Husqvarna 1153286-26 - Manuals

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 6 – English Impor tant Personal protective equipment HEARING PR OTECTION Wear hearing protection that provides adequate noise reduction. EYE PROTECTION Always wear approved eye protection. If you use a visor then you must also wear approved protective goggles. Approved pr...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 7 CLO THING Wear clothes made of a strong fabric and avoid loose clothing that can catch on twigs and branches. Always wear heavy, long pants. Do not wear jewellery, shorts sandals or go barefoot. Secure hair so it is above shoulder level. FIRST AID KIT Always h...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English be chec ked. See instructions under the heading Maintenance. Stop s witch Use the stop s witch to switch off the engine. Start the engine and make sure the engine stops when you move the stop switch to the stop setting. Cutting attac hment guard This guard is ...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS English – 9 Muffler The muffler is designed to keep noise levels to a minimum and to direct exhaust fumes away from the user. A muffler fitted with a catalytic converter is also designed to reduce harmful exhaust gases. In countries that have a warm and dry climate there i...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 10 – English The nylon lining inside the locking nut must not be so worn that you can turn it by hand. The lining should offer a resistance of at least 1.5 Nm. The nut should be replaced after it has been put on approx. 10 times. Cutting equipment This section describes ho...

ASSEMBLY English – 11 Fitting the loop handle • Clip the loop handle onto the shaft. Note that the loop handle must be fitted between the arrows on the shaft. • Slide the spacer into the slot in the loop handle. • Fit the nut, knob and screw. Do not overtighten. • Now adjust the trimmer to give a co...

FUEL HANDLING English – 13 Fuel handling Never start the machine: 1 If you have spilt fuel on it. Wipe off the spillage and allow remaining fuel to evaporate. 2 If you have spilt fuel on yourself or your clothes, change your clothes. Wash any part of your body that has come in contact with fuel. Use...

FUEL HANDLING 14 – English When the oil level is low, top up using engine oil to the edge of the oil refill hole. Only use recommended engine oil. Fuelling Clean around the fuel cap. Clean the fuel and oil tank regularly. The fuel filter should be changed at least once a year. Contamination in the t...

STARTING AND STOPPING English – 15 Check before starting • Check that the support flange is not cracked due to fatigue or due to being tightened too much. Discard the support flange if it is cracked. • Ensure the locking nut has not lost its captive force. The nut lock should have a locking force of...

STARTING AND STOPPING 16 – English Warm engine Ignition: Set the stop switch to the start position. Choke: Put the choke in working position. Primer bulb: Press the air purge repeatedly until fuel begins to fill the bulb. The bulb need not be completely filled. Starting Hold the body of the machine ...

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 17 General working instructions Basic safety rules 1 Look around you: • To ensure that people, animals or other things cannot affect your control of the machine. • To ensure that people, animals, etc., do not come into contact with the cutting attachment or loose objects...

WORKING TECHNIQUES 18 – English Basic working techniques Always slow the engine to idle speed after each working operation. Long periods at full throttle without any load on the engine can lead to serious engine damage. Grass trimming with a trimmer head Trimming • Hold the trimmer head just above t...

MAINTENANCE English – 19 Carburettor Function • The carburettor governs the engine’s speed via the throttle control. Air and fuel are mixed in the carburettor. • Setting the carburettor involves adapting the engine to suit local conditions, e.g. climate, altitude and the petrol. Basic setting The ba...

MAINTENANCE 20 – English Cooling system To keep the working temperature as low as possible 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 cover (directs cold air over the c...

MAINTENANCE English – 21 If the machine is used in dusty conditions the air filter should be soaked in oil. See instructions under the heading Oiling the air filter. Oiling the air filter Always use HUSQVARNA filter oil, art. no. 531 00 92-48. The filter oil contains a solvent to make it spread even...

22 – English MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The following is a list of the maintenance that must be performed on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work described in this Operator’s Manual. More extensiv...

English – 23 TECHNICAL DATA Technical data Note 1: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound power (L WA ) in conformity with EC directive 2000/14/ EC. Reported sound power level for the machine has been measured with the original cutting attachment that gives the highest level. The diffe...

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