Operators Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Safety
- Assembly
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Introduction
- Maintenance schedule
- Maintenance and checks of the safety devices on the product
- To do a check of the brake band
- To do a check of the front hand guard
- To do a check of the chain brake
- To do a check of the throttle trigger and the throttle trigger lockout
- To do a check of the chain catcher
- To do a check of the vibration damping system
- To do a check of the start/stop switch
- To do a check of the muffler
- AutoTune™
- To replace a broken or worn starter rope
- To tighten the recoil spring
- To assemble the starter housing on the product
- To clean the air filter
- To do a check of the spark plug
- To sharpen the saw chain
- To adjust the tension of the saw chain
- To do a check of the saw chain lubrication
- To do a check of the spur sprocket
- To lubricate the needle bearing
- To examine the cutting equipment
- To do a check of the guide bar
- To do maintenance on the fuel tank and the chain oil tank
- To adjust the chain oil flow
- To clean the cooling system
- Troubleshooting
- Transportation and storage
- Technical data
- Accessories
- EC Declaration of Conformity
2. Clean the spark plug if it is dirty.
3. Make sure that the electrode gap is 0.50 mm/0.020
in.
4. Replace the spark plug monthly or more frequently if
necessary.
To sharpen the saw chain
Information about the guide bar and saw chain
WARNING: Use protective gloves when you
use or do maintenance on the saw chain. A
saw chain that does not move can also
cause injuries.
Replace a worn or damaged guide bar or saw chain with
the guide bar and saw chain combination recommended
by Husqvarna. This is necessary to keep the safety
functions of the product. Refer to
Accessories on page
29
, for a list of replacement bar and chain
combinations that we recommend.
• Guide bar length, in/cm. Information about the guide
bar length can usually be found on the rear end of
the guide bar.
• Number of teeth on bar tip sprocket (T).
• Chain pitch, in. The distance between the drive links
of the saw chain must align with the distance of the
teeth on the bar tip sprocket and drive sprocket.
PITCH =
D
D
2
• Number of drive links. The number of drive links is
decided by the type of guide bar.
• Bar groove width, in/mm. The groove width in guide
bar must be the same as the chain drive links width.
• Chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner. The
guide bar must align with product.
• Drive link width, mm/in.
General information about how to sharpen the
cutters
Do not use a blunt saw chain. If the saw chain is blunt,
you must apply more pressure to push the guide bar
through the wood. If the saw chain is very blunt, there
will be no wood chips but sawdust.
A sharp saw chain eats through the wood and the wood
chips becomes long and thick.
The cutting tooth (A) and the depth gauge (B) together
makes the cutting part of the saw chain, the cutter. The
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