Husqvarna 545FX - Manual

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English Impor tant Personal protective equipment HELMET A helmet should be w orn if the trees being cleared are taller than 2 m. HEARING PROTECTION Wear hearing protection that provides adequate noise reduction. EYE PROTECTION Always wear approved eye protection. If y...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 BOO TS Wear boots with steel toe-caps and non-slip sole. CLOTHING 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 ha...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 10 – English be checked. See instructions under the heading Maintenance. Stop switch Use the stop switch 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 attachment guard This guard is inte...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS English – 11 cutter. Certain harnesses also have a quick release fitted to the support hook. Check that the harness straps are correctly positioned. Once the harness and machine have been adjusted, check that the harness quick release works correctly. Muffler The muffler i...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 12 – English should operate the socket spanner when loosening or tightening the nut. 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 b...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS English – 13 incorrectly sharpened or damaged blade increases the risk of accidents. Keep the correct setting on the saw blade! Follow our instructions and use the recommended setting tool. An incorrectly set saw blade increases the risk of jamming and blade thrust, and da...

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 14 – English Trimmer head • Only use the recommended trimmer heads and trimmer cords. These have been tested by the manufacturer to suit a particular engine size. This is especially important when a fully automatic trimmer head is used. Only use the recommended cutting att...

ASSEMBLY English – 15 Assembling the handlebar and throttle CAUTION! Some models have the throttle handle fitted at the factory. • Remove the screw at the rear of the throttle handle. • Slide the throttle handle onto the right side of the handlebar, (see diagram). • Align the screw hole in the throt...

ASSEMBLY 18 – English • Screw on the trimmer head (H) in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation. • Tighten the trimmer head to a torque of 35-50 Nm (3.5-5 kpm). • To dismantle, follow the instructions in the reverse order. Fitting other guards and cutting attachments • Fit the trimmer g...

ASSEMBLY English – 19 3 Adjust the shoulder strap to distribute the load evenly across your shoulders. Press downwards on the suspension hook to load the harness. 4 Adjust the height of the suspension hook as described in the instructions for the standard harness. (Forestry clearing) 5 If you need t...

ASSEMBLY 20 – English 2 Tighten the hip strap so that it sits securely. 3 The hip belt should hang roughly in line with the hip bone. 4 Press the breast plate together. 5 Attach the side belt to the breast plate. 6 To relieve pressure on the rib cage, it is possible to connect the side belt with a b...

FUEL HANDLING English – 21 Fuel safety Never start the machine: 1 If you have spilled fuel on it. Wipe off the spillage and allow remaining fuel to evaporate. 2 If you have spilled fuel on yourself or your clothes, change your clothes. Wash any part of your body that has come in contact with fuel. U...

FUEL HANDLING 22 – English Mixing • Always mix the gasoline and oil in a clean container intended for fuel. • Always start by filling half the amount of the gasoline to be used. Then add the entire amount of oil. Mix (shake) the fuel mixture. Add the remaining amount of gasoline. • Mix (shake) the f...

STARTING AND STOPPING English – 23 Check before starting • Check the blade to ensure that no cracks have formed at the bottom of the teeth or by the centre hole. The most common reason why cracks are formed is that sharp corners have been formed at the bottom of the teeth while sharpening or that th...

STARTING AND STOPPING 24 – English Start throttle: (345 FR, 545 RX, 545 RXT) Set the throttle to the start position by first pressing the throttle lockout and the throttle trigger, then pressing the start throttle button (A). Then release the throttle lockout and the throttle trigger, followed by th...

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 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 26 – English Working methods • Before you start clearing, check the clearing area, the type of terrain, the slope of the ground, whether there are stones, hollows etc. • Start at whichever end of the area is easiest, and clear an open space from which to work. • Work systematicall...

WORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 • To fell to the left, the bottom of the tree should be pushed to the right. Tilt the blade and bring it diagonally down to the right, exerting firm pressure. At the same time push the stem using the blade guard. Cut with the area of the blade between 3 o’clock and 5 ...

WORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English Grass clearing using a grass blade • Grass blades and grass knifes must not be used on woody stems. • A grass blade is used for all types of tall or coarse grass. • The grass is cut down with a sideways, swinging movement, where the movement from right-to-left is the ...

MAINTENANCE English – 29 Carburetor 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 exhaus...

MAINTENANCE 30 – English Proceed as follows: 1 Run the machine at idle. 2 Press the start throttle lock as described under the heading Starting and stopping. 3 If the start throttle speed is too low (below 4000 rpm), turn the adjuster screw A clockwise until the cutting attachment starts to rotate. ...

MAINTENANCE English – 31 Cleaning the air filter Remove the air filter cover and take out the filter. Wash it clean in warm, soapy water. Bevel gear The bevel gear is filled with the right quantity of grease at the factory. However, before using the machine you should check that the bevel gear is fi...

English – 33 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 manual. More extensive work must...

34 – English TECHNICAL DATA Technical data NOTE! This spark ignition system complies with the Canadian ICES-002 standard. Note 1: Reported data for equivalent sound pressure level for the machine has a typical statistical dispersion (standard deviation) of 1 dB (A). Note 2: Reported data for equival...

FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT 38 – English 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 2009 and later small nonroad engin...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 35-50 NM ~ 15 cm 6' "Clic" ~ 3,5 m 11' 7,0 m 23' 2,4-3,3 mm .095"-.130" 12 cm 5" Trimmy SII

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