Husqvarna 345e EPA II, 346XP EPA I, 353 EPA II 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 345e EP A II 346XP EP A I 353 EP A II T rioBr ak e Oper ator’ s manual Please r ead the operator’ s manual carefully and mak e sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine.[...]

2 – English KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the mac hine: 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: • Approv ed protective helmet[...]

English – 3 CONTENTS Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: .............................................. 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ................................ 2 CONTENTS Contents ....................................................................... 3 INTR ODUCTION Dear customer! ....................................[...]

4 – English INTR ODUCTION Dear customer! Cong ratulations on y our choice to buy a Husqv ar na 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 , f or production of musk ets. The location was logical, since w ater power was h[...]

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 29 28 17 16 14 12 10 2 5 6 4 9 15 13 11 30 7 8 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 20 1 27 25 31 32 1 Product and serial number plate 2 Throttle lock out 3 Decompression valv e (345e T rioBrake , 353 T rioBrake) 4 F ront handle 5 Cylinder cov er 6 F ront hand guard 7 Muffler 8 Bumper spike 9 Bar tip s[...]

6 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Bef ore using a new c hain saw • 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 Handling and Star ting and Stopping.[...]

English – 7 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS chain saw usage if possib le. Y our dealer , f orestr y school or your libr ar y can provide inf or mation about which training materials and courses are av ailable. W or k is constantly in progress to improv e the design and technology - improv ements that increase your saf ety and efficiency . Visit your[...]

8 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS • The chain brak e (A) can either be activated manually (b y your left hand) or automatically b y the iner tia release mechanism. • The brak e is applied when the front hand guard (B) is pushed f orwards or when the right-hand brake trigger (E) is pushed up and f orwards. • This mov ement activates a [...]

English – 9 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Will m y hand alwa ys activ ate the chain brake during a kickbac k? No . It tak es a cer tain force to mov e the hand guard f orward. If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slips o ver it, the f orce may not be enough to trigger the chain brak e. Y ou should also maintain a firm gr ip of the [...]

10 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 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 or badly shar pened) will increase the vibration le vel. Stop switc h Use the stop s witch to s witch off the engine. Muffler The muf[...]

English – 11 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Cutting equipment designed to reduce kickbac k The only wa y to a void kic kback is to mak e sure that the kickbac k zone of the bar ne ver touches an ything. By using cutting equipment with ”built-in” kic kback reduction and keeping the chain sharp and well-maintained you can reduce the eff ects of ki[...]

12 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS When you sharpen a cutting tooth there are four important f actors to remember . 1 Filing angle 2 Cutting angle 3 File position 4 Round file diameter It is very difficult to shar pen a chain correctly without the right equipment. W e recommend that you use our file gauge . This will help you obtain the [...]

English – 13 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS • Place the depth gauge tool ov er the chain. Detailed inf or mation regarding the use of the depth gauge tool, will be f ound on the package f or the depth gauge tool. Use the flat file to file off the tip of the depth gauge that protrudes through the depth gauge tool. The depth gauge setting is corr[...]

14 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS • Tighten the bar clutch by turning the knob clockwise . • F old the knob back in to lock the tensioning. Lubricating cutting equipment Chain oil Chain oil must demonstr ate good adhesion to the chain and also maintain its flow characteristics regardless of whether it is warm summer or cold winter wea[...]

English – 15 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS • Check that the bar tip sproc ket turns freely and that the lubricating hole in the tip sprocket is not b lock ed. Clean and lubricate if necessar y . If the chain lubrication system is still not working after carr ying out the abov e checks and associated measures y ou should contact your servicing dea[...]

16 – English ASSEMBL Y Fitting the bar and c hain 346XP T rioBrake, 353 T rioBrake Check that the chain br ake is in disengaged position b y moving the front hand guard to wards the front handle. Remov e the bar nuts and remov e the clutch cov er (chain brak e). T ake off the tr anspor tation r ing (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the [...]

English – 17 ASSEMBL Y Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rear most position. Place the chain o ver the drive sproc ket 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 f orward on the top edge of the bar . Install the clutch cov er and locate the[...]

18 – English FUEL HANDLING 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 mix ed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, e ven small inaccuracies can drasti[...]

English – 19 FUEL HANDLING 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 w ell mixed b y shaking the container bef ore refuelling. The capacities of the chain oil tank and fue[...]

20 – English ST AR TING AND ST OPPING Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake should be activ ated when star ting the chain saw . Activ ate the chain brake b y pushing the front hand guard f orwards. Ignition; choke: Set the chok e control in the choke position. This should automatically set the stop s witch to the star t posi[...]

English – 21 ST AR TING AND ST OPPING Note! Pull the front hand guard to wards the front handle . The chain brak e is now disengaged. Y our saw is ready f or use. • Ne ver 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 the chain [...]

22 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain br ake 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 all handles are free from oil.[...]

English – 23 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES 5 T ake great care when cutting a tree that is under tension. A tree that is under tension ma y spr ing back to its normal position bef ore or after being cut. If you position y ourself incorrectly or make the cut in the wrong place the tree ma y hit you or the machine and cause y ou to lose control. Both situati[...]

24 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES 8 Unless the user resists this pushing f orce there is a risk that the chain saw will mo ve so f ar backw ards that only the kickbac k zone of the bar is in contact with the tree, which can lead to a kickbac k. Cutting with the bottom edge of the bar , i.e. from the top of the object downw ards, is known as cutti[...]

English – 25 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES Limbing When limbing thic k branches you should use the same approach as f or cutting. Cut difficult branches piece b y piece. Cutting If you ha ve a pile of logs , each log you attempt to cut should be remov ed from the pile, placed on a sa w horse or runners and cut individually . Remov e the cut pieces from t[...]

26 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES T ree felling technique Safe distance The saf e distance between a tree that is to be f elled and any one else working 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 f ell the tree in a position where you can [...]

English – 27 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES Felling F elling is done using three cuts. First you make the directional cuts, which consist of the top cut and the bottom cut, then y ou 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 the directional cuts y ou beg[...]

28 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES W e recommend that you use a bar that is longer than the diameter of the tree, so that y ou can make the f elling 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 f or your saw . There are methods f [...]

English – 29 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES How to a v oid kic kbac k What is kic kback? The word kic kback 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 , kno wn as the kickbac k zone , touches an object. Kickbac k alwa ys occurs in the cutting plane of the bar[...]

30 – English MAINTENANCE General The user must only carry out the maintenance and ser vice work described in this manual. Carb uretor adjustment Due to e xisting environmental and emissions legislation y our chain saw is equipped with mo vement limiters on the carburetor adjuster scre ws. These limit the adjustment possibilities to a maximum of a[...]

English – 31 MAINTENANCE High speed jet H At the factory the engine is adjusted at sea level. When working at a high altitude or in diff erent weather conditions, temperatures and atmospheric humidity , it may be necessary to make minor adjustments to the high speed jet. CA UTION! If the high speed jet is scre wed in too far , it may dama ge the [...]

32 – English MAINTENANCE Push the trigger up and forw ards to check that it mo ves freely and is securely hinged to the clutch cov er . Never carry or hang the saw b y the trigger! This could damage the mechanism and disable the c hain brake . Checking the brake trig ger Place the chain sa w on fir m ground and star t it. Mak e sure the chain do[...]

English – 33 MAINTENANCE Vibration damping system Regularly check the vibration damping units f or crac ks or def or mation. Make sure the vibr ation damping units are securely attached to the engine unit and handle unit. Stop switc h Star t the engine and make sure the engine stops when y ou mov e the stop switch to the stop setting. Muffler Ne[...]

34 – English MAINTENANCE 345e: • Undo the bolt in the centre of the pulley and remo ve the drive disc, driv e disc spring and the pulley . Inser t and secure a new starter cord in the star ter pulley . Wind appro x. 3 turns of the star ter cord on the star ter pulley . Fit the star ter pulley so that the end of the recoil spring hooks into the [...]

English – 35 MAINTENANCE Air filter The air filter must be regularly cleaned to remov e dust and dir t in order to av oid: • Carburettor malfunctions • Star ting problems • Loss of engine power • Unnecessar y wear to engine par ts • Excessive fuel consumption. • Remov e the air filter after taking off the air filter cov er . When [...]

36 – English MAINTENANCE Adjustment of the oil pump (346XP/353) The oil pump is adjustab le. Adjustments are made by turning the screw using a scre wdriver or combination spanner . The machine is supplied from the f actor y with the screw set to position 2. T ur ning the screw clockwise will reduce the oil flo w and turning the screw anti-clockw[...]

English – 37 MAINTENANCE T emperature 0 ° ° ° ° C (32 ° ° ° ° F) or colder: A special winter kit, including necessary par ts and assembly instructions, is av ailable f or using the machine in cold temperatures. 345e: Bef ore usage a hole is made in the cylinder cov er and a winter flap is fitted (see illustration below). 346XP , 353: Th[...]

38 – English MAINTENANCE Maintenance sc hedule The f ollowing is a list of the maintenance that must be perf ormed on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. Daily maintenance W eekly maintenance Monthly maintenance Clean the outside of the machine . On chain saws without a catalytic conv er ter , check the coolin[...]

English – 39 TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data 345e T rioBrake 346XP T rioBrake 353 T rioBrake Engine Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 3 2,75/45,0 2,75/45,0 3,15/51,7 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,65/42 1,65/42 1,77/45 Stroke , inch/mm 1,28/32,5 1,28/32,5 1,28/32,5 Idle speed, r pm 2700 2700 2700 P ow er , kW/ r pm 2,2/9000 2,5/9600 2,4/9000 Ignition s[...]

40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A Recommended original and replacement bar and c hain combinations F ollowing is a list of recommended cutting equipment f or the Husqvarna chain saw models 345e T rioBrak e, 346XP T rioBrake and 353 T rioBrake . The combinations of po wer head, bar and chain hav e been inv estigated in accordance with the kickbac k a[...]

English – 41 FEDERAL EMISSION CONTR OL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT 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 e xplain the emissions control system warranty on your 2001 and later small nonroad engine . In U .S. and Canada, new small non[...]

42 – English AMERICAN ST AND ARD SAFETY PRECA UTIONS ´®z+RF•¶5&¨ ´®z+RF•¶5&¨ Safety precautions f or chain sa w users (ANSI B 175.1-2000 Anne x C) Kic kback safety precautions With a basic understanding of kic kback, y ou can reduce or eliminate the element of sur prise. Sudden surpr ise contributes to accidents. K eep a good [...]

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