c over 2. Gr ease f iller c ap 17. Handle adjus tment 3. Bev el gear 18. Lock ing nut 4. Cutting att achment guard 19. Support f lange 5. Shaft 20. Support c up 6. Handlebar 21. Dr ive dis c 7. Throttle c ontrol 22. Trimmer head 8. Stop s wit ch 23. Soc ket s panner 9. Throttle loc k 24. Transpor t guard 10[...]

5 GENERAL SAF ETY PRECAUTI ONS IMPORT ANT! A c learin g saw , bru shc utter or tr immer c an be dan gerous if us ed in cor - rec tly or c ar eles sly, and can c aus e s erious or fata l injury t o the operator o r other s. It is ex tremely impor tant t hat y ou read and un - ders tand the c ontents of this oper ator ’s manual. Y ou must us e appr[...]

6 GENERAL SAF ETY PRECAUTI ONS CL OTHI NG W ear c lothes made of a s trong f abric and avoid loos e c lothing t hat c an cat ch on shr ubs and br anches . Alw ays w ear heav y , long pants. D o not wear jew elry , shor ts sandals or go barefoot. Sec ure hair s o it is above s houlder level. FIRST AID KIT A firs t aid kit s hould be c arr ied by ope[...]

7 GENERAL SAF ETY PRECAUTI ONS In c ountries that hav e a w arm and dry c limate there is a s ignific ant ris k of fir e. We therefore fit cer tain muf flers w ith a s park arres tor mes h. Chec k whet her the muf fler on y our mac hine is f itted wit h this k ind of mesh. For mufflers , it is v ery important that y ou follow the ins truc tions on [...]

8 GENERAL SAF ETY PRECAUTI ONS W ARNI NG : Bear in min d th at: Engi ne exhau st fu mes cont ain car - bon mono xide, w hich can cau se carbon monox ide poisonin g. For this r eason you sh ould no t star t or run the machine ind oors, or any - where that is poorly ventilated. The exh aust fu mes fr om th e engine are h ot and may cont ain sp arks w[...]

9 GENERAL SAF ETY PRECAUTI ONS Shar peni ng grass cut t er s and grass blades S See t he cut ting at tachmen t pac kagi ng for c orr ect s harpe ning i nst ruc tions . Shar pen blades and c utt ers us ing a s ingle - - c ut flat file. S Shar pen all edges equally t o maintain the balanc e of t he blade. Chec k the c utting attac hment for damage or[...]

10 ASSEMBL Y Fitt ing the ha rne ss Proper harnes s and handlebar adjus t- ments mus t be made w ith the engine c om- pletely st opped before us ing unit. Fit t ing t he harn ess clamp S Plac e the upper harnes s c lamp over the s haft and pos ition the low er harnes s c lamp under the shaft . Align the upper and lower c lamp s cr ew holes . Clamp [...]

11 ASSEMBL Y Fitt ing a blade gua rd, gra s s bla de a nd gra ss c utte r S Hoo k t he blade guar d/c ombination guar d (A ) onto the fit ting on the s haft and s ec ure with the bolt. CAUTION! Us e the rec ommended blade guard. S ee the T ec hnic al data s ec tion. S Fit the dr ive dis c ( B) on the output s haft. S Turn the blade s haft until one[...]

12 ASSEMBL Y Fitti ng the trimme r guard and trimme r head S Fit th e correct trim me r gua rd (A) fo r use with the tr immer head. Hook the trimmer guard/c ombination guard ont o the fitting on the shaft and sec ure w ith the bolt (D). S Fit the driv e dis c (B ) on the output s haft. S Turn the shaf t until one of the holes in the driv e disc ali[...]

13 FUEL HANDLING Fu el safety Nev er s tart the mac hine: 1. If y ou hav e s pilled f uel on it. Wipe off the spi llage and allow remai ning fuel t o ev apo- rate. 2. If y ou hav e s pilled f uel on y ours elf or y our clo thes , c hange your c lothes . Wash any part of y our bod y that has c ome in c ontac t with fuel. U s e soa p and wat er . 3. [...]

14 FUEL HANDLING S Alw ay s s tar t by fll ing half the amount of the petr ol to be us ed. T hen add the ent ire amount of oil. Mix ( sh ake) t he fuel mix ture. Add t he remaining a mount of pet rol. S Mix ( s hake) the fuel mix ture t horoughly before fi lling the mac hine’ s fuel t ank. S Do not mix mor e than one month’s s up- ply of fuel a[...]

15 ST ART ING AND STOPPING Check bef ore starti ng S Chec k th e blade to ensur e that no c rac k s hav e formed a t the bott om of the t eeth or by the centre hole. Th e most commo n rea- s on why c rac k s are fo rmed is t hat sha rp c orner s hav e be en formed at the bot tom of the t eeth whil e s harpening or that t he blade has been us ed w i[...]

16 ST ART ING AND STOPPING CAUTION! D o not pull the s tart er c ord all the way out and do not let go of the start er handle when the c ord is f ully ex tended. This c an damage the machine. N O TE: I f engine dies, retur n blue engine chok e lev er to the c losed pos ition and repeat s tarting s teps . W arm engi ne With a w arm engine, s queez e[...]

17 WORKING TECHNIQUES Gen eral wo rking i nst ructio n s IMPORT ANT! Th is sect io n d e scr ib e s th e b a si c saf e ty pre- c autions for wor k ing with tr immers . If y ou enc ounter a si tuation wh ere y ou are unc er - tain how t o proc eed y ou sh ould ask an ex - pert. Contact your serv icing deal er . Avoid all usage which y ou consider t[...]

18 WORKING TECHNIQUES Clear ing S The c learing tec hnique remov es all un- wanted v egetation. Keep the tr immer head just abov e the ground and tilt it. Let the end of the trimmer line st rik e the ground around trees , pos ts, s tatues and the lik e. CAUTION! This tec hnique incr eases the w ear on t he trimmer line. S The trimmer line wear s qu[...]

19 WORKING TECHNIQUES Sweepi ng S The fan effect of t he rotating line c an be used f or quic k and easy c learing up. Hold the t rimmer line parallel to and above t he area to be s w ept and move the tool to and fr o. S When cut ting and s weeping y ou s hould use full t hrottle to obtain the bes t res ults. Cutting S The trimmer is ideal for cutt[...]

20 MAINTENANCE C ar bure tor Y our Hus qv arna produc t has been des igned and manufact ured to spec ific ations that re- duce har mful emiss ions . After the engine has us ed 8 - - 10 tank s of fuel, the engine will be run - - in. T o ens ure that it c ontinues to run at peak performanc e and to minimiz e harm- ful ex haust emiss ions after the ru[...]

21 MAINTENANCE W ARNI NG : The insid e of t he muff ler co ntai n chemical s that may be carci nogen ic. Avoid cont act w ith these el ements in t he event o f a dama ged m uffler . W ARNING: B ear i n mind that : Engi ne exhaust fumes contain car - bon monoxi de, which ca n cau se carbon m onoxide pois oning. For thi s reason you sh ould not s tar[...]

22 MAINTENANCE Sha rpeni ng gra s s c utt er s and gra ss blade s S See the c utt ing attachment pac k aging for c orrec t s harpening ins truc tions . S Sharpen blades and c utter s using a s ingle- - c ut flat file. S Sharpen all edges equally t o maintain the balance of the blade. W ARNI NG : Alw ays di scard a blade t hat is bent , tw isted, cr[...]

23 MAINTENANCE Ma int ena nce s che dule The following is a lis t of the maintenance that mus t be performed on the machine. Mos t of the items are des c ribed in t he Maintenance s ec tion. The us er must only c arr y out the main- tenanc e and s erv ice w ork des cr ibed in this O perator ’s Manual. More ex tens iv e work mus t be c arried out [...]

24 TECHNICAL DA T A Model 125R (M10 LH arbor shaf t thread) - - C entre hole in blades /c utters , ¡ 25,4 mm Appr oved accessories T ype Cut ting att achment guar d, part . no. Gr ass blade/gras s c utter Gr ass 255 - - 4 1 inch 503 93 42- - 02 ( ¡ 250 4 - - t eeth) T rimmer head T25 537 33 83 - - 02 Plas tic blades T ric ut 300 mm 531 00 38- - 1[...]

25 DECLARA T ION OF CONF ORMIT Y relating to 2000/14/EC EC D eclarat ion of C onformit y relating t o 2000/14/EC We, E lectr olux Ho me Produ cts, Inc. , T ex ark ana, TX, 75501, U SA, Tél. : +1 903 223 4100, declar e under sole res pons ibility that the Hu sqvarna model 125R brus hc utter w as ass es s ed in acc ordanc e with A nnex V of the D IR[...]

26 T r imm er He ad Line Loadin g Inst r uc tions 20 i 10 i 3m 6m 1 23 45 6 78 9[...]

27 Pla s tic B la de s (T ri Cut ) 12 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

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