Husqvarna 550XPG 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 545, 545 T rioBr ak e 550XP , 550XP T rioBr ak e 550XPG , 550XPG T rioBr ak e Oper ator ′ s manual 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 incorrect 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 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: Switch off the engine b y moving the stop switch to the ST OP position before carrying out any checks or maintenance. CA UTION! The star t/ stop switch automatically returns to run position. In order to prev ent unintentional star ting, the spark plug cap must be remov ed from the s[...]

CONTENTS 4 – English Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: ...................................... 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ........................ 3 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 Husqvarna River , for production of muskets . The location w as logical, since water power was har[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 1 Cylinder cov er 2 Air purge 3 Throttle lock out 4 Rear handle 5 Information and warning decal 6 Combined star t and stop s witch 7 Fuel tank 8 Star ter handle 9 Star ter 10 Chain oil tank 11 Bar tip sprock et 12 Guide bar 13 Saw chain 14 Muffler 15 Chain brake and front hand guard 16 [...]

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 instr uctions under the heading Assembly . • Refuel and star t the chain sa w. 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 ev er y conceiv able situation y ou can face when using a chain sa w. Always e xercise care and use your common sense. Av oid all situations which you consider to be be yond y our capability . If you still f eel uncer tain about oper ating procedures af[...]

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 inertia release mechanism. • The brake is applied when the front hand guard (B) is pushed forw ards or when the right-hand brake trigger (E) is pushed up and forw ards. • This mov ement activates a spr[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English of the front hand guard, the chain brak e can only be activated b y the inertia action. Will m y hand always activate the c hain brake during a kickbac k? No . It takes a cer tain f orce to move the hand guard forw ard. If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slips ov er it, the force ma y not[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 Stop switc h Use the stop s witch to switch off the engine . Muffler The muffler is designed to keep noise le vels to a minimum and to direct exhaust fumes a way from the user . In areas with a hot, dry climate there is a high r isk of fires . These areas are sometimes subject to gov ernment r ules requ[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English Cutting equipment designed to reduce kickbac k The only wa y to avoid kickbac k is to make sure that the kickbac k zone of the bar ne ver touches an ything. By using cutting equipment with ”built-in” kickback reduction and keeping the chain sharp and well- maintained you can reduce the eff ects of kick[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 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 y ou hav e to ex er t more pressure to f orce the bar through the wood and the chips will be very small. If the chain is very blunt it will produce [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English Adjustment of depth gauge setting • The cutting teeth should be newly sharpened before adjusting the depth gauge setting. W e recommend that you adjust the depth gauge setting e ver y third time you sharpen the cutting teeth. NOTE! This recommendation assumes that the length of the cutting teeth is not r[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 Ne ver use waste oil! Using w aste oil can be dangerous to you and damage the machine and en vironment. Filling with chain oil • All our chain saws ha ve an automatic chain lubrication system. On some models the oil flow is also adjustable. • The saw chain oil tank and the fuel tank are designed so th[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 16 – English Checking wear on cutting equipment Check the chain daily f or : • Visible crac ks in r iv ets and links. • Whether the chain is stiff. • Whether rivets and links are badly worn. Replace the saw chain if it e xhibits any of the points abov e. We recommend y ou compare the existing chain with a new cha[...]

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 nuts and remov e the clutch cover (chain brake). T ake off the transpor tation ring (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place the[...]

FUEL HANDLING 18 – English Fuel Note! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must alwa ys be r un using a mixture of petrol and tw o- stroke oil. It is impor tant to accur ately 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 drasti[...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 19 Fueling Clean the area around the fuel cap . Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly . The fuel filter m ust be replaced at least once a year . Contamination in the tanks causes malfunction. Make sure the fuel is well mix ed by shaking the container before refuelling. The capacities of the chain oil tank and fuel [...]

ST ARTING AND ST OPPING 20 – English Starting and stopping Starting The chain brak e must be engaged when the chain saw is star ted. Activate the brake b y moving the front hand guard forw ards. Cold engine Start position (1): Set the star t/stop s witch in the choke position by pulling the red control outward - upw ard. Decompression valve (2): [...]

ST ARTING AND ST OPPING English – 21 Note! Reactivate the chain br ake b y pushing the front hand guard back tow ards the front handle. The chain saw is now ready f or use. • Nev er star t a chain saw unless the bar , chain and all cov ers are fitted correctly . See instructions under the heading Assembly . Without a bar and chain attached to [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 22 – English Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain brak e wor ks 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 wor ks correctly and is not damaged. 5 Check that all handles are free from oil[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 23 right-handed or left-handed. This grip minimises the effect of kic kback and lets you keep the chain sa w under control. Do not let go of the handles! 3 Most kickbac k accidents happen during limbing. Make sure you are standing firmly and that there is nothing in the wa y that might make y ou trip or lose your ba[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English chain use only combinations that are recommended by us. See instr uctions under the headings Cutting equipment and T echnical data. Basic cutting technique General • Alwa ys use full throttle when cutting! • Reduce the speed to idle after ev er y cut (running the engine for too long at full throttle without an[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 inadv ertently getting a kickback, as w ell as increasing the risk of losing your balance while working. The log is lying on the gr ound . There is little risk of the chain jamming or the object splitting. Howev er there is a risk that the chain will touch the ground when you finish the cut. Cut all the wa y thro[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English there is high accident risk. See instr uctions under the heading F reeing a tree that has fallen badly . Clearing the trunk and preparing y our retreat Delimb the stem up to shoulder height. It is safer to w ork from the top down and to hav e the tree between you and the saw . Remov e any undergro wth from the bas[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 Finish the f elling cut parallel with the directional cut line so that the distance between them is at least 1/10 of the trunk diameter. The uncut section of the trunk is called the felling hinge . The felling hinge controls the direction that the tree f alls in. All control ov er the felling direction is lost if [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English 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 v oid kickback What is kic kback? The word kickbac k is used to descr ibe the sudden reaction that causes the chain saw and bar to jump off an object when the upper [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 29 General The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work descr ibed in this Operator’ s Manual. More extensiv e work must be carr ied out b y an author iz ed service workshop. Carburettor adjustment Y our Husqvarna product has been designed and manuf actured to specifications that reduce harmful emissions.[...]

MAINTENANCE 30 – English Checking the inertia brake release Place the chain saw , with the engine switched off, on a stump or other stable surf ace. Release the front handle and let the saw f all by its own weight, rotating around the rear handle towards the stump . When the bar hits the stump the brake should be activated. Checking the right-han[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 • Check that the throttle trigger and throttle lock out mov e freely and that the return spr ings w ork properly . • Star t the chain sa w and apply full throttle. Release the throttle control and check that the chain stops and remains stationary . Chain catcher Chec k that the chain catcher is not damaged and is fir[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English use a muffler if the spark arrestor mesh is missing or defective. The muffler is designed to reduce the noise le vel and to direct the exhaust gases a way from the operator . The exhaust gases are hot and can contain sparks, which ma y cause fire if directed against dry and combustible material. A muffler equipped wit[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 Changing a br oken recoil spring • Lift up the star ter pulle y . See instructions under the heading Changing a broken or worn starter cord. Remember that the recoil spring is coiled under tension in the star ter housing. • Remov e the cassette with the recoil spring from the star ter . • Lubricate the recoil spring[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English Lubricating the bar tip sproc ket Lubricate the bar tip sprocket each time y ou refuel. Use the special grease gun and a good quality bearing grease. Needle bearing lubrication The clutch drum has a needle bearing on the output shaft. This needle bearing must be lubricated regularly (once a week). When lubricating, remove[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 ”Air Injection” centrifugal cleaning Centrifugal cleaning means the following: All air to the carburettor passes through the starter. Dir t and dust is centrifuged out by the cooling fan. IMPORT ANT! In order to maintain operation of the centrifugal cleaning system it must be regularly maintained. Clean the air intake[...]

36 – English MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The follo wing is a list of the maintenance that must be performed on the machine. Most of the items are descr ibed in the Maintenance section. Daily maintenance Weekl y maintenance Monthly maintenance Clean the outside of the machine. On chain saws without a catalytic conv erter, check the cooling sy[...]

English – 37 TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data 545 545 T rioBrake 550XP Engine Cylinder displacement, cm 3 50,1 50,1 50,1 Cylinder bore, mm 43 43 43 Stroke, mm 34,5 34,5 34,5 Idle speed, rpm 2800 2800 2800 P ower , kW/ rpm 2,5/9600 2,5/9600 2,8/10200 Ignition system Spark plug NGK CMR6H NGK CMR6H NGK CMR6H Electrode gap, mm 0,5 0,5 0,5 Fuel and l[...]

38 – English TECHNICAL D A T A Note 1: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound power (L WA ) in conf or mity with EC directiv e 2000/14/ EC. Note 2: Equivalent sound pressure lev el, according to ISO 22868, is calculated as the time-weighted energy total for different sound pressure le vels under various working conditions. T ypical [...]

English – 39 TECHNICAL D A T A Guide bar and chain combinations The follo wing cutting attachments are approved f or the models Husqvarna 545, 545 T rioBrake, 550XP , 550XP T rioBrake, 550XPG and 550XPG T r ioBrak e. Sa w c hain filing and file gauges Guide bar Saw chain Length, inch Pitch, inch Gauge, mm Max. nose radius T ype Length, drive li[...]

40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A 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 545, 545 T rioBrake, 550XP , 550XP T rioBrake, 550XPG and 550XPG T rioBrake from 2011’ s ser ial numbers and[...]

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