Husqvarna 345FX 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 343F 345FX 345FXT 343FR 343R 345RX Oper ator’ s manual (EP A) 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 W ARNING! Clearing saws, brushcutters and trimmers can be dangerous! Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or f atal injur y to the operator or others. It is e xtremely impor tant that you read and understand the contents of the operator’ s manual. Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and [...]

English – 3 CONTENTS Contents Note the f ollowing bef ore starting: • Please read the operator’ s manual carefully . Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control de vices and system may be perf ormed 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 y our choice to buy a Husqv ar na product! Husqv ar na 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 , f or production of muskets . The location was logical, since w ater power wa[...]

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c learing saw? (343R, 345RX) 26 27 28 30 25 6 3 2 5 17 13 11 10 12 14 23 16 15 4 22 24 34 9 32 8 7 33 18 20 19 21 4 1 31 21 29 35 35 1 Grass b lade 2 Grease filler cap , bev el gear 3 Be vel gear 4 Cutting attachment guard 5 Shaft 6 Handlebar 7 Throttle control 8 Stop s witch 9 Throttle lock out 10[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c learing saw? (343F , 345FX, 345FXT) 24 27 25 26 23 6 3 2 5 13 11 10 12 9 8 7 17 29 14 16 15 21 22 18 1 4 20 18 19 28 1 Saw b lade 2 Grease filler cap , bev el gear 3 Be vel gear 4 Cutting attachment guard 5 Shaft 6 Handlebar 7 Throttle control 8 Stop s witch 9 Throttle lock out 10 Suppor t ey es [...]

English – 7 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c learing saw? (343FR) 26 27 28 30 32 4 25 31 34 9 33 8 7 24 21 23 20 4 1 20 29 22 22 1 4 20 19 21 6 3 2 5 13 11 10 12 17 14 16 15 18 19 1 Blade 2 Grease filler cap , bev el gear 3 Be vel gear 4 Cutting attachment guard 5 Shaft 6 Handlebar 7 Throttle control 8 Stop s witch 9 Throttle lock out 10 Su[...]

8 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Impor tant P ersonal pr otective equipment HELMET A helmet should be w orn if the trees being cleared are taller than 2 m. HEARING PRO TECTION W ear hear ing protection that pro vides adequate noise reduction. EYE PRO TECTION Alwa ys wear approv ed ey e protection. If you use a visor then you m ust also wea[...]

English – 9 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Mac hine ′′ ′ ′ s safety equipment This section descr ibes the machine ′ s saf ety equipment, its pur pose , and how checks and maintenance should be carried out to ensure that it operates correctly . See the ”What is what?” section to locate where this equipment is positioned on your machine [...]

10 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Cutting attachment guar d This guard is intended to pre vent loose objects from being thrown to wards the operator . The guard also protects the operator from accidental contact with the cutting attachment. Check that the guard is undamaged and not cr acked. Replace the guard if it has been e xposed to imp[...]

English – 11 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS F or mufflers it is very impor tant that you f ollow the instructions on checking, maintaining and servicing your machine. See instructions under the heading Checking, maintaining and ser vicing the machine’ s safety equipment. Ne ver use a machine that has a f aulty muffler . Regularly check that the [...]

12 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Cutting equipment This section describes how to choose and maintain your cutting equipment in order to: • Reduce the risk of blade thrust. • Obtain maximum cutting perf or mance . • Extend the lif e of cutting equipment. Cutting equipment Saw b lades are intended for cutting fibrous types of w ood. [...]

English – 13 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Sharpening the sa w blade • See the cutting attachment packaging f or correct shar pening instructions. A correctly shar pened b lade is essential for w or king efficiently and to av oid unnecessar y wear to the b lade and clearing saw . • Make sure that the b lade is well suppor ted when y ou file i[...]

14 – English ASSEMBL Y Assembling the handlebar and thr ottle CA UTION! Some models hav e the throttle handle fitted at the f actor y . • 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[...]

English – 15 ASSEMBL Y Assembling the cutting equipment Fitting the blade guar d/combination guar d, grass blade and ball-bearing- mounted suppor t 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 t[...]

16 – English ASSEMBL Y Fitting the b lade guard and sa w blade CA UTION! Alwa ys use the recommended guard f or the cutting attachment you are using. See chapter on T echnical data. 343F , 345FX, 345FXT • The blade guard (A) is fitted using 4 scre ws (L) as shown. 343FR, 343R, 345RX • Fit the holder (R) and brac ket (J) with 2 bolts (H) on t[...]

English – 17 ASSEMBL Y • Tighten the trimmer head to a torque of 35-50 Nm (3.5-5 kpm). • T o dismantle, f ollow the instructions in the rev erse order . Fitting other guar ds and cutting attachments Fit the trimmer guard/combination guard (A) intended for use with the trimmer head/plastic blades. Hang the trimmer guard/combination guard (A) o[...]

18 – English ASSEMBL Y T riobalance harness Safety release Push down the red release le ver to release the machine from the harness. Adjusting the harness 1 Tighten the hip strap so that it sits securely . 2 Tighten the chest strap under y our left ar m so that it fits closely around your body . 3 Adjust the shoulder strap to distribute the load[...]

English – 19 FUEL HANDLING Fuel safety Ne ver 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 y ourself or your clothes , change your clothes . W ash any part of your body that has come in contact with fuel. Use soap and w ater . 3 If the machine [...]

20 – English FUEL HANDLING Mixing • Alwa ys mix the gasoline and oil in a clean container intended f or 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 filli[...]

English – 21 ST AR TING AND ST OPPING Chec k before starting • Check the b lade to ensure that no cracks ha ve f ormed at the bottom of the teeth or by the centre hole . The most common reason wh y cracks are f ormed is that shar p corners have been f ormed at the bottom of the teeth while shar pening or that the b lade has been used with dull [...]

22 – English ST AR TING AND ST OPPING P ART THRO TTLE FUNCTION (RX): It is possible to set the engine f or par t throttle operation using the dial on the side of the throttle handle. T ur n the dial up to decrease the par t throttle rpm. T ur n the dial down to increase the par t throttle rpm. When you hav e set the par t throttle rpm you will f [...]

English – 23 W ORKING TECHNIQUES General w orking instructions Basic safety rules 1 Look around you: • T o ensure that people, animals or other things cannot aff ect your 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 b y the cutting at[...]

24 – English W ORKING TECHNIQUES W orking methods • Bef ore you star t clearing, check the clearing area, the type of terrain, the slope of the ground, whether there are stones, hollo ws etc. • Star t at whiche ver end of the area is easiest, and clear an open space from which to work. • W or k systematically to and fro across the area, cle[...]

English – 25 W ORKING TECHNIQUES • T o fell a tree f orwards , the bottom of the tree should be pulled backw ards. Pull the blade backw ards with a quick, firm movement. • Large stems must be cut from two sides . First determine which direction the stem will f all. Make the first cut on the f elling side. Then finish cutting the stem from [...]

26 – English W ORKING TECHNIQUES Grass trimming with a trimmer head T rimming • Hold the trimmer head just above the g round at an angle. It is the end of the cord that does the work. Let the cord work at its own pace. Nev er press the cord into the area to be cut. • The cord can easily remov e grass and weeds up against walls , fences , tree[...]

English – 27 MAINTENANCE Carb uretor 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 perf or mance and to minimise harmful exhaust emissions after the running-in per iod[...]

28 – English MAINTENANCE Fine adjustment of the idle speed T Adjust the idle speed using the idle adjustment screw T , if it is necessar y to readjust. First tur n the idle adjustment screw T clockwise until the cutting attachment starts to rotate. Then turn the screw anticlockwise until the cutting attachment stops. The idle speed is correctly a[...]

English – 29 MAINTENANCE 4 If the star t throttle speed is too high, turn the adjuster screw A anticloc kwise until the cutting attachment stops. Then turn adjuster screw A clockwise a further 1/2 tur n. Muffler CA UTION! Some mufflers are fitted with a catalytic conv er ter . See chapter on T echnical data to see whether your machine is fitt[...]

30 – English MAINTENANCE An oiled f oam plastic filter (av ailable as an accessory) must be used if the machine is operated in e xtremely dusty conditions. See instr uctions under the heading Oiling the air filter . Oiling the air filter Alw a ys use HUSQV ARNA filter oil, ar t. no . 531 00 92-48. The filter oil contains a solvent to mak e i[...]

English – 31 MAINTENANCE T emperature 0 ° ° ° ° C (32 ° ° ° ° F) or colder: The air filter holder is prepared so it can be changed f or use in the cold. Remo ve the air filter cov er and air filter . T ur n the winter cov er anticlockwise using a scre wdriver so that the preheated air from the engine can pass inside the carburettor com[...]

32 – English MAINTENANCE Maintenance sc hedule The f ollowing is a list of the maintenance that must be perf or med on the machine . Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. The user must only carr y out the maintenance and ser vice work described in this manual. More extensiv e work must be carried out by an authorised ser vic[...]

English – 33 TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data Note 1: Equiv alent sound pressure lev el is calculated as the time-weighted energy total f or sound pressure lev els under v ar ious 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 mea[...]

34 – English TECHNICAL D A T A Note 1: Equiv alent sound pressure lev el is calculated as the time-weighted energy total f or sound pressure lev els under v ar ious 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 with all t[...]

English – 35 TECHNICAL D A T A Note 1: Equiv alent sound pressure lev el is calculated as the time-weighted energy total f or sound pressure lev els under v ar ious 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 with all t[...]

36 – English TECHNICAL D A T A 343R Appro ved accessories T ype Cutting attachment guar d, Art. no. Centre hole in blades/cutters , Ø 25,4 mm Output shaft thread M12 Grass b lade/grass cutter Multi 255-3 (Ø 255 3 teeth) 537 28 85-01 Multi 275-4 (Ø 275 4 teeth) 537 28 85-01 Multi 300-3 (Ø 300 3 teeth) 537 28 85-01 Saw b lade Maxi XS 200-22 (Ø[...]

English – 37 TECHNICAL D A T A 343F , 345FX, 345FXT Appro ved accessories T ype Cutting attachment guard, Ar t. no. Centre hole in blades/cutters , Ø 20 mm Output shaft thread M12 Grass b lade/grass cutter Multi 255-3 (Ø 255 3 teeth) 537 29 74-01 Multi 275-4 (Ø 275 4 teeth) 537 29 74-01 Multi 300-3 (Ø 300 3 teeth) 537 29 74-01 Saw b lade Maxi[...]

38 – English 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[...]

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