Husqvarna 1153158-95 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 334T 338XPT Oper ator’ s manual Please r ead the operator’ s manual carefully and mak e sure you understand the instructions befor e using the machine.[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS 2 – English 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[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS English – 3 Y ou will find the follo wing labels on your chain saw: EP A III 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 Feder al and Californian emissions requirements. Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the[...]

CONTENTS 4 – English Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: ...................................... 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ........................ 2 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................... 4 INTR ODUCTION Dear customer! ..................................................... 5 WHA [...]

English – 5 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[...]

6 – English WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 1 Filter cov er 2 Adjuster screws carb uretor 3 Star ter 4 Fuel tank 5 Chain oil tank 6 Chain tensioning screw (334T) 7 Bumper spike 8 F ront hand guard 9 Information and warning decal 10 Stop and choke control: Ignition on/off switch Chok e control/Star t throttle lock Working position [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 7 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.[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English pro vide information about which training materials and courses are av ailable. Work is constantly in progress to improv e the design and technology - improv ements that increase your safety and efficiency . Visit y our dealer regular ly to see whether you can benefit from new f eatures that have been int[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 Chain brake and front hand guar d Y our chain sa w is equipped with a chain brake that is designed to stop the chain if you get a kic kback. The chain brake reduces the risk of accidents, b ut only you can prev ent them. T ake care when using y our saw and make sure the kickbac k zone of the bar nev er touc[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English If the kickbac k is less violent or the kickback zone of the bar is closer to you the chain brak e is designed to be activated manually b y the movement of y our left hand. • In the felling position the left hand is in a position that makes manual activ ation of the chain brake impossible. With this type[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 equipment and the machine ′ s handle unit. The body of the chain saw , including the cutting equipment, is insulated from the handles by vibration damping units . Cutting hardwoods (most broadleaf trees) creates more vibration than cutting softwoods (most conif ers). Cutting with cutting equipment that i[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English • Keep the chain pr operly tensioned! If the chain is slack it is more lik ely to jump off and lead to increased wear on the bar , chain and drive sprock et. • Keep cutting equipment well lubricated and properly maintained! A poorly lubricated chain is more likely to break and lead to increased wear on[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 Sharpening your c hain and adjusting depth gauge setting General information on sharpening cutting teeth • Nev er use a blunt chain. When the chain is blunt you hav e to ex er t more pressure to force the bar through the wood and the chips will be very small. If the chain is very blunt it will produce wo[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English General advice on adjusting depth gauge setting • When you sharpen the cutting tooth (A) the depth gauge setting (C) will decrease. T o maintain optimal cutting performance the depth gauge (B) has to be filed down to achie ve the recommended depth gauge setting. See instructions under the heading T echn[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 Lubricating cutting equipment Chain oil Chain oil must demonstrate good adhesion to the chain and also maintain its flow characteristics regardless of whether it is warm summer or cold winter weather . As a chain saw manuf acturer we hav e developed an optimal chain oil which has a vegetab le oil base. W [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 16 – English Chain drive sproc ket The clutch drum is fitted with one of the following driv e sprock ets: A Spur sprock et (the chain sprocket is welded on the drum) B Rim sprock et (replaceable) Regularly check the degree of wear on the drive sproc ket. Replace if wear is e xcessive. Replace the drive sprock et whene[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 17 Fitting the bar and chain Check that the chain brak e is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard tow ards the front handle. Unscrew the bar nut and remo ve the clutch cov er (chain brake). T ak e off the transpor tation guard. Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rear most position. Place the [...]

FUEL HANDLING 18 – English 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 mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, ev en small inaccuracies can drastica[...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 19 • In temperatures below 32 ° F (0 ° C) some oils become too viscous. This can overload the oil pump and result in damage to the oil pump components. • Contact your service agent when choosing chain oil. Fueling Clean the area around the fuel cap. Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly . The fuel filter must[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 20 – English Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain br ake should be activated when star ting the chain saw . Activate the chain br ake by pushing the front hand guard forw ards. Ignition; choke: Slide the control to its rear position. Primer bulb: Press the air purge repeatedly until fuel begins to fill t[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING English – 21 Note! Pull the front hand guard towards the front handle . The chain brake is no w disengaged. Y our saw is ready f or use. • Nev er 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 s[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES 22 – English Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain brak e works correctly and is not damaged. 2 Check that the throttle loc kout works correctly and is not damaged. 3 Check that the stop s witch works correctly and is not damaged. 4 Check that all handles are free from oil. 5 Check that the anti vibration system w or ks and is no[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 23 position yourself incorrectly or mak e the cut in the wrong place the tree may hit y ou or the machine and cause you to lose control. Both situations can cause serious personal injur y . 8 Before mo ving your chain saw s witch off the engine and lock the chain using the chain brak e. Carr y the chain saw with the b[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English user . If the saw chain is jamming, the saw ma y be pushed back at y ou. 8 Unless the user resists this pushing force there is a risk that the chain saw will mov e so far 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 th[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 good footing ma y be all that is needed to maintain a secure work position. Howe ver as operators mov e awa y from the stem, they will need to tak e steps to remove or counteract the increasing lateral f orces by , for e xample, a re-direct of the main line via a supplementary anchor point or using an adjustable st[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English In most cases you can a void these problems b y cutting in two stages; from the top and from the bottom. Y ou need to suppor t the object so that it will not trap the chain or split during cutting. The follo wing instr uctions describe how to handle the common situations you are lik ely to encounter when using a ch[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 Felling technique f or tree tops Safe distance During tree maintenance work above ground le vel, the working area must alwa ys be secured and marked out with signs, tape or the like . The saf e distance between the top of the tree that is to be felled and the nearest workplace must be at least 2 1/2 times the heigh[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English Felling cut The felling cut is made from the opposite side of the tree and it must be perf ectly hor izontal. T r y to take a correct position so you are ab le to cut on the pull stroke. Make the f elling cut about 1.5-2 inches (3-5 cm) above the bottom directional cut. Use full throttle and bring the bar and chain[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 29 Ho w to a void kic kback What is kickbac k? The word kickbac k 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 , known as the kickbac k zone, touches an object. Kickbac k always occurs in the cutting plane of the bar . Nor[...]

MAINTENANCE 30 – English Carburetor Y our Husqv ar na 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 contin ues to r un at peak performance and to minimise harmful exhaust emissions after the running-in period[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 High speed jet H • The high speed jet H affects the po wer and speed of the machine. If the high speed jet is set too lean (screwed in too f ar) it will cause the machine to over- rev and damage the engine . T ur n the high speed jet H anticlockwise until it stops. If the engine r uns unev enly , tur n the high speed je[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English Throttle loc kout • Make sure the throttle control is loc ked at the idle setting when the throttle lock out is released. • Press the throttle lock out and make sure it returns to its original position when you release it. • Check that the throttle control and throttle loc kout mov e freely and that the retur n spri[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 Muffler Nev er use a machine that has a faulty muffler . Regularly check that the muffler is securely attached to the machine. Some mufflers are equipped with a special spark arrestor screen. If your machine has this type of muffler , you should clean the screen at least once a week. This is best done with a wire bru[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English T ensioning the recoil spring • Hook the star ter cord in the notch in the pulley and turn the star ter pulley about 2 turns clockwise. Note! Check that the pulle y can be tur ned an additional 1/2 turn when the star ter cord is pulled all the wa y out. Changing a broken recoil spring • Lift up the star ter pulley . S[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 Spark plug The spark plug condition is influenced by: • Incorrect carburetor adjustment. • An incorrect fuel mixture (too much or incorrect type of oil). • A dir ty air filter . These factors cause deposits on the spark plug electrodes, which ma y result in operating problems and star ting difficulties. If the ma[...]

36 – 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. Daily maintenance Weekl y maintenance Monthly maintenance Clean the outside of the machine. On chain saws without a catalytic conv er ter, chec k the cooling s[...]

English – 37 TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data 334T 338XPT Motor Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 3 2,15/35,2 2,38/39 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,50/38,0 1,57/40 Stroke, inch/mm 1,22/31 1,22/31 Idle speed, rpm 2800 2800 P ower , kW/ r pm 1,5/9600 1,7/9600 Ignition system Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/ Champion RCJ 7Y NGK BPMR 7A/ Champion RCJ 7Y Electrode g[...]

38 – English TECHNICAL D A T A Recommended original and replacement bar and chain combinations Follo wing is a list of recommended cutting equipment for the Husqvarna chain saw models 334T and 338XPT . The combinations of power head, bar and chain ha ve been tested and found to be in accordance with the kic kback and vibration requirements of ANS[...]

FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS CONTR OL W ARRANTY English – 39 Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS The EP A (U .S. Environmental Protection Agency), CARB (California Air Resources Board), Environment Canada and Husqvarna Forest & Garden are pleased to e xplain the emissions control system’ s warranty on your 2009 and later small off-r[...]

FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS CONTR OL W ARRANTY 40 – English EMISSION W ARRANTY P ARTS LIST 1 Carburetor and internal par ts 2 Intake pipe, airfilter holder and carb uretor bolts. 3 Airfilter and fuelfilter cov ered up to maintenance schedule. 4 Spark Plug, covered up to maintenance schedule 5 Ignition Module 6 Muffler with catalytic conv[...]

AMERICAN ST AND ARD SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 41 Saf ety precautions f or chain saw users (ANSI B175.1-2000 Annex C) Kickbac k safety precautions With a basic understanding of kickbac k, you can reduce or eliminate the element of surpr ise. Sudden surpr ise contributes to accidents. K eep a good fir m grip on the saw with both hands, the rig[...]

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