Husqvarna 343FRM 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 (EP A) 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 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 . Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control devices and system ma y be performed by any nonroad engine repair establishment or individual. This label cer tify that the product has been cer tified in accordance [...]

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 Huskvarna River , for production of muskets . The location was logical, since w ater power was harn[...]

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c learing saw? (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 sp[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c learing saw? (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 Supp[...]

English – 7 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c learing saw? (355FRM)  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 [...]

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 jewellery , shorts sandals or go barefoot. Secure hair so it is abo ve shoulder lev el. FIRST [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English be chec ked. See instructions under the heading Maintenance. Stop s witch 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 attac hment guard This guard is intended to pre vent loose objects from bein[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 sa w . 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 . Muffl er The muffler is designed to keep noise le vels to a m[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English should operate the sock et 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 off er 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 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 attachment f or damage or cracks. A damaged cutting attachment should alw[...]

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 blade 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 locki[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 17 • 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 ur n 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 bl[...]

ASSEMBL Y 18 – English • Screw on the trimmer head/plastic blades (H) in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation. • T o dismantle, follow the instructions in the re verse order . Adjusting the harness and clearing sa w T riobalance harness Safety release Push down the red release le ver to release the machine from the harness. Adj[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 19 Correct height 1 Forestry clearing The machine should be suppor ted in a harness when forestry clearing so that the cutting equipment is angled slightly forw ards in relation to the ground. Adjust the height using the strap on the harness for the suppor t hook. 2 Grass clearing The machine should be suppor ted in a harness [...]

FUEL HANDLING 20 – English Fuel safety Nev er star t the machine: 1 If you ha ve spilled fuel on it. Wipe off the spillage and allow remaining fuel to e vaporate. 2 If you ha ve spilled fuel on yourself or y our clothes, change your clothes. W ash any part of your body that has come in contact with fuel. Use soap and water . 3 If the machine is l[...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 21 Mixing • Alwa ys mix the gasoline and oil in a clean container intended for fuel. • Alwa ys star t by filling half the amount of the gasoline to be used. Then add the entire amount of oil. Mix (shake) the fuel mixture. Add the remaining amount of gasoline. • Mix (shake) the fuel mixture thoroughly bef ore fillin[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 22 – English 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 English – 23 W arm engine Use the same star ting procedure as for a cold engine b ut 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 pos[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English 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 atta[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 • Control the felling direction (tak e advantage of the wind). 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[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English 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, the botto[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 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 gr[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English 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. Avoid pressing the trimmer head against the ground as this can ruin the lawn and damage the tool. • Do not allow the trimmer head to constantly come into c[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 29 Carburetor Y our Husqvarna 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, as[...]

MAINTENANCE 30 – English Low speed jet L T r y to find the highest idling speed, tur ning the low speed needle L clockwise respectiv ely counter-clockwise. When the highest speed has been found, turn the low speed needle L 1/4 turn counter-clockwise. CA UTION! If the cutting attachment rotates when the engine is idling the idle adjustment screw [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 Proceed as f ollows: 1 Run the machine at idle. 2 Press the star t throttle lock as described under the heading Star ting and stopping. 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. [...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English Cleaning the air filter Remo v e the air filter cover and take out the filter . W ash it clean in warm, soapy water . Be vel gear The bev el gear is filled with the right quantity of grease at the factory . Howe ver , before using the machine you should check that the be vel gear is filled three-quarters full with gr[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 T emperature 0 ° C (32 ° F) or colder: Fit the cov ers for the star ter housing and air filter holder using the three screws provided as sho wn in the figure. Remov e the air filter and air filter cover from the machine. Fit the air filter and air filter cov er supplied with the winter kit. T emperature -5 ° C (2[...]

34 – 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 described in the Maintenance section. The user must only carr y out the maintenance and service wor k described in this manual. More extensiv e work must be carried out by an authorised ser vice wo[...]

English – 35 TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data Note 1: Equivalent sound pressure le vel is calculated as the time-weighted energy total for sound pressure le vels under various working conditions with the follo wing time distribution: 1/2 idling and 1/2 max speed. NO TE! Noise pressure at the user’s ear and vibration on the handles are measured[...]

36 – English 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 lade[...]

FEDERAL EMISSION CONTR OL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT English – 37 Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS The EP A (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqv ar na Forest & Garden are pleased to explain the emissions control system warranty on y our 2001 and later small nonroad engine. In U .S. and Canada, new small non[...]

FEDERAL EMISSION CONTR OL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT 38 – English WHERE T O GET W ARRANTY SER VICE W arranty ser vices or repairs shall be provided at all Husqvarna Forest & Garden authorized servicing dealers. MAINTENANCE, REPLA CEMENT AND REP AIR OF EMISSION-RELA TED P ARTS Any Husqv ar na Forest & Garden approv ed replacement par t used in [...]

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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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