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Operator's manual (EPA)
323P4 325P4
X-SERIES
325P5
X-SERIES
Please read these instructions carefully and make
sure you understand them before using the machine. English
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SYMBOL EXPLANATION Symbols • Always wear approved protective gloves. WARNING! This machine can be dangerous. Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. • Use anti-slip and stable boots. Read through the Operator‘s Manual carefully and understand the content before using the machine. Other symbols/decals on the machine refer to special certification requirements for certain markets. Always use • A protective helmet where there is • Checks and/or mai
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CONTENTS Husqvarna AB has a policy of continuous product development and therefore reserves the right to modify the design and List of contents appearance of products without prior notice. Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control SYMBOL EXPLANATION devices and systems may be performed by any nonroad Symbols ............................................................................... 2 engine repair establishment or individual. CONTENTS List of contents .....................
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Personal protective equipment The machine‘s safety equipment IMPORTANT INFORMATION This section describes the machine‘s safety equipment, its function and how checks and maintenance are carried out to • If used incorrectly or carelessly this machine ensure that it operates correctly. (See the chapter “What is can become a dangerous tool that can cause what“ to locate where this equipment is positioned on your serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. It machine.) is
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4. Muffler 3. Vibration damping system The muffler is designed to give the lowest possible noise Your machine is equipped level and to direct the engine‘s with a vibration damping exhaust fumes away from the system, which is designed operator. Muffler fitted with to give as vibration-free catalytic converter is also and comfortable use as designed to reduce harmful possible. exhaust components. In countries that have a warm The machine’s vibration and dry climate the risk of
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2. Stop switch Inspecting, maintaining and servicing machine safety equipment • Start the engine and make sure that the engine stops IMPORTANT INFORMATION when the stop switch is moved to the stop • All service and repairs to the machine require position. special training. • This applies especially to the machine‘s safety equipment. If the machine does not meet any of the controls listed below you should contact your service workshop. 3. Vibration • The purchase of one of our
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5. Cutting equipment WARNING! This section describes how through correct maintenance and Never use a machine with defective through using the right type of cutting equipment you can: ! safety equipment. The safety equipment • Obtain maximum cutting capacity. should be maintained as described in this section. If your machine does not meet • Increase the service life of the cutting equipment. any of these controls you should contact your service workshop. 1 Check the cutting eq
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FILE POSITION Saw chain • Saw chain pitch (inches) Spacing between drive links. • Drive link width (mm/ inches). • Number of drive links. ROUND FILE DIA- METER FILE DEPTH 1 5 Sharpening your chain and adjusting raker clearance WARNING! The risk of kickback is increased with a It is very difficult to sharpen ! badly sharpened chain! a chain correctly without the right equipment. We recom- mend you to use a file gauge. A. General information on sharpening This will help you ob
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS C. General advice on setting raker B. Sharpening clearance cutting tooth To sharpen cutting teeth you • When you sharpen the will need a ROUND FILE cutting teeth you reduce and a FILE GAUGE. the RAKER CLEARANCE (cutting 1. Check that the chain is depth). To maintain correctly tensioned. A cutting performance slack chain is difficult to you must file back the sharpen correctly. raker teeth to the recommended height. 2. Always file cutting teeth from the inside face, • On a low
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Undo the bar nut. D. Adjusting raker clearance • When correction of the 2. Tension the chain by raker clearance is made turning the chain the teeth must be newly tensioning screw sharpened. clockwise using the We recommend that you combination spanner. adjust the raker clearance Tighten the chain until every third time you it no longer hangs slack sharpen the chain. beneath the bar. NOTE! This recommendation assumes 3. Use the combination that the length of the spanner to
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS C. Checking chain lubrication Checking wear on cutting equipment A. Saw chain • Check the chain Check the saw chain daily lubrication each time you for: refuel. • Visible cracks in rivets and Aim the tip of the saw at a links. light coloured surface • Whether the chain is stiff. about 20 cm away. After • Whether rivets and links 1 minute running at 3/4 are badly worn. throttle you should see a Compare the existing chain distinct line of oil on the min 4 mm with a new chain to
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Fuel safety General safety instructions IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Always use a fuel container with an anti-spill valve. • The machine is only designed for tree pruning. • The only accessories to be used with the engine • Never fill the machine unit as a drive source are the cutting units we while the engine is recommend in the chapter “Technical data“. running. Always stop the • Never use the machine if you are tired, if you engine and let it cool for a have consumed alcohol, o
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety instructions when using the Protective instructions while working machine • Always ensure you have a safe and firm working WARNING! position. The machine can cause serious injury. ! Read the safety instructions carefully. • Always use both hands to Learn how to use the machine. hold the machine. Hold the machine on the side of the body. • Use your right hand to operate the throttle. WARNING! • Make sure that your Cutting tool. Do not touch the tool hands and feet canno
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Protective instructions when Observe great care when working close to overhead power lines. Falling branches can result in short-circuiting. work is completed WARNING! • The transport guard should always be fitted to the Observe the applicable safety regulations cuttingequipment when the machine is not in use. ! for work in the vicinity of overhead power lines. • Ensure the cuttingequipment has stopped and remove the spark plug cable from the spark plug before carrying out cl
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Use the stop at the base of the bar to provide support during cutting. This will help prevent the cutting equipment from jumping on the branch. • Make an initial cut on the underside of the branch before cutting through the branch from above. This will prevent tearing of the bark, which could lead to slow healing and cause permanent damage to the tree. The first cut should not be deeper than 1/3 of the branch thickness to prevent jamming. Keep the chain running while you wi
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WHAT IS WHAT? 22 24 31 23 1 2 21 19 18 6 8 5 10 9 11 17 16 14 12 4 7 15 20 25 13 3 29 23 23 26 28 27 What is what on the machine? 1. Lubricant filler hole 16. Air filter cover 2. Bevel gearbox 17. Clutch cover 3. Chain lubrication adjustment screw (B) 18. Chain guard 4. Chain lubrication locking screw (A) 19. Bar nut 5. Shaft 20. Chain tensioning screw 6. Front handle 21. Chain 7. Throttle control 22. Bar 8. Stop switch 23. Chain oil tank 9. Throttle lock 24. Chain oil filler hole 10. Hook for h
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ASSEMBLY • The chain is correctly Fitting the cutting head tensioned when there is no slack on the underside of the • Fit the cutting head on the bar, but it can still be turned shaft so that the screw (A) easily by hand. Hold up the is aligned with the hole in bar tip and tighten the bar the shaft as shown. nuts with the combination wrench. • Tighten screw A. • When fitting a new chain, • Tighten screw B. the chain tension has to be checked frequently until the NOTE! Make sure that the chain
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ASSEMBLY Assembling and dismantling the two-part shaft (325P5) Assembling: • Make sure the handle is loose. • Guide the cut-out on the lower section of the shaft into the coupling‘s locking plate on the upper section of the shaft. The sections are then locked together. • Tighten the handle. Dismantling • Undo the handle (at least three turns). • Press the handle towards the coupling. • Carefully twist the lower section out of the lock. • Hold both parts of the shaft and pull out the lower sectio
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FUEL HANDLING Mixture Fuel mixture • Always mix gasoline and oil in a clean container intended for fuel. NOTE! The machine is fitted with a two-stroke engine and must • Always start by filling half the quantity of gasoline required. always be run on a mixture of gasoline and two-stroke oil. It is Then add the entire oil quantity. Mix (shake) the fuel important to measure the quantity of oil accurately, to ensure mixture. Fill the remaining quantity of gasoline. the correct mixture ratio. Small d
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START AND STOP Stop Control before starting The engine is stopped by • Inspect the working area. Remove objects that can be switching off the ignition. thrown. • Check the cutting- equipment. Never use blunt, cracked or damaged equipment. • Check that the machine is in full working order. Check that all nuts and bolts are tightened WARNING! correctly. When the engine is started with the choke • Make sure the chain is always well lubricated. ! in the choke or start position the cutting • Ensure t
