Husqvarna 355FXT 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 355FX 355FXT 355RX 355FRM 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 W ARNING! Clearing saws, brushcutters and trimmers can be dangerous! Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. It is extremely important that you read and understand the contents of the operator’ s manual. Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and make[...]

CONTENTS English – 3 Contents Note the f ollowing bef ore starting: • Please read the operator’ s manual carefully . KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols ................................................................ 2 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................... 3 Note the follo wing before starting: ...............[...]

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

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the brush cutter? (355RX) 29 30 31 35 34 12 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 10 15 9 11 13 24 21 33 19 18 17 16 20 25 27 26 23 24 28 1 23 32 22 22 14 1 Locking nut 2 Bev el gear 3 Grease filler cap, be vel gear 4 Shaft 5 Handle adjustment 6 Suppor t ey es for harness 7 Fuel tank 8 Cylinder cov er 9 Spark plug cap and spa[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the brush cutter? (355FX, 355FXT) 19 17 18 24 28 26 27 25 29 21 23 22 1 20 30 16 2 3 4 6 11 12 10 14 13 15 1 7 8 5 9 1 Locking nut 2 Bev el gear 3 Grease filler cap, be vel gear 4 Shaft 5 Switch for heated handle (355FXT) 6 Throttle control 7 Stop switch 8 Throttle lock out 9 Handle adjustment 10 Suppo[...]

English – 7 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the brush cutter? (355FRM) x 2 27 28 30 29 9 8 7 20 19 21 1 6 5 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 16 2 3 4 11 10 14 13 15 12 1 Bev el gear 2 Grease filler cap, be vel gear 3 Shaft 4 Throttle control 5 Stop switch 6 Star t throttle button 7 Throttle lock out 8 Adjusting the throttle wire 9 Suppor t ey es for harness[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English Impor tant P ersonal protective equipment HELMET A helmet should be w orn if the trees being cleared are taller than 2 m. HEARING PRO TECTION Wear hearing protection that provides adequate noise reduction. EYE PRO TECTION Alwa ys wear approved e ye protection. If you use a visor then you must also w ear app[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 BOO TS Wear boots with steel toe-caps and non-slip sole . CLO THING Wear clothes made of a strong f abric and avoid loose clothing that can catch on twigs and branches. Alwa ys wear heavy , long pants. Do not wear je weller y , shorts sandals or go barefoot. Secure hair so it is abo ve shoulder lev el. FIRS[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English be check ed. See instr uctions under the heading Maintenance. Stop switc h Use the stop s witch to switch off the engine. Star t the engine and make sure the engine stops when you mov e the stop switch to the stop setting. Cutting attachment guar d This guard is intended to pre vent loose objects from bein[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 cutter . Cer tain har nesses also hav e a quick release fitted to the suppor t hook. Check that the harness straps are correctly positioned. Once the harness and machine have been adjusted, check that the harness quick release works correctly . Muffler The muffler is designed to keep noise le vels to a [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English should operate the soc ket spanner when loosening or tightening the nut. The nylon lining inside the locking n ut must not be so worn that you can turn it by hand. The lining should offer a resistance of at least 1.5 Nm. The nut should be replaced after it has been put on approx. 10 times . Locking scre w [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 incorrectly sharpened or damaged blade increases the risk of accidents. K eep the correct setting on the saw blade! F ollow our instructions and use the recommended setting tool. An incorrectly set saw b lade increases the r isk of jamming and blade thrust, and damage to the saw b lade. Check the cutting a[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English T rimmer head • Only use the recommended trimmer heads and trimmer cords. These have been tested b y the manuf acturer to suit a par ticular engine size. This is especially impor tant when a fully automatic trimmer head is used. Only use the recommended cutting attachment. See the chapter on T echnical d[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 15 Assembling the handlebar and throttle CA UTION! Some models have the throttle handle fitted at the factory . • Remov e the screw at the rear of the throttle handle. • Slide the throttle handle onto the right side of the handlebar , (see diagram). • Align the screw hole in the throttle handle with the hole in the hand[...]

ASSEMBL Y 16 – English Fitting the blade guar d/ combination guard, grass b lade and ball-bearing-mounted support cup • Hang the trimmer guard/combination guard (A) on the two hooks on the plate holder (M). Bend the guard around the shaft and tighten it with the bolt (L) on the opposite side of the shaft. Use the locking pin (C). Place the lock[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 17 355RX • Fit the holder (R) and brack et (J) with 2 bolts (H) on the gear housing. • Then fasten the b lade guard (A) with 4 bolts (L) in the holder (N). • Fit the drive disc (B) on the output shaft. • T urn the blade shaft until one of the holes in the drive disc aligns with the corresponding hole in the gear housin[...]

ASSEMBL Y 18 – English • Fit the drive disc (B) on the output shaft. • T urn the blade shaft until one of the holes in the drive disc aligns with the corresponding hole in the gear housing. • Inser t the locking pin (C) in the hole to loc k the shaft. • Place the shredder blade (D) and support flange (F) on the output shaft. • Fit the [...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 19 Adjusting the harness and brush cutter T riobalance harness Safety release Push down the red release le ver to release the machine from the harness. Adjusting the harness 1 Tighten the hip strap so that it sits securely . 2 Tighten the chest strap under your left arm so that it fits closely around your body . 3 Adjust the [...]

ASSEMBL Y 20 – English Adjust the height using the strap on the harness for the suppor t hook. 2 Grass clearing The machine should be supported in a har ness when grass clearing so that the cutting equipment is parallel to the ground. Correct balance 1 Forestry clearing The machine is balanced b y moving the suspension ring on the machine forward[...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 21 Fuel safety Nev er star t the machine: 1 If you ha ve spilt fuel on it. Wipe off the spillage and allow remaining fuel to e vaporate. 2 If you ha ve spilt fuel on yourself or y our clothes, change your clothes. W ash any par t of your body that has come in contact with fuel. Use soap and water . 3 If the machine is leak[...]

FUEL HANDLING 22 – English Mixing • Alwa ys mix the petrol and oil in a clean container intended for fuel. • Alwa ys star t by filling half the amount of the petrol to be used. Then add the entire amount of oil. Mix (shake) the fuel mixture. Add the remaining amount of petrol. • Mix (shake) the fuel mixture thoroughly bef ore filling the [...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING English – 23 Check bef ore star ting • Check the b lade to ensure that no cracks hav e formed at the bottom of the teeth or by the centre hole. The most common reason why cr acks are formed is that sharp cor ners have been f ormed at the bottom of the teeth while sharpening or that the blade has been used with dull teet[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 24 – English W arm engine Use the same starting procedure as for a cold engine but without setting the choke control in the chok e position. Start throttle: (355FX, 355FXT , 355RX, 355FRM) Set the throttle to the star t position by mo ving the choke control to the choke position and then returning it to its original posit[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQ UES English – 25 General working instructions Basic safety rules 1 Look around you: • T o ensure that people, animals or other things cannot affect y our control of the machine. • T o ensure that people, animals, etc., do not come into contact with the cutting attachment or loose objects that are thrown out by the cutting att[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQ UES 26 – English W orking methods • Before y ou star t clearing, check the clearing area, the type of terrain, the slope of the ground, whether there are stones, hollows etc. • Star t at whichev er end of the area is easiest, and clear an open space from which to work. • Work systematically to and fro across the area, clear[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQ UES English – 27 conditions, so that cleared stems f all in the cleared area of the stand. Forestry clearing using a sa w blade • The risk of blade thrust increases with increasing stem size. Y ou should therefore a void cutting with the area of the blade between 12 o'cloc k and 3 o'clock. • T o fell to the left, th[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQ UES 28 – English Brush cutting with a sa w blade • Thin stems and brush are mown down. Work with a sawing mov ement, swinging side ways. • T r y to cut sev eral stems in a single sawing mov ement. • With groups of hardwood stems, first clear around the group . Star t by cutting the stems high up around the outside of the g[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQ UES English – 29 • When trimming and clearing you should use less than full throttle so that the cord lasts longer and to reduce the wear on the trimmer head. Cutting • The trimmer is ideal for cutting grass that is difficult to reach using a normal lawn mower . Keep the cord parallel to the ground when cutting. A void press[...]

MAINTENANCE 30 – English Carburettor Y our Husqv ar na product has been designed and manuf actured to specifications that reduce har mful emissions. After the engine has used 8-10 tanks of fuel the engine will be run-in. T o ensure that it continues to run at peak performance and to minimise harmful exhaust emissions after the running-in period,[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 3 If the star t throttle speed is too low (below 4000 rpm), turn the adjuster screw A clockwise until the cutting attachment star ts to rotate. Then turn A clockwise a fur ther 1/2 turn. 4 If the star t throttle speed is too high (abov e 6500 r pm), turn the adjuster screw A anti-clockwise until the cutting attachment sto[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English Cleaning the air filter (355FX, 355FXT) Remov e the air filter cover and take out the filter . Blow clean with compressed air . Cleaning the air filter (355RX, 355FRM) Remo v e the air filter cover and take out the filter . Wash it clean in warm, soapy water . Ensure that the filter is dry before refitting it. An [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 spark plug should be replaced after about a month in operation or earlier if necessary . CA UTION! Always use the recommended spark plug type! Use of the wrong spark plug can damage the piston/ cylinder . Check that the spark plug is fitted with a suppressor . Winter use Running problems can occur when using the machine [...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English par ticular attention that the opening on the air duct is positioned in the centre of the hole in the air filter holder . IMPORT ANT! If the temperature rises abov e -5 ° C or 0 ° C respectively the machine MUST be restored to its normal set-up. Otherwise there is a risk of overheating, which can cause sev ere engine d[...]

English – 35 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. The user must only carr y out the maintenance and service wor k described in this Operator’ s Manual. More extensiv e work must be carried out by an authoriz[...]

36 – English TECHNICAL D A T A T ec hnical data Note 1: Noise emissions in the en vironment measured as sound pow er (L WA ) in conf ormity with EC directive 2000/14/EC . Reported sound power le vel f or the machine has been measured with the original cutting attachment that giv es the highest le vel. The diff erence between guaranteed and measur[...]

English – 37 TECHNICAL D A T A 355FX, 355FXT Appro ved accessories T ype Cutting attachment guard, Art. no. Centre hole in blades/cutters , Ø 25,4 mm Output shaft thread M12 Grass blade/g rass cutter Multi 275-4 (Ø 275 4 teeth) Set 502 46 49-01 Multi 300-3 (Ø 300 3 teeth) Set 502 46 49-01 Multi 350-3 (Ø 350 3 teeth) Set 502 46 49-01 Saw b lad[...]

38 – English TECHNICAL D A T A EC-declaration of conf ormity (Applies to Europe onl y) W e, Husqvarna AB, SE-561 82 Huskv ar na, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, declare that the brush cutters Husqv arna 355RX, 355FRM, 355FX and 355FXT with serial numbers dating from 2009 onw ards (the year is clearly stated on the rating plate, f ollowed by the seria[...]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 35-50 NM ~ 15 cm 6' "Clic" ~ 3,5 m 11 ' 7,0 m 23' 2,4-3,3 mm .095"-.130" 12 cm 5" T rimmy SII[...]

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2,7-3,3 mm .106-.130" 15 cm 6" 15 cm 6" 15 cm 6" 15 cm 6" 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 1.) 2.) >1,1 Kw <1,1 Kw 2,7 mm - 9,0 m 3,0 mm - 7,5 m 3,3 mm - 6,0 m 4 8 Auto 55[...]

"Clic" 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 m 32' 4 8 4,3 m 14' 2,7-3,3 mm .106-.13" 10 cm 4" 6" 15 cm T45, T45x[...]

A 2,7 - 4,0 mm / .105 - .160" B 8 m / 26’ C 15 cm / 5.9" 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 4 8 6" 15 cm B C A T55x "Clic"[...]

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