Husqvarna 372XP 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 365 EP A I 372XP EP A II 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 . Alw a ys wear : • Approv ed protective helm[...]

English – 3 KEY T O SYMBOLS Y ou will find the f ollowing labels on your chain sa w: EP A I EP A II 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 F ederal emissions requirements. Categor y C = 50 hours, B = 125 hours, and A = 300 [...]

4 – English CONTENTS Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: .............................................. 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ................................ 2 CONTENTS Contents ....................................................................... 4 INTR ODUCTION Dear customer! ....................................[...]

English – 5 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 muskets . The location was logical, since w ater power was h[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the chain sa w? 1 Cylinder cov er 2 F ront handle 3 Chain brak e and front hand guard 4 Star ter 5 Chain oil tank 6 Star ter handle 7 Adjuster screws carb uretor 8 Choke control/Start throttle lock 9 Rear handle 10 Stop s witch (Ignition on/off switch.) 11 Fuel tank 12 Muffler 13 Bar tip sprock et 14 C[...]

English – 7 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.[...]

8 – English 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. Work is constantly in progress to impro ve the design and technology - improv ements that increase your saf ety and efficiency . Visit your d[...]

English – 9 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS • This mov ement activates a spring-loaded mechanism that tightens the brak e band (C) around the engine dr iv e system (D) (clutch drum). • The front hand guard is not designed solely to activate the chain brak e. Another important feature is that it reduces the risk of your left hand hitting the chain[...]

10 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Will m y inetria activated c hain brake alwa ys activ ate during kickbac k in the event of a kic kbac k? No . First y our brake m ust be in working order . T esting the brak e is simple, see instructions under the heading Checking, maintaining and ser vicing chain saw saf ety equipment. W e recommend you d[...]

English – 11 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Stop switc h Use the stop s witch to s witch off the engine. Muffler The muffler is designed to k eep noise lev els to a minimum and to direct e xhaust fumes awa y from the user . In areas with a hot, dr y climate there is a high risk of fires. These areas are sometimes subject to gov er nment rules req[...]

12 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Chain A chain is made up of a n umber of links, which are av ailable in standard and low-kic kback v ersions. Some terms that describe the bar and chain T o maintain the saf ety features of the cutting equipment, y ou should replace a worn or damaged bar or chain with a bar and chain combinations recommend[...]

English – 13 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 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 maxim um kickback reduction and cutting perf or mance from your chain. See instructions under th[...]

14 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS T ensioning the chain The more y ou use a chain the longer it becomes. It is theref ore impor tant to adjust the chain regular ly to take up the slack. Check the chain tension e v er y time you refuel. NOTE! A ne w chain has a running-in per iod during which you should chec k the tension more frequently . [...]

English – 15 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Checking c hain lubrication • Check the chain lubrication each time you refuel. See instructions under the heading Lubr icating the bar tip sprock et. Aim the tip of the bar at a light coloured surf ace about 20 cm (8 inches) aw ay . After 1 minute running at 3/4 throttle you should see a distinct line o[...]

16 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 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 une ven or badly worn. If a hollow f orms on the underside of the[...]

English – 17 ASSEMBL Y Fitting the bar and c hain 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 bar in its rear most position. Pl[...]

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 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 bef ore refuelling. The capacities of the chain oil tank and fuel[...]

20 – English ST AR TING AND ST OPPING Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: Ignition: Slide the ignition s witch to the left. Choke: Set the choke control in the chok e position. Start throttle: The correct choke/star t throttle setting is obtained by mo ving the control to the choke position. If the machine is fitted with a decompression [...]

English – 21 ST AR TING AND ST OPPING • 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 saw the clutch can come loose and cause serious injur y . • The chain brak e should be activated when star ting. Se instruc[...]

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 6 Bef ore moving your chain sa w switch off the engine and lock the chain using the chain br ake. Carr y the chain saw with the bar and chain pointing backw ards. Fit a guard to the bar bef ore transpor ting the chain saw or carrying it for any distance . 7 When you put the chain sa w on the ground, lock the sa w[...]

24 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES 8 Unless the user resists this pushing f orce there is a r isk 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 cutt[...]

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 r unners and cut individually . Remov e the cut pieces from [...]

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 kback 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 kickback 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 Checking the inertia brake release With the engine turned off, hold the chain sa w ov er a stump or other firm object. Let go of the front handle so that the bar drops tow ards the stump as the chain saw rotates around the rear handle. When the bar hits the stump the brake should be applied. Checking the brake trig ger P[...]

English – 33 MAINTENANCE Right hand guar d Chec k that the right hand guard is not damaged and that there are no visible def ects, such as cr acks. 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. Sto[...]

34 – English MAINTENANCE Starter Changing a br oken or worn starter cord • Loosen the screws that hold the starter against the crankcase and remov e the star ter . • Pull out the cord appro x. 30 cm (12 inches) and hook it into the notch in the rim of the pulley . Release the recoil spring by letting the pulley rotate slo wly backw ards. • [...]

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 parts • Excessive fuel consumption. • Remov e the air filter after taking off the air filter cov er . When r[...]

36 – English MAINTENANCE Cooling system T o keep the w or king temperature as lo w 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 er the cylinder). Clean the[...]

English – 37 MAINTENANCE Heated handles (372XPG) On models with the designation XPG/G, the front as w ell as the rear handle are equipped with electric heating coils. These are f ed with electr ical current from an integrated generator in the chain sa w . When the red mark on the switch is visib le, the heating is on. Electrical carb uretor heati[...]

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 365 372XP Engine Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 3 3,97/65,1 4,31/70,7 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,89/48 1,97/50 Stroke , inch/mm 1,42/36 1,42/36 Idle speed, r pm 2700 2700 P ow er , kW/ r pm 3,4/9300 3,9/9600 Ignition system Manuf acturer of ignition system SEM SEM T ype of ignition system CD CD Spark [...]

40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A Recommended original and replacement bar and c hain combinations These Husqv ar na chain saw models are in the ANSI category of saws abov e 3,8 cu. in. and are not required to comply with low kickbac k performance requirements. Howe ver , for these models we recommend the f ollowing cutting equipment. Note: F or the[...]

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+Rse¶5S¨ ´®z+Rse¶5S¨ 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 sur pr ise contributes to accidents. K eep a good fir m grip[...]

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