Husqvarna 1153183-95 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 3120XP 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 emissions requirements. Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission contro[...]

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 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 carb uretor 8 Choke control 9 Rear handle 10 Stop switch (Ignition on/off s witch.) 11 Fuel tank 12 Muffler 13 Bar tip sprock et 14 Chain 15 Bar 16 Bumper spike 17 Chain[...]

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 possib le. Y our dealer , forestry school or your library can provide inf or mation 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 regularly to see [...]

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

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English Will m y hand always activ ate the chain brake during a kickbac k? No . It tak es a cer tain force to mov e the hand guard forw ard. If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slips ov er it, the force may not be enough to trigger the chain brake . Y ou should also maintain a fir m grip of the c[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 with cutting equipment that is blunt or f aulty (wrong type or badly sharpened) will increase the vibration level. Stop switch Use the stop switch to s witch off the engine. Muffler The muffler is designed to keep noise le vels to a minimum and to direct exhaust fumes a way from the user . In areas with [...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English • Keep cutting equipment well lubricated and properly maintained! A poor ly lubricated chain is more likely to break and lead to increased wear on the bar , chain and drive sprocket. Cutting equipment designed to reduce kickbac k The only w a y to avoid kic kback is to make sure that the kickbac k zone o[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 • A sharp chain eats its way through the wood and produces long, thick chips or sha vings. • The cutting par t of the chain is called the cutter and consists of a cutting tooth (A) and the depth gauge (B). The cutters cutting depth is deter mined by the difference in height betw een the two (depth gaug[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English Adjustment of depth gaug e setting • The cutting teeth should be newly sharpened before adjusting the depth gauge setting. W e recommend that you adjust the depth gauge setting e very third time you sharpen the cutting teeth. NOTE! This recommendation assumes that the length of the cutting teeth is not r[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 Filling with chain oil • All our chain saws ha ve an automatic chain lubrication system. On some models the oil flow is also adjustable. • The saw chain oil tank and the fuel tank are designed so that the fuel runs out before the saw chain oil. Howe ver , this safety f eature requires that you use the[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 16 – English Chec king wear on cutting equipment Chec k the chain daily f or : • Visible crac ks in rivets and links. • Whether the chain is stiff. • Whether rivets and links are badly worn. Replace the saw chain if it e xhibits any of the points abov e. We recommend y ou compare the existing chain with a new cha[...]

ASSEMBL Y English – 17 Fitting the bar and chain Chec k that the chain brak e is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard tow ards the front handle. Remov e the bar nuts and remove the clutch co ver (chain brake). T ake off the transportation ring (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rear most position. Place th[...]

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 Chain oil • We recommend the use of special oil (chain oil) with good adhesion characteristics. • Nev er use waste oil. This results in damage to the oil pump, the bar and the chain. • It is impor tant to use oil of the right grade (suitable viscosity range) to suit the air temperature. • In temperatures below 3[...]

FUEL HANDLING 20 – English Fuel safety • Nev er refuel the machine while the engine is running. • Make sure there is plenty of v entilation when refuelling or mixing fuel (gasoline and 2-stroke oil). • Mov e the machine at least 10 ft (3 m) from the refuelling point before starting it. • Nev er star t the machine: 1 If you ha ve spilled f[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING English – 21 Star ting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain br ake should be activated when star ting the chain saw . Activ ate the chain brake b y pushing the front hand guard forw ards. Ignition: Slide the ignition switch to the left. Choke: Set the choke control in the chok e position. Star t throttle: Press th[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 22 – English Push in the choke control as soon as the engine fires and make repeated starting attempts. Immediately press and release the throttle when the engine star ts. That will disengage the throttle latch. As the chain brake is still activ ated the engine must return to idling speed as soon as possible b y disengag[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 23 Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain brak e 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. 6[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English 2 Alwa ys hold the chain saw firmly with your right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on the front handle. Wrap your fingers and thumbs around the handles. Y ou should use this grip whether you are right-handed or left-handed. This g r ip minimizes the effect of kic kback and lets you k eep the chain saw[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 o v er the chain saw and the position of the kickback zone. 9 Follo w the instr uctions on sharpening and maintaining your bar and chain. When you replace the bar and chain use only combinations that are recommended by us. See instructions under the headings Cutting equipment and T echnical data. Basic cutting tech[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English Cutting If y ou ha ve a pile of logs, each log you attempt to cut should be remov ed from the pile, placed on a saw horse or runners and cut individually . Remov e the cut pieces from the cutting area. By lea ving them in the cutting area, you increase the risk for inadvertently getting a kickback, as well as incre[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 • Look for signs of damage and rot in the stem, this makes it more probab ly that the tree will break and star t to fall bef ore you e xpect it to. Y ou may find y ou are forced to let the tree fall in its natur al direction because it is impossible or dangerous to try to make it f all in the direction you firs[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English Finish the felling cut par allel with the directional cut line so that the distance between them is at least 1/10 of the trunk diameter. The uncut section of the trunk is called the felling hinge . The felling hinge controls the direction that the tree f alls in. All control ov er the felling direction is lost if t[...]

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 29 Contin ue to cut deeper until tree/limb bends and tension is released. Cut tree/limb from outside the bend, after tension has been released. Ho w to a void kic kback What is kickbac k? The w ord kickbac k is used to describe the sudden reaction that causes the chain saw and bar to jump off an object when the upper [...]

MAINTENANCE 30 – English Carburetor 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 performance and to minimise harmful exhaust emissions after the running-in period, as[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 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 integ rated 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[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English Chec king the brake trigger Place the chain saw on firm ground and start it. Mak e sure the chain does not touch the ground or any other object. See the instructions under the heading Star t and stop. Grasp the chain saw firmly , wrapping your fingers and thumbs around the handles. Apply full throttle and activate the [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 Vibration damping system Regular ly check the vibration damping units f or cracks or deformation. Make sure the vibration damping units are securely attached to the engine unit and handle unit. Stop switch Star t the engine and make sure the engine stops when you mov e the stop switch to the stop setting. Muffler Ne v er[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English • Pull out the cord approx. 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 backwards . • Undo the screw in the centre of the pulle y and remove the pulley . Insert and fasten a ne w star ter cord to the pulley . Wind approx. 3 tur [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 Air filter The air fi lter 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 • Unnecessary wear to engine par ts • Excessive fuel consumption. • Remov e the air filter after taking off the air filter cover . When r[...]

MAINTENANCE 36 – English Needle bearing lubrication 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) • Both versions ha ve a needle bearing on the drive shaft, which has to be greased regularly (once a week). NO TE! Use only [...]

English – 37 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 [...]

38 – English TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data 3120XP Motor Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 3 7,25/118,8 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 2,36/60 Stroke, inch/mm 1,65/42 Idle speed, rpm 2500 P ower , kW/ r pm 6,2/9000 Ignition system Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/ Champion RCJ 7Y Electrode gap, inch/mm 0,02/0,5 Fuel and lubrication system Fuel tank capacity , US [...]

English – 39 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 kickbac k performance requirements. Howe ver , for this model we recommend the f ollowing cutting equipment. The combinations of pow[...]

FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT 40 – English 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 explain the emissions control system warranty on y our 2001 and later small nonroad engine. In U .S. and Canada, new small nonr[...]

FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT English – 41 EMISSION CONTR OL 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 MAINTENANCE ST A TEMENT Th[...]

AMERICAN ST AND ARD SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 42 – English Saf ety precautions f or chain saw users (ANSI B175.1-2000 Anne x 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 ri[...]

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