Husqvarna 326HDA55X-Series, 326HE3X-Series, 326HE4 - Manual

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what? 326HDA55 326HE4 1 Cutter 2 Grease nipple and plug for fi lling lubricant. 3 Bevel gear 4 Blade guard (326HDA55) 5 Shaft 6 Front handle (326HDA55/326HE3) 7 Front handle (326HE4) 8 Throttle control 9 Stop switch 10 Throttle lock 11 Harness support hook (326HE4...

6 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 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...

English – 7 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Mac hine ′′′′ s safety equipment This section descr ibes the machine ′ s safety equipment, its purpose, and how checks and maintenance should be carried out to ensure that it operates correctly. See the ”What is what?” section to locate where this equipment is...

8 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Vibration damping system Your machine is equipped with a vibration damping system that is designed to minimize vibration and make operation easier. The machine ′ s vibration damping system reduces the transfer of vibration between the engine unit/cutting equipm...

English – 9 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Blades To ensure good cutting results it is important that the contact pressure between the blades is correct. The contact pressure is adjusted by turning the screws on the underside of the bar clockwise as far as they will go. Then turn the screws anticlockwis...

10 – English ASSEMBLY Fitting the hand guard and loop handle (326HDA55/326HE3) 1 Assemble the hand guard and loop handle by screwing them together. Take care to align the holes in both parts. 1 (326HDA55) 2 Slide the loop handle and hand guard onto the shaft. (326HDA55) 3 Slide the spacer into the s...

English – 11 ASSEMBLY Fitting the impact guard (326HE4) Fit the guard using the three screws and washers. Fit the two short screws in hole A. Tighten the screws to a torque of 4 Nm. After the machine has been in use for around 20 hours, re-tighten the screws to 4 Nm.

12 – English FUEL HANDLING Fuel safety 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 s...

English – 13 FUEL HANDLING Mixing • Always mix the petrol and oil in a clean container intended for fuel. • Always start by fi lling half the amount of the petrol to be used. Then add the entire amount of oil. Mix (shake) the fuel mixture. Add the remaining amount of petrol. • Mix (shake) the fuel m...

14 – English STARTING AND STOPPING Check before starting • Inspect the working area. Remove any objects that could be thrown out. • Check the cutting attachment. Never use blades that are dull, cracked or damaged. • Check that the machine is in perfect working order. Check that all nuts and screws a...

English – 15 WORKING TECHNIQUES General working instructions Personal protection • Always wear boots and other equipment described under the heading Personal protective equipment. • Always wear working clothes and heavy-duty long trousers. • Never wear loose clothing or jewellery. • Make sure your h...

16 – English WORKING TECHNIQUES Safety instructions after completing work • The transport guard should always be fi tted to the cutting attachment when the machine is not in use. • Make sure the cutting attachment has stopped before cleaning, carrying out repairs or an inspection. Disconnect the HT ...

English – 17 WORKING TECHNIQUES • Tighten the knob. Transport position (326HE4) Once the work has been completed fold the cutting unit back against the shaft to simplify transport and storage of the hedge trimmer. 1 Turn off the engine. 2 Loosen the knob on the shaft (clockwise). 3 Grip the handle o...

18 – English MAINTENANCE Carburettor Your Husqvarna product has been designed and manufactured to speci fi cations 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 exh...

English – 19 MAINTENANCE Fine adjustment of the idle speed T Adjust the idle speed with the idle adjustment screw T, if adjustment is necessary. First turn the idle adjustment screw T clockwise until the blades start to move. Then turn the idle adjustment screw T anticlockwise until the blades stop....

20 – English 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 Fins on the fl ywheel. 3 Cooling fi ns on the cylinder. 4 Cylinder cover (directs cold air over the...

English – 21 MAINTENANCE Gear housing There is a grease nipple and a plug for fi lling lubricant on the gear housing. Use a grease gun to fi ll with grease. This should be done after every 60 working hours. Use Husqvarna’s special grease, no. 503 98 96-01. CAUTION! The gear housing must not be fi ll...

22 – English MAINTENANCE ´®z+R#^¶6=¨ ´®z+R#^¶6=¨ 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...

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. Note 2: Equivalent sound pressure level is calculated as the time-weighted energy total for sound pressure levels under various working co...