Husqvarna 3120XP - Manuals

English – 5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Chain brake and front hand guard Your chain saw is equipped with a chain brake that is designed to stop the chain immediately if you get a kickback. The chain brake reduces the risk of accidents, but only you can prevent them. Take care when using your saw and make su...

6 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • During felling your left hand grasps the front handle in such a way that it cannot activate the chain brake. In this position, i.e. when your left hand is in such a position that it cannot affect the movement of the front hand guard, the chain brake can only be acti...

English – 7 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Muffler The muffler is designed to keep noise levels to a minimum and to direct exhaust fumes away from the user. In areas with a hot, dry climate there is a high risk of fires. These areas are sometimes controlled by legislation and requirements that among other thin...

English – 9 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Muffler Never use a machine that has a faulty muffler. Regularly check that the muffler is securely attached to the machine. If the muffler on your machine is fitted with a spark arrestor mesh this must be cleaned regularly. A blocked mesh will cause the engine to ove...

10 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Chain A chain is made up of a number of links, which are available in standard and low-kickback versions. Combining these links in different ways gives different degrees of kickback reduction. In terms of kickback reduction alone, four different types of link are ava...

English – 11 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Sharpening your chain and adjusting raker clearance General information on sharpening cutting teeth • Never use a blunt chain. When the chain is blunt you have to exert more pressure to force the bar through the wood and the cuttings will be very small. If the chain ...

12 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS General advice on setting raker clearance • When you sharpen the cutting teeth you reduce the raker clearance (=cutting depth). To maintain optimal cutting performance you must file back the raker lip to the recommended height. See the Technical data section to find ...

English – 13 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Lubricating cutting equipment Chain oil Chain oil must demonstrate good adhesion to the chain and also maintain its flow characteristics regardless of whether it is warm summer or cold winter weather. As a chain saw manufacturer we have developed an optimal chain oil...

14 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Checking wear on cutting equipment Check the chain daily for: • Visible cracks in rivets and links. • Whether the chain is stiff. • Whether rivets and links are badly worn. We recommend you compare the existing chain with a new chain to decide how badly the existing ...

English – 15 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS How to avoid kickback What is kickback? The word kickback is used to describe the sudden reaction that causes the chain saw and bar to jump off an object when the upper quadrant of the tip of the bar, known as the kickback zone, touches an object. Kickback always occ...

16 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Cutting with the bottom edge of the bar, i.e. from the top of the object downwards, is known as cutting on the pull stroke. In this case the chain saw pulls itself towards the tree and the front edge of the chain saw body rests naturally on the trunk when cutting. Cu...

English – 17 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Observe your surroundings and make sure that there is no risk of people or animals coming into contact with the cutting equipment. • Place the chain saw on the ground and hold the rear handle down with your right foot. Grasp the front handle firmly using your left ...

18 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Take great care when removing small branches and avoid cutting bushes (i.e. cutting many small branches at the same time). Small branches can be grabbed by the chain and thrown back at you, causing serious injury. • Make sure you can move and stand safely. Check th...

English – 19 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In most cases you can avoid these problems by cutting in two stages; from the top and from the bottom. You need to support the object so that it will not trap the chain or split during cutting. The following instructions describe how to handle the commonest situation...

20 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Tree felling technique Safe distance The safe distance between a tree that is to be felled and anyone else working nearby is at least 21/2 tree lengths. Make sure that no-one else is in this ”risk zone” before or during felling. Felling direction The aim is to fell t...

22 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Limbing Make sure that you can stand and move about safely. Work on the left side of the trunk. Work as close as possible to the chain saw for maximum control. If possible, let the weight of the chain saw rest on the trunk. Keep the trunk between you and the chain sa...

English – 23 WHAT IS WHAT? What is what on the chain saw? 2 3 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 16 23 26 24 5 7 9 10 4 6 12 8 28 29 27 Husqvarna 3120XP Husqvarna AB Huskvarna, SWEDEN XXXX XXXXXXX 25 11 1 Cylinder cover 2 Front handle 3 Front hand guard 4 Starter 5 Chain oil tank 6 Starter handle 7 Adjust...

24 – English ASSEMBLY Fitting the bar and chain Check that the chain brake is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard towards the front handle. Remove the bar nuts and remove the clutch cover (chain brake). Take off the transportation ring (A). Fit the bar over the bar bolts. Place the...

English – 25 FUEL HANDLING Fuel CAUTION! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must always been run using a mixture of gasoline and two-stroke engine oil. It is important to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing sm...

26 – English FUEL HANDLING Fuelling Clean the area around the fuel cap. Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly. The fuel filter must be replaced at least once a year. Contamination in the tanks causes malfunction. Make sure the fuel is well mixed by shaking the container before refuelling. The...

English – 27 STARTING AND STOPPING Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake should be activated when starting the chain saw. Activate the chain brake by pushing the front hand guard forwards. Ignition: Slide the ignition switch to the left. Choke: Set the choke control in the chok...

28 – English STARTING AND STOPPING CAUTION! Do not pull the starter cord all the way out and do not let go of the starter handle when the cord is fully extended. This can damage the machine. Pull the front hand guard towards the front handle. The chain brake is now disengaged. Your saw is ready for ...

English – 29 MAINTENANCE Carburettor Your Husqvarna product has been designed and manufactured to specifications that reduce harmful emissions. After the engine has used 8-10 tanks of fuel the engine will be run-in. To ensure that it continues to run at peak performance and to minimise harmful exhau...

30 – English MAINTENANCE High speed jet H This chain saw is equipped with a carburettor that has a built-in fixed high speed jet. CAUTION! There is an integrated speed governor in the ignition that limits the maximum speed to 12,000 rpm. Adjusting the jet therefore has no effect on the maximum speed...

English – 31 MAINTENANCE • Remove the recoil spring by tapping the starter, with the inside facing downwards, gently on a work bench. If the spring pops out during assembly, coil it up from the outside, working inwards. • Lubricate the recoil spring with light oil. Fit the pulley and tension the rec...

32 – English MAINTENANCE Muffler The muffler is designed to reduce the noise level and to direct the exhaust gases away from the operator. The exhaust gases are hot and can contain sparks, which may cause fire if directed against dry and combustible material. Some mufflers are equipped with a specia...

English – 33 MAINTENANCE 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 Air guide plate. 3 Fins on the flywheel. 4 Cooling fins on the cylinder. 5 Cylinder cover (directs ...

34 – English TECHNICAL DATA Technical data 3120XP Engine Cylinder volume, 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 Power, kW/ rpm 6,2/9000 Ignition system Manufacture SEM Type of ignition system CD Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/Champion RCJ 7Y Electr...

36 – English FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS The EPA (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqvarna Forest & Garden are pleased to explain the emissions control system warranty on your 2001 and later small nonroad engin...