Husqvarna 235FR 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 232R 235R 235FR Oper ator ′ s manual Please r ead the operator’ s manual carefull y and make sur e you understand the instructions before using the machine.[...]

2 – English KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols W ARNING! Clearing saws, brushcutters and trimmers can be dangerous! Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or f atal injur y to the operator or others. It is e xtremely impor tant that you read and understand the contents of the operator’ s manual. Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and [...]

English – 3 CONTENTS Contents Note the f ollowing bef ore star ting: • Please read the operator’ s manual carefully . KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols ....................................................................... 2 CONTENTS Contents ...................................................................... 3 Note the f ollowing bef ore star ting[...]

4 – English INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , Cong ratulations on y our choice to buy a Husqv arna 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 Husqvarna River , for production of musk ets. The location was logical, since w ater power w as h[...]

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what? 27 28 1 Blade 2 Grease filler cap , be vel gear 3 Be vel gear 4 Cutting attachment guard 5 Shaft 6 Handlebar 7 Throttle control 8 Stop s witch 9 Throttle lock out 10 Suppor t ey es f or har ness 11 Cylinder cov er 12 Star ter handle 13 Fuel tank 14 Choke control 15 Air purge 16 Air filter cov er 17 Hand[...]

6 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Impor tant P ersonal pr otective equipment HELMET A helmet should be w orn if the trees being cleared are taller than 2 m. HEARING PRO TECTION W ear hearing protection that provides adequate noise reduction. EYE PRO TECTION Alwa ys wear approved e ye protection. If you use a visor then you m ust also wear a[...]

English – 7 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Mac hine ′′ ′ ′ s safety equipment This section descr ibes the machine ′ s saf ety equipment, its pur pose, and ho w checks and maintenance should be carried out to ensure that it operates correctly . See the ”What is what?” section to locate where this equipment is positioned on your machine [...]

8 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Cutting attachment guar d This guard is intended to pre vent loose objects from being thrown to wards the operator . The guard also protects the operator from accidental contact with the cutting attachment. Check that the guard is undamaged and not cr ack ed. Replace the guard if it has been e xposed to imp[...]

English – 9 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 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 block ed mesh will cause the engine to ov erheat and ma y lead to serious damage[...]

10 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Cutting equipment Saw b lades are intended f or cutting fibrous types of wood. Grass b lades and grass cutters are intended f or cutting coarse grass . A trimmer head is intended for trimming grass . General rules Only use cutting attachments with the guards we recommend! See the chapter on T echnical dat[...]

English – 11 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS so , this should be done bef ore filing with a round file. The top edges must be filed down b y the same amount for all the teeth. • Adjust the blade setting. This should be 1 mm. T rimmer head • Only use the recommended trimmer heads and tr immer cords. These ha ve been tested by the man ufacturer [...]

12 – English ASSEMBL Y Fitting the handlebar (232R) • Remov e the screw at the rear of the throttle handle . • Slide the throttle handle onto the right side of the handlebar , (see diagram). • Align the screw hole in the throttle handle with the hole in the handlebar . • Refit the screw in the hole in the rear of the throttle handle . ?[...]

English – 13 ASSEMBL Y T ranspor t position, handlebar • The handlebar can easily be turned to fit along the shaft f or easier transpor tation and storage. • Loosen the knob . T ur n the handlebar clockwise so that the throttle handle rests against the engine. • Now twist the handlebar around the shaft. Tighten the knob . • Fit the trans[...]

14 – English ASSEMBL Y Fitting a blade guar d, grass blade and grass cutter (235R, 235FR) • Hook the blade guard/combination guard (A) onto the fitting on the shaft and secure with the bolt. CA UTION! Ensure that the guard extension is remo ved. Use the recommended blade guard. See the T echnical data section. • Fit the drive disc (B) on the[...]

English – 15 ASSEMBL Y arrow in the diagr am shows the area where y ou should operate the soc ket spanner when loosening or tightening the nut. Fitting the b lade guard and sa w blade (235R, 235FR) • Remov e the mounting plate (H). Fit the adapter (I) and brac ket (J) with the two scre ws (K) as shown. Fit the blade guard (A) to the adapter usi[...]

16 – English ASSEMBL Y • Place the cov er (I) and the suppor t flange (F) on the output shaft. • Fit the nut (G). Tighten the nut to a torque of 35-50 Nm (3.5-5 kpm). Use the sock et spanner in the tool kit. Grasp the handle of the spanner as close to the trimmer guard as possible . T o tighten the nut, tur n the spanner in the opposite dire[...]

English – 17 ASSEMBL Y Hang the trimmer guard/combination guard (A) on the two hooks on the plate holder (M). Bend the guard around the shaft and tighten it with the bolt (L) on the opposite side of the shaft. Use the locking pin (C). Place the locking pin in the groov e on the screw head and tighten. See diagram. • Fit the drive disc (B) on th[...]

18 – English FUEL HANDLING Fuel safety Ne ver start the machine: 1 If you ha v e spilt fuel on it. Wipe off the spillage and allo w remaining fuel to e vapor ate. 2 If you ha v e spilt fuel on yourself or y our clothes, change your clothes . W ash any part of your body that has come in contact with fuel. Use soap and water . 3 If the machine is l[...]

English – 19 FUEL HANDLING Mixing • Alwa ys mix the petrol and oil in a clean container intended f or fuel. • Alwa ys star t b y filling half the amount of the petrol to be used. Then add the entire amount of oil. Mix (shake) the fuel mixture. Add the remaining amount of petrol. • Mix (shake) the fuel mixture thoroughly bef ore filling th[...]

20 – English ST AR TING AND ST OPPING Chec k bef ore star ting • Check the b lade to ensure that no crac ks hav e formed at the bottom of the teeth or by the centre hole . The most common reason wh y cracks are f or med is that shar p corners have been f or med at the bottom of the teeth while shar pening or that the blade has been used with du[...]

English – 21 ST AR TING AND ST OPPING Primer b ulb: Press the air purge repeatedly until fuel begins to fill the bulb . The b ulb need not be completely filled. Starting Hold the body of the machine on the ground using y our left hand (CA UTION! Not with your f oot!). Gr ip the star ter handle, slowly pull out the cord with y our right hand unt[...]

22 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES General w orking instructions Basic safety rules 1 Look around you: • T o ensure that people, animals or other things cannot aff ect your control of the machine . • T o ensure that people, animals, etc., do not come into contact with the cutting attachment or loose objects that are thrown out b y the cutting [...]

English – 23 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES W orking methods • Bef ore you start clear ing, check the clearing area, the type of terrain, the slope of the ground, whether there are stones, hollo ws etc. • Star t at whichev er end of the area is easiest, and clear an open space from which to work. • W ork systematically to and fro across the area, cle[...]

24 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES • T o fell a tree f orwards , the bottom of the tree should be pulled backw ards. Pull the blade backw ards with a quick, firm movement. • Large stems must be cut from two sides . First deter mine which direction the stem will f all. Make the first cut on the f elling side. Then finish cutting the stem fro[...]

English – 25 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES Grass trimming with a trimmer head T rimming • Hold the trimmer head just above the g round at an angle. It is the end of the cord that does the work. Let the cord work at its own pace. Nev er press the cord into the area to be cut. • The cord can easily remov e grass and w eeds up against walls , fences , tr[...]

26 – English MAINTENANCE Carb urettor Y our Husqvarna product has been designed and manuf actured to specifications that reduce harmful 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 or mance and to minimise harmful exhaust emissions after the running-in per iod[...]

English – 27 MAINTENANCE will run smoothly in ev ery position. The idle speed should also be well below the speed at which the cutting attachment starts to rotate. High speed jet H The high speed jet H aff ects the engine power , speed, temperature and fuel consumption. If the high speed jet H is set too lean (screw ed in too far) the engine spee[...]

28 – English 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 Fins on the flywheel. 3 Cooling fins on the cylinder . 4 Cylinder cov er (directs cold air ov er the cylinder). Clean the cooling system with [...]

English – 29 MAINTENANCE Spark plug The spark plug condition is influenced by: • Incorrect carburettor adjustment. • An incorrect fuel mixture (too much or incorrect type of oil). • A dir ty air filter . These f actors cause deposits on the spark plug electrodes, which ma y result in operating problems and starting difficulties. If the m[...]

30 – English MAINTENANCE Maintenance sc hedule The f ollowing is a list of the maintenance that must be perf or med on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. The user must only carry out the maintenance and ser vice work descr ibed in this Operator’ s Manual. More e xtensive w ork must be carried out by an auth[...]

English – 31 TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data Note 1: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound power (L W A ) in conf ormity with EC directive 2000/14/EC . Note 2: Equivalent sound pressure le vel is calculated as the time-w eighted energy total f or sound pressure lev els under various working conditions with the follo wing time dis[...]

32 – English TECHNICAL D A T A EC-dec laration of conf ormity (Applies to Eur ope only) W e, Husqvarna AB, SE-561 82 Huskvarna, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, declare that the clearing saws Husqvarna 232R, 235FR and 235R with serial numbers dating from 2002 onwards (the y ear is clear ly stated on the rating plate, f ollowed by the serial number), c[...]

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