Operator’s manual 345e EPA II 346XP EPA I 353 EPA II TrioBrake Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine.
KEY TO SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: WARNING! 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 you understand the instructions before using the machine. Protective goggles or a visor must be worn. Refuelling. Filing with oil and adjusting oil flow.
CONTENTS Contents KEY TO SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: .............................................. Symbols in the operator’s manual: ................................ CONTENTS Contents ....................................................................... INTRODUCTION Dear customer! ............................................................. WHAT IS WHAT? What is what on the chain saw? ................................... GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using a new chain saw ........................
INTRODUCTION Dear customer! Congratulations on your choice to buy 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 water power was harnessed from the Huskvarna River to create the water-powered plant.
WHAT IS WHAT? 27 32 26 25 24 18 19 4 1 31 6 5 3 23 20 21 22 7 9 8 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 30 29 28 What is what on the chain saw? 1 Product and serial number plate 17 Chain 2 Throttle lockout 18 Starter handle 3 Decompression valve (345e, 353) 19 Chain oil tank 4 Front handle 20 Starter 5 Cylinder cover 21 Fuel tank 6 Front hand guard 22 Choke control/Start throttle lock 7 Muffler 23 Rear handle 8 Bumper spike 24 Stop switch (Ignition on/off switch.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using a new chain saw • Please read this manual carefully. • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted and adjusted. See instructions under the heading Assembly. Important IMPORTANT! The machine is only designed for cutting wood. • Refuel and start the chain saw. See the instructions under the headings Fuel Handling and Starting and Stopping. You should only use the saw with the bar and chain combinations we recommend in the chapter Technical data.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS chain saw usage if possible. Your dealer, forestry school or your library can provide information about which training materials and courses are available. • Fire Extinguisher and Shovel Generally clothes should be close-fitting without restricting your freedom of movement. IMPORTANT! Sparks can come from the muffler, the bar and chain or other sources. Always have fire extinguishing tools available if you should need them. Help prevent forest fires.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • The chain brake (A) can either be activated manually (by your left hand) or automatically by the inertia release mechanism. A • • To release the chain brake pull the front hand guard backwards, towards the front handle. • Kickback can be very sudden and violent. Most kickbacks are minor and do not always activate the chain brake. If this happens you should hold the chain saw firmly and not let go.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Will my hand always activate the chain brake during a kickback? No. It takes a certain force to move the hand guard forward. If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slips over it, the force may not be enough to trigger the chain brake. You should also maintain a firm grip of the chain saw handles while working.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Cutting hardwoods (most broadleaf trees) creates more vibration than cutting softwoods (most conifers). Cutting with cutting equipment that is blunt or faulty (wrong type or badly sharpened) will increase the vibration level. ! WARNING! Overexposure to vibration can lead to circulatory damage or nerve damage in people who have impaired circulation. Contact your doctor if you experience symptoms of overexposure to vibration.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Cutting equipment designed to reduce kickback ! WARNING! Faulty cutting equipment or the wrong combination of bar and saw chain increases the risk of kickback! Only use the bar/saw chain combinations we recommend, and follow the filing instructions. See instructions under the heading Technical data. • Bar groove width (inches/mm). The groove in the bar must match the width of the chain drive links. • Chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS When you sharpen a cutting tooth there are four important factors to remember. 1 Filing angle 2 Cutting angle 3 File position • Always file cutting teeth from the inside face. Reduce the pressure on the return stroke. File all the teeth on one side first, then turn the chain saw and file the teeth on the other side. • File all the teeth to the same length. When the length of the cutting teeth is reduced to 0.16 inch (4 mm) the chain is worn out and should be replaced.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Tensioning the chain Lubricating cutting equipment ! ! WARNING! A slack chain may jump off the bar and cause serious or even fatal injury. WARNING! Poor lubrication of cutting equipment may cause the chain to snap, which could lead to serious, even fatal injuries. Chain oil The more you use a chain the longer it becomes. It is therefore important to adjust the chain regularly to take up the slack.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS If the chain lubrication is not working: • Needle bearing lubrication Check that the oil channel in the bar is not obstructed. Clean if necessary. Both versions of sprockets have a needle bearing on the drive shaft, which has to be greased regularly (once a week). CAUTION! Use only high quality bearing grease or engine oil. See instructions under the heading Maintenance, Needle bearing lubrication. • Check that the groove in the edge of the bar is clean. Clean if necessary.
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Bar Check regularly: • Whether there are burrs on the edges of the bar. Remove these with a file if necessary. • Whether the groove in the bar has become badly worn. Replace the bar if necessary. • Whether the tip of the bar is uneven or badly worn. If a hollow forms on the underside of the bar tip this is due to running with a slack chain. • To prolong the life of the bar you should turn it over daily.
ASSEMBLY Fitting the bar and chain ! Tension the chain by turning the chain tensioning screw clockwise using the combination spanner. See instructions under the heading Tensioning the chain. WARNING! Always wear gloves, when working with the chain, in order to protect your hands from injury. Check that the chain brake is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard towards the front handle.
FUEL HANDLING Fuel Mixing ratio Note! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must always be run using a mixture of gasoline and twostroke oil. It is important to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, even small inaccuracies can drastically affect the ratio of the mixture. ! 1:50 (2%) for all engines.
FUEL HANDLING Fueling ! WARNING! Taking the following precautions, will lessen the risk of fire: Fuel safety • Never refuel the machine while the engine is running. • Make sure there is plenty of ventilation when refuelling or mixing fuel (gasoline and 2-stroke oil). • Move the machine at least 10 ft (3 m) from the refuelling point before starting it. Do not smoke and do not place any hot objects in the vicinity of fuel. Always stop the engine and let it cool for a few minutes before refuelling.
STARTING AND STOPPING Starting and stopping ! Warm engine WARNING! Note the following before starting: The chain brake must be engaged when the chain saw is started to reduce the chance of contact with the moving chain during starting. Use the same procedure as for starting a cold engine but without setting the choke control in the choke position. The correct choke/start throttle setting is obtained by moving the choke control to the choke position and then pushing it in again.
STARTING AND STOPPING Note! Pull the front hand guard towards the front handle. The chain brake is now disengaged. Your saw is ready for use. ! • • Always hold the saw with both hands. The right hand should be on the rear handle, and the left hand on the front handle. All people, whether right or left handed, should use this grip. Use a firm grip with thumbs and fingers encircling the chain saw handles.
WORKING TECHNIQUES Before use: Basic safety rules 6 5 7 4 3 8 2 1 9 1 Look around you: • To ensure that people, animals or other things cannot affect your control of the machine. • To make sure that none of the above might come within reach of your saw or be injured by falling trees. 10 1 Check that the chain brake works correctly and is not damaged. 2 Check that the rear right hand guard is not damaged. 3 Check that the throttle lockout works correctly and is not damaged.
WORKING TECHNIQUES 5 Take great care when cutting a tree that is under tension. A tree that is under tension may spring back to its normal position before or after being cut. If you position yourself incorrectly or make the cut in the wrong place the tree may hit you or the machine and cause you to lose control. Both situations can cause serious personal injury. 6 Before moving your chain saw switch off the engine and lock the chain using the chain brake.
WORKING TECHNIQUES 8 Unless the user resists this pushing force there is a risk that the chain saw will move so far backwards that only the kickback zone of the bar is in contact with the tree, which can lead to a kickback. Cutting with the bottom edge of the bar, i.e. from the top of the object downwards, is known as cutting with a pulling chain. In this case the chain saw pulls itself towards the tree and the front edge of the chain saw body rests naturally on the trunk when cutting.
WORKING TECHNIQUES Cutting ! The log is supported at one end. There is a high risk that it will split. WARNING! Never attempt to cut logs while they are in a pile or when a couple of logs are lying together. Such procedures drastically increase the risk of kickback which can result in a serious or fatal injury. If you have a pile of logs, each log you attempt to cut should be removed from the pile, placed on a saw horse or runners and cut individually. Remove the cut pieces from the cutting area.
WORKING TECHNIQUES Felling direction Clearing the trunk and preparing your retreat The aim is to fell the tree in a position where you can limb and cross-cut the log as easily as possible. You want it to fall in a location where you can stand and move about safely. Delimb the stem up to shoulder height. It is safer to work from the top down and to have the tree between you and the saw. Once you have decided which way you want the tree to fall you must judge which way the tree would fall naturally.
WORKING TECHNIQUES Next make the bottom cut so that it finishes exactly at the end of the top cut. The directional cuts should run 1/4 of the diameter through the trunk and the angle between the top cut and bottom cut should be 45°. The line where the two cuts meet is called the directional cut line. This line should be perfectly horizontal and at right angles (90°) to the chosen felling direction. Felling cut The felling cut is made from the opposite side of the tree and it must be perfectly horizontal.
WORKING TECHNIQUES Freeing a tree that has fallen badly General advice: Freeing a ”trapped tree” Position yourself so that you will be clear of the tree or branch when the tension is released. It is very dangerous to remove a trapped tree and there is high accident risk. Never try to fell the tree that is trapped. Make one or more cuts at or near the point of maximum tension.
WORKING TECHNIQUES Kickback always occurs in the cutting plane of the bar. Normally the chain saw and bar are thrown backwards and upwards towards the user. However, the chain saw may move in a different direction depending on the way it was being used when the kickback zone of the bar touched the object. Kickback only occurs if the kickback zone of the bar touches an object. Limbing ! WARNING! A majority of kickback accidents occur during limbing. Do not use the kickback zone of the guide bar.
MAINTENANCE General Basic settings and running in The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work described in this manual. The basic carburetor settings are adjusted during testing at the factory. Avoid running at a too high speed for extended periods during the first 10 hours. IMPORTANT! Any maintenance other than that described in this manual must be carried out by your servicing dealer (retailer).
MAINTENANCE Correctly adjusted carburetor Checking the inertia brake release When the carburetor is correctly adjusted the machine accelerates without hesitation and the machine 4-cycles a little at max. speed. It is also important that the chain does not rotate at idle. If the L-jet is set too lean it may cause starting difficulties and poor acceleration. If the H-jet is set too lean the machine will have less power, poor acceleration and could suffer damage to the engine.
MAINTENANCE Checking the brake trigger Chain catcher Place the chain saw on firm ground and start it. Make sure the chain does not touch the ground or any other object. See the instructions under the heading Start and stop. Check that the chain catcher is not damaged and is firmly attached to the body of the chain saw. Replace it if necessary with an aluminium chain catcher (is available as spare part). Grasp the chain saw firmly, wrapping your fingers and thumbs around the handles.
MAINTENANCE Muffler Starter ! Never use a machine that has a faulty muffler. WARNING! When the recoil spring is wound up in the starter housing it is under tension and can, if handled carelessly, pop out and cause personal injury. Care must be exercised when replacing the return spring, starter cord or the drive disc spring. Wear protective glasses and protective gloves. Changing a broken or worn starter cord Regularly check that the muffler is securely attached to the machine.
MAINTENANCE 346XP, 353: Drive disc spring (B) • 345e: Undo the screw in the centre of the pulley and remove the pulley. Insert and fasten a new starter cord to the pulley. Wind approx. 3 turns of the starter cord onto the pulley. Connect the pulley to the recoil spring so that the end of the spring engages in the pulley. Fit the screw in the center of the pulley. Insert the starter cord through the hole in the starter housing and the starter handle. Make a secure knot in the end of the starter cord.
MAINTENANCE Spark plug Needle bearing lubrication The spark plug condition is influenced by: The clutch drum has a needle bearing on the output shaft. This needle bearing must be lubricated regularly (once a week). • Incorrect carburetor adjustment. • An incorrect fuel mixture (too much or incorrect type of oil). • A dirty air filter. These factors cause deposits on the spark plug electrodes, which may result in operating problems and starting difficulties.
MAINTENANCE Cooling system Heated handles (346XPG, 353G) To keep the working temperature as low as possible the machine is equipped with a cooling system. On models with the model code XPG/G both the front handle bar and the rear handle are equipped with electrical heating coils. These are supplied with electricity from a generator built into the chain saw. 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.
MAINTENANCE Temperature 0°°C (32°°F) or colder: A special winter kit, including necessary parts and assembly instructions, is available for using the machine in cold temperatures. 345e: Before usage a hole is made in the cylinder cover and a winter flap is fitted (see illustration below). 346XP, 353: The cylinder cover is designed so it can be adjusted for running in cold weather.
MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The following 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 Clean the outside of the machine. Weekly maintenance Monthly maintenance On chain saws without a catalytic converter, check the cooling system weekly. Check the brake band on the chain brake for wear. Replace when less than 0.024 inch (0.6 mm) remains at the most worn point.
TECHNICAL DATA Technical data 345e TrioBrake 346XP TrioBrake 353 TrioBrake Cylinder displacement, cu.
TECHNICAL DATA Recommended original and replacement bar and chain combinations Following is a list of recommended cutting equipment for the Husqvarna chain saw models 345e TrioBrake, 346XP TrioBrake and 353 TrioBrake. The combinations of power head, bar and chain have been investigated in accordance with the kickback and vibration requirements of ANSI B 175.1–2000.
FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS your warranty rights and responsibilities, you should contact your nearest authorized servicing dealer or call Husqvarna Forest & Garden at 1-800-487-5963. The EPA (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqvarna Forest & Garden are pleased to explain the emissions control system warranty on your 2001 and later small nonroad engine. In U.S.
AMERICAN STANDARD SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Safety precautions for chain saw users (ANSI B 175.1-2000 Annex C) Kickback safety precautions ! Other safety precautions ! WARNING! Do not operate a chain saw with one hand! Serious injury to the operator, helpers, bystanders or any combination of these persons may result from one-handed operation. A chain saw is intended for twohanded use.
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