Husqvarna K 760 - Manuals

English – 5 PRESENTATION What is what on the power cutter - K 760? 1 Front handle 2 Water tap 3 Warning decal 4 Air filter cover 5 Cylinder cover 6 Choke 7 Throttle lockout 8 Throttle control 9 Start throttle lock 10 Stop switch 11 Disconnection function for OilGuard (K760 OilGuard) 12 Starter handl...

6 – English MACHINE´S SAFETY EQUIPMENT General This section describes the machine ′ s safety equipment, its purpose, and how checks and maintenance should be carried out to ensure that it operates correctly. Throttle lockout The throttle trigger lock is designed to prevent accidental operation of th...

English – 7 MACHINE´S SAFETY EQUIPMENT Vibration damping system • Your machine is equipped with a vibration damping system that is designed to reduce vibration and make operation easier. • The machine ′ s vibration damping system reduces the transfer of vibration between the engine unit/cutting equi...

8 – English CUTTING BLADES General • Cutting blades are available in two basic designs; abrasive baldes and diamond blades. • High-quality blades are often most economical. Lower quality blades often have inferior cutting capacity and a shorter service life, which results in a higher cost in relatio...

English – 9 CUTTING BLADES Abrasive blades for different materials Diamond blades General • Diamond blades consist of a steel core provided with segments that contain industrial diamonds. • Diamond blades ensure lower costs per cutting operation, fewer blade changes and a constant cutting depth. • W...

10 – English ASSEMBLING AND ADJUSTMENTS General Checking the drive shaft and flange washers When the blade is replaced with a new one, check the flange washers and the drive shaft. • Check that the threads on the drive shaft are undamaged. • Check that the contact surfaces on the blade and the flang...

English – 11 FUEL HANDLING General Fuel Gasoline • Use good quality unleaded gasoline. • The lowest recommended octane grade is 87 ((RON+MON)/2). If you run the engine on a lower octane grade than 87 so-called knocking can occur. This gives rise to a high engine temperature and increased bearing loa...

12 – English FUEL HANDLING Fueling Never start the machine: • If you have spilled fuel or chain oil on the machine. Wipe off the spillage and allow remaining fuel to evaporate. • If you have spilled fuel on yourself or your clothes, change your clothes. Wash any part of your body that has come in co...

English – 13 OPERATING Protective equipment General • Do not use the machine unless you are able to call for help in the event of an accident. Personal protective equipment You must use approved personal protective equipment whenever you use the machine. Personal protective equipment cannot eliminat...

14 – English OPERATING Work area safety • Observe your surroundings to ensure that nothing can affect your control of the machine. • Ensure that no one/nothing can come into contact with the cutting equipment or be hit by parts if the blade breaks. • Do not use the machine in bad weather, such as de...

English – 15 OPERATING Kickback Kickback is the sudden upward motion that can occur if the blade is pinched or stalled in the kickback zone. Most kickbacks are small and pose little danger. However a kickback can also be very violent and throw the power cutter up and back towards the user in a rotat...

16 – English STARTING AND STOPPING Before starting • Perform daily maintenance. See instructions in the section "Maintenance". Starting • Decompression valve: Press in the valve to reduce the pressure in the cylinder, this is to assist starting the power cutter. The decompression valve shoul...

English – 17 STARTING AND STOPPING • With a cold engine: The machine stops when the engine fires becase the chokel control is pulled out. Press the choke control and the decompression valve. Pull the starter handle until the engine starts. • When the engine starts, quickly apply full throttle to aut...

18 – English MAINTENANCE General • Let your Husqvarna dealer regularly check the machine and make essential adjustments and repairs. Maintenance schedule In the maintenance schedule you can see which parts of your machine that require maintenance, and with which intervals it should take place. The i...

English – 19 MAINTENANCE Cleaning External cleaning • Clean the machine daily by rinsing it with clean water after the work is finished. Cooling air intake • Clean the cooling air intake when needed. Spark plug • If the machine is low on power, difficult to start or runs poorly at idle speed: always...

20 – English MAINTENANCE Replacing the drive belt • First release the two bolts and then the adjuster screw to release the belt tension. • Now unscrew the bolts and dismantle the belt guard. • Remove the belt from the belt pulley. • The cutting head is now loose and can be removed from the machine. ...

English – 21 MAINTENANCE Starter Changing a broken or worn starter cord • Loosen the screws that hold the starter against the crankcase and remove the starter. • Pull the cord out about 30 cm and lift it into the cut-out in the periphery of the starter pulley. When the cord is intact: Release the sp...

22 – English MAINTENANCE Fitting the starter • To fit the starter, first pull out the starter cord and place the starter in position against the crankcase. Then slowly release the starter cord so that the pulley engages with the pawls. • Tighten the screws. Fuel system General • Check that the fuel ...

English – 23 TECHNICAL DATA Technical data Cutting equipment Motor K760 Cylinder displacement, cm 3 /in 3 74/4,5 Cylinder bore, mm/inch 51/2 Stroke, mm/inch 36/1,4 Idle speed, rpm 2700 Recommended max. speed, rpm 9300 (+/- 150) Power, kW/ rpm 3,7/9000 Ignition system Manufacturer of ignition system ...

24 – English FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS The EPA (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqvarna Construction Products are pleased to explain the emissions control system warranty on your 2009 and later small nonroad eng...

´®z+UC[¶5h¨ 2009-12-29 ´®z+UC[¶5h¨ 1153355-95 ! WARNING! Cutting, especially when DRY cutting, generates dust that comes from the material being cut, which frequently contains silica. Silica is a basic component of sand, quartz, brick clay, granite and numerous other minerals and rocks. Exposure to ...