Husqvarna 124C manuale d’uso

Oper ator’ s M anual Please read these instructions and mak e sure you understand them bef ore using the machine. 4C[...]

2 CONT ENT S C onte nts CONTENTS Contents 2 ................ ........ Note the follow ing before s tart ing 2 .... KEY T O SYMBOLS Sy mbols 3 ................. ........ SAFE TY INST RU CTIO NS Pers onal pr otec tiv e equipment 4 ...... Machine’s saf ety equipment 4 ........ Cutting equipment 5 ................. Chec k ing, maintaining and s erv i[...]

3 KEY T O SYMBOLS Only intended for tr immer heads. Us e unleaded or quality leaded gas oline and tw o - - str ok e oil mixed at a r atio of 2% (1:50). Ot her symbols/ decals on the mach ine ref er t o speci al cert if icat ion r equ ir ement s for cert ain mar ket s. Sto p the engin e by pus hing and holding t he s top sw it ch in the S TOP pos it[...]

4 SAFETY INST RUCT IONS GLOVES Glov es s hould be w orn w hen nec es s ary, e.g., w hen fitting c ut ting attac hments . HEARING PROTECTION W ear hearing protec t ion that prov ides adequate nois e reduc tion. EYE PR OTE CTIO N Alway s wear approv ed ey e prot ec tion. If you us e a vis or then y ou mus t als o w ear approv ed protec t iv e goggles[...]

5 SAFETY INST RUCT IONS Use o f incor rec tly w ound trimmer line or an incor rec t c ut ting attac hment incr eas es the level of v ibration. Muffl er The muffler is des igned to reduc e the nois e level and to dir ect the exhaus t gas es away from the oper ator . CAUTION! Muf fler is fit ted w ith a c ataly tic conv er ter des igned to reduc e ha[...]

6 SAFETY INST RUCT IONS Muffl er S Nev er us e a mac hine that has a fau lty muffler . S Regu larly c hec k that the muf fle r is s ec ur ely attac hed to t he mac hine. S The muffler on this unit is equipped with a s pec ial s park arres tor mes h. The mesh s hould be c hec k ed and, if nec es s ary. c leaned by a s erv ic ing dealer . A block ed [...]

7 SAFETY INST RUCT IONS Sa fe t y in s tru c ti o n s re g a rd in g th e sur roun dings S Nev er allow c hildren t o use t he machine. S Ens ure no one c omes clos er t han 50 feet (15 meters ) when w ork ing. S Nev er allow any one els e to us e the machine w ithout fir s t ens ur ing that they have under s tood the c ontents of the operator ’ [...]

8 SAFETY INST RUCT IONS S Chec k that the tr immer head and guard are c orr ec tly sec ured. S When adjus ting t he c arburetor, make s ure the lower end is suppor ted and that no one is in the immediat e vic inity . S Make s ure the c utt ing head does not rot ate when idling. S Make s ure the handle and s afet y f eatures are in or der . N ever u[...]

9 SAFETY INST RUCT IONS 3. Ma ke sure you ca n mo ve an d stan d saf ely . Chec k t he area arou nd y ou for pos s i ble ob - st ac les (r oots , r oc k s , br anc hes , dit c hes , etc . ) in c as e y ou hav e to mov e s udde nly . T ake great c ar e w hen w ork in g on s lopin g ground . 4. Sw itc h off the en gine befor e mov ing to another ar e[...]

10 SAFETY INST RUCT IONS Sweep ing S The fan effect of the rotat ing line c an be used for quic k and easy c learing up. Hold the tr immer line par allel to and above t he area to be s w ept and mov e the tool t o and fr o. S When c utting and s weeping y ou s hould use f ull throttle to obtain the bes t res ults . W ARNING : Ne ithe r the op er at[...]

11 KNOW YOUR TRIMM ER 1. T rimmer head 8. Star ter handle 2. Cutting at tac hment guard 9. Fuel tank 3. Shaft 10. Chok e c ontr ol 4. Loop handle 1 1. Air pur ge 5. Throttle c ontrol 12. Air filt er c ov er 6. Stop s w itc h 13. Handle adjus tment 7. Cy linder c ov er 14. 2- - s trok e engine oil 15. Oper ator ’s manual Wha t is wha t? 3 7 4 1 2 [...]

12 ASSEMBL Y N O TE: Make s ure unit is as s embled c or- rec tly as s hown in t his manual. Fittin g the loop h andle S Pos ition t he handle on the s haft . Not e that the handle must be mounted be- tween t he tw o arrow s on the s haft . S Fit the s c r ew , s ec uring plat e and w ing nut as s hown in t he diagram. S Tighten the wing nut. F itt[...]

13 FUEL HANDLING Fuel mi x ture CAUTION! The machine is equipped with a two - - s t rok e engine and mus t alw ay s be run us ing a mix tur e of gas oline and t wo - - st rok e engine oil. I t is important t o ac c u- rately measur e the amount of oil to be mixed to ens ur e that the c or rec t mix tur e is obtained. When mixing s mall amounts of f[...]

14 ST ART I NG AND STOPPING Check bef ore starti n g S Ins pec t the unit before eac h us e. Re- place damaged part s. Chec k for fuel leaks . Make s ur e all fas teners are in place and s ec ure. Mak e s ur e the c utting attac hment is proper ly ins t alled and s e- c urely fas tened. U s e only flex ible, non- metallic line r ec ommended by t he[...]

15 ST ART I NG AND STOPPING Wa r m e n g i n e With a w arm engine, s queez e and hold the throttle t rigger . P ull s tart er rope s harply while s queez ing t hrottle tr igger until engine runs . W ARNI NG: W h e nt h ee n g i n ei s star ted w it h th e choke in the closed positi on the cutting attac hmen t w ill star t to r ot ate immediately .[...]

16 MAINTENANCE W ARNING : If t he id le spee d can - not be adj usted so that the cuttin g atta chment stop s, cont act yo ur ser - vicing de aler . Do not use the ma - chine u nti l it h as been cor r ectl y ad - justed or repa ir ed. Un i t/ M ai n t en an ce S af ety Dis c onnec t t he s park plug before per form- ing maintenance, ex c ept c arb[...]

17 MAINTENANCE Ai r fi l t er The air filt er mus t be r egularly c leaned to remov e dus t and dir t in order to av oid: S Carbur etor malfunc tions S Start ing problems S Loss of engine pow er S Unnec es s ar y wear t o engine parts S Ex c es s iv e fuel c ons umption Clean the f ilter ev er y 25 hour s , or mor e regularly if c onditions are ex [...]

18 T rim m er He ad Line Loading Inst ruc tions 20 i 10 i 3m 6m 1 23 45 6 78 9[...]

19 TECHNICAL DA T A Model 124C (3/ 8 RH arbor s haft t hread) Appr oved accessor ies T ype Cut tin g attachment g uar d, part . no. T rimmer head T 25 537 33 83 - - 03 T ec hnica l dat a 124C Engine Cy linder v olume, c u.in./ c m 3 1.7/28 Cy linder bore, inc h/mm 1.4/35 Strok e, inc h/ mm 1.130/28.7 Idle speed, rpm 2,800 - - 3, 200 Rec ommended ma[...]

20 W ARRANTY ST A T EM ENT SEC T ION 1: LIMITED WARRANT Y Husq varn a For est & G arde n Co mpany (“ H usqvar na” ) w ar rants H us qv ar na produc t to the o riginal pur c has er t o be fr ee f rom de - fec ts in mater ial and wor k mans hip f rom the date of pur c has e f or th e “Warrant y Per iod” o f the pr oduc ts as s et f orth b[...]

21 U.S. EP A / CAL IF ORNIA / ENVIRONM ENT CANADA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANT Y RIGH TS AND OBLIGA TIONS: The U .S. E nv ir onmental P rote c tion A genc y , Califo rnia Air R esources Board, Environmen t Canada and H U SQ V AR N A are ple ase d to exp lain the e mis s ions c ontr ol s y s te m war rant y on y our y e ar 2[...]

22 U.S. EP A / CAL IF ORNIA / ENVIRONM ENT CANADA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT MAINTENANCE, REPLACEM ENT AND REP AIR OF EMISSION RE- LA TED P ART S: Any HU SQ V AR NA approv ed replac ement part us ed in the per formanc e of any war ran- ty maintenance or r epair on emis s ion re- lated parts w ill be prov ided w ithout c har ge to the ow[...]