Husqvarna 115 13 82-95 manuale d’uso

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 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 455e Rancher 455 Rancher 460 Rancher Oper ator’ s manual (EP A III) Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and make sur e you understand the instructions before using the machine.[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS 2 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Symbols on the machine: W ARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or improper 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: ?[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS English – 3 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Y ou will find the following labels on y our chain saw: EP A III The Emissions Compliance P eriod referred to on the Emission Compliance label indicates the number of operating hours f or which the engine has been shown to meet Feder al emissions requirements. Maintenance, replacement, o[...]

CONTENTS 4 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: ...................................... 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ........................ 2 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION Dear customer! ..............................[...]

English – 5 INTRODUCTION 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Dear customer! Congratulations on y our choice to buy a Husqvarna product! Husqvarna is based on a tradition that dates bac k to 1689, when the Swedish King Karl XI ordered the construction of a factory on the banks of the Huskvarna River , for production of muskets . The location was logica[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 What is what on the chain saw? 23 31 32 26 28 15 16 11 12 13 14 25 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 23 27 1 4 2 5 7 6 9 10 8 3 29 30 1 Cylinder cov er 2 Star ter handle 3 Air purge 4 Stop switch (Ignition on/off s witch.) 5 Rear handle 6 Choke control/Start throttle lock 7 Fuel tank 8 Adjuster screws[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 7 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Before using a ne w chain sa w • 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 saw . See the instructions under the headings Fuel Handl[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 provide inf ormation about which training mater ials and courses are av ailable. Work is constantly in progress to improv e the design and technology - improv ements that increase your saf ety and efficiency . Visit your dealer regularly to see whether you can benefit from n[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 • 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. • This mov ement activates a spring-loaded mechanism that tightens th[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 of the front hand guard, the chain brake 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 takes a certain force to mov e the hand guard forw ard. If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slip[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 chain saw , including the cutting equipment, is insulated from the handles by vibration damping units . Cutting hardwoods (most broadleaf trees) creates more vibration than cutting softwoods (most conif ers). Cutting with cutting equipment that is blunt or f aulty (wrong type[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 • 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 sproc ket. • Keep cutting equipment well lubricated and properly maintained! A poorly lubricated chain is more likely to brea[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Sharpening your c hain 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[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 General advice on adjusting depth gauge setting • When you sharpen the cutting tooth (A) the depth gauge setting (C) will decrease. T o maintain optimal cutting performance the depth gauge (B) has to be filed down to achie ve the recommended depth gauge setting. See instru[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 455e Rancher • Release the knob by f olding it out. • T urn the knob anti clockwise to loosen the bar cov er . • Adjust the tension on the chain by turning the wheel down (+) f or tighter tension and up (-) to loosen the tension. • Tighten the bar clutch by turning th[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 16 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Checking chain lubrication • Check the chain lubrication each time you refuel. See instructions under the heading Lubricating the bar tip sprock et. Aim the tip of the bar at a light coloured surface about 20 cm (8 inches) awa y . After 1 minute running at 3/4 throttle you [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 17 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Bar Check regularly: • Whether there are burrs on the edges of the bar . Remov e these with a file if necessar y . • Whether the groov e in the bar has become badly worn. Replace the bar if necessar y . • Whether the tip of the bar is unev en or badly worn. If a hollow[...]

ASSEMBL Y 18 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Fitting the bar and chain 455 Rancher , 460 Ranc her 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 transportation r ing (A). Fit the bar ov er the ba[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 19 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place the chain ov er the drive sprock et locate it in the groov e on the bar . Begin on the top edge of the bar . Make sure that the edges of the cutting links are f acing forw ard on the top edge of the bar . Fit the cl[...]

FUEL HANDLING 20 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 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 [...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 21 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Fueling Clean the area around the fuel cap. Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly . The fuel filter must be replaced at least once a year . Contamination in the tanks causes malfunction. Make sure the fuel is w ell mixed b y shaking the container before refuelling. The capacities o[...]

ST ARTING AND ST OPPING 22 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Starting and stopping Starting: The chain brake should be activ ated when star ting the chain saw . Activ ate the chain brak e by pushing the front hand guard forw ards. Cold engine Stopswitch; choke (A): Set the choke control in the choke position b y pull the choke control outw[...]

ST ARTING AND ST OPPING English – 23 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 As the chain brake is still engaged the speed of the engine must be set to idling as soon as possible , this is achiev ed by disengaging the throttle loc k. Disengagement is done by gently touching on the throttle trigger . This pre vents unnecessary wear to the clutch, clutch dr[...]

WORKING TECHNIQ UES 24 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Before use: 1 Check that the chain brak e works 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 a[...]

WORKING TECHNIQ UES English – 25 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 6 Before mo ving your chain saw s witch off the engine and lock the chain using the chain brak e. Carry 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 distance . 7 When you put the chain sa w[...]

WORKING TECHNIQ UES 26 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 user . If the saw chain is jamming, the sa w may be pushed back at y ou. 8 Unless the user resists this pushing force there is a risk that the chain saw will mov e so far bac kwards that only the kickbac k zone of the bar is in contact with the tree, which can lead to a kickbac k. Cu[...]

WORKING TECHNIQ UES English – 27 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Limbing When limbing thick branches y ou should use the same approach as for cutting. Cut difficult branches piece by piece . Cutting If you ha ve a pile of logs, each log y ou attempt to cut should be remov ed from the pile, placed on a saw horse or runners and cut individually . R[...]

WORKING TECHNIQ UES 28 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 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” bef ore or during felling. Felling direction The aim is to fell the tree [...]

WORKING TECHNIQ UES English – 29 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Felling Felling is done using three cuts . First you mak e 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[...]

WORKING TECHNIQ UES 30 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 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 strokes. See instructions under the heading T echnical data section to find out which lengths of bar are recommended for y ou[...]

WORKING TECHNIQ UES English – 31 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Cut tree/limb from outside the bend, after tension has been released. How to a v oid kickbac k What is kickbac k? 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 a[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 General The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work descr ibed in this manual. More e xtensive work must be carried out by an authorised service workshop. Carburetor adjustment Due to existing en vironmental and emissions legislation your chain sa w is equipped with movemen[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 carburetor’ s high speed jet is then lock ed using a limiter cap in the fully screwed out position. The limiter cap limits the potential to adjust the high speed jet to at most half a tur n. T o adjust the carburetor correctly y ou should contact a mechanic with access to a rev counter . C[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Apply full throttle and activate the chain brak e by tilting your left wrist forw ard onto the front hand guard. Do not let 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 o[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Stop switch Star t the engine and make sure the engine stops when you mov e the stop s witch to the stop setting. Muffler Nev er use a machine that has a faulty m uffler . Regularly check that the muffler is securely attached to the machine. Some mufflers are equipped with a special spar[...]

MAINTENANCE 36 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 • Undo the screw in the centre of the pulle y and remove the pulley . Insert and fasten a new starter cord to the pulley . Wind appro x. 3 turns of the star ter cord onto the pulley . Connect the pulle y to the recoil spring so that the end of the spring engages in the pulley . Fit the scr[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 37 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Spark plug The spark plug condition is influenced by: • Incorrect carburetor adjustment. • An incorrect fuel mixture (too much or incorrect type of oil). • A dir ty air filter . These factors cause deposits on the spark plug electrodes, which ma y result in operating problems and sta[...]

MAINTENANCE 38 – English 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Cooling system T o keep the w orking 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 Fins on the flywheel. 4 Cooling fins on the cylinder . 5 Cylinder cov er (directs cold air ov[...]

English – 39 MAINTENANCE 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 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 c[...]

40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 T echnical data Recommended original and replacement bar and chain combinations Follo wing is a list of recommended cutting equipment for the Husqv arna chain saw model 455 Rancher . The combinations of power head, bar and chain ha ve been tested and f ound to be in accordance with the[...]

English – 41 TECHNICAL D A T A 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Bar and chain combinations Saw c hain filing and file gauges Bar Chain Length, inch Pitch, inch Thickness of drive links, inch/mm Max. nose radius T ype Drive link count 13 0,325 0,050/1,3 10T Husqvarna H30 56 15 0,325 10T 64 16 0,325 10T 66 18 0,325 10T 72 20 0,325 10T 80 13 0,325 0[...]

´®z+SF=¶5"¨ ´®z+SF=¶5"¨ 42 – English FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS The EP A (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqv arna Forest & Garden are pleased to explain the emissions control system w arranty on your [...]

AMERICAN ST AND ARD SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 43 115 13 82-95 Rev .2 2009-03-23 Safety precautions f or chain saw users (ANSI B175.1-2000 Annex C) Kickbac k safety precautions With a basic understanding of kickbac k, you can reduce or eliminate the element of surpr ise. Sudden sur prise contributes to accidents. K eep a good fir m grip on th[...]

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