Husqvarna 3120XP 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 3120XP Oper ator’ s manual (EP A I) Please read the operator’ s man ual carefully and mak e sure you understand the instructions before using the machine.[...]

2 – English KEY T O SYMBOLS Ke y to symbols W ARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or incorrect 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 • Ap[...]

English – 3 CONTENTS Contents Bef ore using a new c hain saw • Please read the operator’ s manual carefully . • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted and adjusted. See instructions under the heading Assembly . • Refuel, star t the chain saw and chec k the carburettor settings. See the instr uctions under the headings Fuel [...]

4 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS P ersonal pr otective equipment • Protective helmet • Hearing protection • Protective goggles or a visor • Glov es with saw protection • Protective trousers with sa w protection • Boots with saw protection, steel toe-cap and non-slip sole Generally clothes should be close-fitting without restricting y[...]

English – 5 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Chain brake and front hand guar d Y our chain saw is equipped with a chain br ake that is designed to stop the chain immediately if you get a kic kback. The chain brak e reduces the risk of accidents, but only y ou can pre vent them. T ake care when using your sa w and make sure the kickbac k zone of the bar ne ve[...]

6 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • During felling y our left hand grasps the front handle in such a wa y that it cannot activate the chain brak e. In this position, i.e. when your left hand is in such a position that it cannot aff ect the mov ement of the front hand guard, the chain brak e can only be activated b y the iner tia of the counterwe[...]

English – 7 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Muffler The muffler is designed to k eep noise le vels to a minim um and to direct e xhaust fumes aw a y from the user . In areas with a hot, dr y climate there is a high risk of fires. These areas are sometimes controlled by legislation and requirements that among other things the muffler must be equipped wit[...]

8 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Grasp the chain sa w firmly , wrapping your fingers and thumbs around the handles. Apply full throttle and activate the chain br ake b y tilting your left wrist forw ard onto the front hand guard. Do not let go of the front handle. The chain should stop immediately . Throttle loc k • Make sure the throttle con[...]

English – 9 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Muffler Ne ver use a machine that has a f aulty muffler . Regularly check that the muffler is securely attached to the machine. If the muffler on y our machine is fitted with a spark arrestor mesh this must be cleaned regularly . A bloc ked mesh will cause the engine to ov erheat and may lead to serious damag[...]

10 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Chain A chain is made up of a number of links, which are a vailable in standard and low-kic kback v ersions. Combining these links in diff erent wa ys gives diff erent degrees of kic kback reduction. In ter ms of kickbac k reduction alone, f our different types of link are a vailab le. Some terms that describe th[...]

English – 11 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Sharpening y our chain and adjusting raker clearance General information on sharpening cutting teeth • Ne ver use a b lunt chain. When the chain is blunt you ha ve to e x er t more pressure to f orce the bar through the wood and the cuttings will be very small. If the chain is very blunt it will not produce any[...]

12 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS General advice on setting raker c learance • When you sharpen the cutting teeth you reduce the rak er clearance (=cutting depth). T o maintain optimal cutting perf ormance you must file back the r aker lip to the recommended height. See the T echnical data section to find the rak er clearance f or your partic[...]

English – 13 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 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 man uf acturer we hav e dev eloped an optimal chain oil which has a vegetab le oil base. W e rec[...]

14 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Checking wear on cutting equipment Check the chain daily f or : • Visible cr acks in riv ets and links. • Whether the chain is stiff . • Whether rivets and links are badly worn. W e recommend you compare the e xisting chain with a new chain to decide how badly the e xisting chain is wor n. When the length o[...]

English – 15 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS How to a void kic kback What is kickbac k? 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 , known as the kic kback zone , touches an object. Kickbac k always occurs in the cutting plane of the bar . N[...]

16 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Cutting with the bottom edge of the bar , i.e. from the top of the object downw ards, is kno wn as cutting on the pull stroke . In this case the chain saw pulls itself to wards the tree and the front edge of the chain saw body rests naturally on the trunk when cutting. Cutting on the pull stroke giv es the operat[...]

English – 17 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Obser v e your surroundings and mak e sure that there is no risk of people or animals coming into contact with the cutting equipment. • Place the chain saw on the g round and hold the rear handle down with y our right foot. Grasp the front handle firmly using your left hand. Make sure the chain sa w is ste[...]

18 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • T ake great care when removing small br anches and av oid cutting bushes (i.e . cutting many small branches at the same time). Small branches can be grab bed by the chain and thrown bac k at you, causing serious injury . • Make sure y ou can move and stand saf ely . Check the area around you f or possible o[...]

English – 19 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 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 f ollowing instructions describe how to handle the commonest situations you are lik ely to encounter when using [...]

20 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS T ree felling tec hnique Safe distance The saf e distance between a tree that is to be f elled and any one else working nearby is at least 21/2 tree lengths . Make sure that no-one else is in this ”risk zone” before or during felling. Felling direction The aim is to f ell the tree in a position where you can [...]

English – 21 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 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 perf ectly horizontal and at right angles (90 ° ) to the chosen f elling direction. Fel[...]

22 – English SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Limbing Make sure that y ou can stand and move about saf ely . Work on the left side of the trunk. W or k as close as possib le to the chain saw f or maximum control. If possible, let the w eight of the chain saw rest on the trunk. K eep the tr unk between y ou and the chain saw as y ou mov e along the trunk. Cut[...]

English – 23 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the chain sa w? 2 3 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 16 23 26 24 5 7 9 10 4 6 12 8 28 29 27 Husqvarna 3120XP Husqvarna AB Huskvarna, SWEDEN XXXX XXXXXXX 25 11 1 Cylinder cov er 2 F ront handle 3 F ront hand guard 4 Star ter 5 Chain oil tank 6 Star ter handle 7 Adjuster screws , carburettor 8 Choke control [...]

24 – English ASSEMBL Y Fitting the bar and chain 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 remove the clutch co v er (chain brak e). T ake off the transportation r ing (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rear most position. Plac[...]

English – 25 FUEL HANDLING Fuel CA UTION! The machine is equipped with a two-strok e engine and must alwa ys been run using a mixture of gasoline and two-strok e engine 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 inaccurac[...]

26 – English FUEL HANDLING Fuelling 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 mix ed by shaking the container bef ore refuelling. The capacities of the chain oil tank and fue[...]

English – 27 ST AR TING AND ST OPPING Star ting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brak e should be activ ated when star ting the chain saw . Activate the chain brak e by pushing the front hand guard f orwards . Ignition: Slide the ignition s witch to the left. Choke: Set the choke control in the chok e position. Start throttle: Press t[...]

28 – English ST AR TING AND ST OPPING CA UTION! Do not pull the star ter cord all the wa y out and do not let go of the star ter handle when the cord is fully e xtended. This can damage the machine. Pull the front hand guard tow ards the front handle. The chain brak e is now disengaged. Y our saw is ready f or use. Stopping Stop the engine by s w[...]

English – 29 MAINTENANCE Carb urettor 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 ormance and to minimise har mful exhaust emissions after the running-in per io[...]

30 – English MAINTENANCE High speed jet H This chain saw is equipped with a carb urettor that has a built- in fix ed high speed jet. CA UTION! There is an integrated speed governor in the ignition that limits the maximum speed to 12,000 rpm. Adjusting the jet therefore has no eff ect on the maximum speed. The high speed jet affects the chain saw[...]

English – 31 MAINTENANCE • Remov e the recoil spr ing by tapping the starter , with the inside f acing downw ards, gently on a work bench. If the spring pops out dur ing assemb ly , coil it up from the outside, working inwards . • Lubricate the recoil spr ing with light oil. Fit the pulley and tension the recoil spring. Fitting the starter ?[...]

32 – English MAINTENANCE Muffler The muffler is designed to reduce the noise le vel and to direct the e xhaust gases aw a y from the operator . The e xhaust gases are hot and can contain sparks, which ma y cause fire if directed against dr y and comb ustible material. Some mufflers are equipped with a special spark arrestor mesh. If your mach[...]

English – 33 MAINTENANCE Cooling system T o keep the working temperature as low as possib le 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 over the cylinder). Clean the co[...]

34 – English TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data 3120XP Engine Cylinder volume , cu.in/cm 3 7,25/118,8 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 2,36/60 Stroke , inch/mm 1,65/42 Idle speed, r pm 2500 P ower , kW/ r pm 6,2/9000 Ignition system Manuf acture SEM T ype of ignition system CD Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/Champion RCJ 7Y Electrode gap , inch/mm 0,02/0,5 Fuel and [...]

English – 35 TECHNICAL D A T A Recommended original and replacement bar and chain combinations This Husqvarna chain saw model is in the ANSI category of saws abov e 3,8 cu. in. and is not required to comply with low kic kbac k perf ormance requirements. Howe v er , for this model we recommend the f ollowing cutting equipment. The combinations of [...]

36 – 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 ar na 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 no[...]

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