Husqvarna 142 manual

530165144 2 / 8 / 05 137 / 142 W ARNING: Read and f ollow all Safety Rules and Oper ating Instr uctions bef ore using this product. F ailure to do so can result in serious injur y . Instr uction Manual[...]

2 ID ENTIFI CA TION (WHA T IS WHA T?) 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 23 1. Cy linder Cov er 2. Front H andle 3. Front H and Guar d 4. Starter C ov er 5. Chain O il T ank 6. Starter H andle 7. Carbur etor Adjus ting Sc rew 8. Chok e Contr ol 9. Rear Handle 10. ON/ST OP Switch 1 1. Fuel T ank 12. Muffler 13. Bar Tip Sprock et[...]

3 SAFE T Y R UL E S WAR N I N G : Alw ays dis c onnec t spar k plug wire and plac e wir e where it can- not contac t s park plug to pr event ac c idental star ting when s etting up, trans porting, ad- justing or mak ing repair s exc ept c arburetor adjustment s. Bec ause a c hain s aw is a high-s peed wood- cutting tool, spec ial saf ety prec autio[...]

4 ventilated plac e; and us e an approv ed, marked c ontainer f or all fuel purpos es . Wipe up all fuel s pills before st arting s aw. S Move at leas t 10 feet (3 meters) from fuel- ing site bef ore s tarting engine. S Turn the engine of f and let saw c ool in a non-combus tible area, not on dry leav es , str aw , paper, etc. Slowly r emove fuel c[...]

5 Thumb on underside of handlebar Elbow loc ked S Keep a good, firm gr ip on the s aw with both hands when t he engine is r unning and don’t let go. A fir m grip w ill help y ou reduc e kic k back and maintain contr ol of the s aw. Keep the f ingers of y our left hand enc ir- cling and y our left thumb under the fr ont handlebar . Keep y our righ[...]

6 riz ed serv ic ing dealer . T ak e your unit to the place of pur chas e if purc has ed from a ser- vic ing dealer , or t o the nearest authorized Hu sqva rn a ® serv ice dealer. S Tip contac t in so me cas es may c aus e a ligh t - ning fast reverse R EACTION, k icking the guide bar up and bac k tow ard t he operator. S Pinching the s aw c hain [...]

7 ASSE M BL Y Protec tiv e glov es ( not prov ided) s hould be worn during as sembly. A T T A CHING THE BAR & CHAIN (I f not already attac hed) WAR N I N G : Rec hec k eac h as s em- bly st ep if the saw is receiv ed ass embled. Al- way s w ear glov es when handling the c hain. The chain is sharp and c an cut y ou even when it is not mov ing! 1[...]

8 Chain Br ake N uts Chain Adjustment T ool (Bar T ool) Gui de Bar Ad jus tin g the ten s ion : Chain tens ion is v ery impor tant. Chain str etches dur ing use. This is especially true during the fir st few times you us e y our s aw . Alway s c heck c hain tens ion eac h time you use and refuel y our s aw . Y ou can adjus t the chain tension by lo[...]

9 OPER A TING YOUR U NIT WAR N I N G : The c hain must not move when the engine r uns at idle s peed. I f the chain moves at idle s peed refer to C ARB UR ETOR ADJ U STMEN TS wit hin this manual. Av oid cont ac t with t he muffler . A hot muffler can caus e s erio us b urns . T o stop th e engine, move t he O N /S TOP sw itch to the STOP position. [...]

10 S When cutting with the s aw , the chain brak e must be dis engaged. Disengaged Engaged Braki ng funct ion cont rol CAUTION: The chain brak e mus t be chec k ed sev eral times daily . The engine must be running when performing this pr oce- dure. This is the only ins tanc e when the s aw should be plac ed on the ground wit h t he en- gine running[...]

11 FELLI NG LARGE TREES (6 inc hes/15 cm in diameter or larger) The notch method is us ed to fell large tr ees. A notc h is c ut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direc tion of f all. After a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h. NOTE: If the tr ee has large butt res s r oots, remov[...]

12 WAR N I N G : Nev er turn s aw upside down to underc ut. T he saw c annot be con- trolled in this pos ition. Alway s make y our fir st c ut on the compres - sion side of the log. The compres s ion side of the log is w here the pres s ure of the log’s weight is conc entrated. Secon d cut First c ut on compres sion side of log First c ut on com [...]

13 S Ma ke your f ist cut 1/3 of the way thr ough the bottom of the limb. S Ne xt ma ke a 2 nd cu t al l th e w ay through the l imb. Then c ut a t hird over- cut leav ing a 1 to 2 inc h collar fr om the trunk of the tree. First cut Second cu t Third cut Col la r Pruning techniq ue SERV ICE AND ADJ UST ME NT S WAR N I N G : Muffler is v ery hot dur[...]

14 BAR MAINTENANCE If y our s aw cuts to one side, has to be forced through the c ut, or been run w ith an improper amount of bar lubric ation it may be neces - sar y to s erv ic e your bar. A worn bar will dam- age your chain and mak e c utting difficult. After eac h us e, ens ure O N/S TOP sw itch is in the STOP pos ition, then clean all saw dust[...]

15 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or w ill run only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignit ion sw itch of f. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel t ank empty. 4. Spar k plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reaching car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion s witc h to O N. 2. See “D ifficult Start ing” in Operation S ection. 3. Fill tank with c orrec t fuel[...]

16 car e label. T he fit of the protec tiv e apparel/boot is not c ov ered und er warr anty. 30 D ay Warrant y: Replac ement par ts , ac - ces s ories inc luding bar s and chains , t ools and displ ay items . SECTION 2: HUSQVAR NA’S OBLIGA - TIONS UNDER THE W ARRANTY Hus qv arna w ill re pair or repl ace defectiv e c om - ponents w ithout c harge[...]

17 U .S. E P A/CAL IFORNIA/E NVIRONM ENT CANADA EMISSION CO NTROL WARRANTY ST A TEMENT YOUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND O B - LIGA TION S: The U .S. Envir onmental Pr otec - tion Age ncy, C alifor nia Air Res ourc es Boar d, Env ironment C anada and H US QVARNA are pleas ed to ex plain the emis s ions c ontro l sy s - tem wa rrant y on y our y ear 2005 an[...]

18 The information on the product label indic ates whic h s tandard y our engine is cer tified. Ex ample: (Y ear) EP A Phas e 1 or Phas e 2 and/or CALIFO RN IA. This engine is c ertified to be emiss ions c ompliant for the following us e: Moderate (50 hour s) Intermediate (125 hour s) Ex tended (300 hours )[...]