Husqvarna K760 Rescue - Manual

MACHINE´S SAFETY EQUIPMENT English – 7 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 the ...

MACHINE´S SAFETY EQUIPMENT 8 – English Blade guard This guard is fitted above the cutting blade and is designed to prevent parts of the blade or cutting fragments from being thrown towards the user. Checking the blade and the blade guard • Check that the guard over the cutting blade is not cracked o...

CUTTING BLADES English – 9 General • Cutting blades are available in two basic designs; abrasive blades 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...

CUTTING BLADES 10 – English Abrasive blades • The cutting material on abrasive blades consists of grit bonded using an organic binder. ”Reinforced blades” are made up of a fabric or fibre base that prevents total breakage at maximum working speed if the blade should be cracked or damaged. • A cuttin...

CUTTING BLADES English – 11 Diamond blades and cooling • During cutting the friction in the cut causes the diamond blade to be heated up. If the blade is allowed to get too hot this can result in loss of blade tensioning or core cracking. Diamond blades for dry cutting • Although no water is require...

ASSEMBLING AND ADJUSTMENTS 12 – English General Husqvarna’s blades are high speed blades approved for hand held power cutters. 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 sh...

ASSEMBLING AND ADJUSTMENTS English – 13 Disengaging OilGuard (K760 OilGuard) • When the machine is delivered, the OilGuard plug (A) and the blue indicator pin (B) are fitted in the tank. • If you are in a situation where you do not have access to Husqvarna OilGuard oil, but you have oil of a similar...

FUEL HANDLING 14 – English General Fuel Petrol • Use good quality unleaded or leaded petrol. • The lowest octane recommended is 90 (RON). If you run the engine on a lower octane grade than 90 so-called knocking can occur. This gives rise to a high engine temperature, which can result in serious engi...

FUEL HANDLING English – 15 Fueling Never start the machine: • If you have spilt fuel or engine oil on the machine. Wipe off the spill and allow the remaining fuel to evaporate. • If you have spilt fuel on yourself or your clothes, change your clothes. Wash any part of your body that has come in cont...

OPERATING 16 – English 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...

OPERATING English – 17 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 thrown by the blade. • Do not use the machine in bad weather, such as de...

OPERATING 18 – English • Maintain a safe distance from the cutting blade when the engine is running. • Never leave the machine unsupervised with the motor running. • Never move the machine when the cutting equipment is rotating. The machine is equipped with a friction retarder to shorten the blade s...

OPERATING English – 19 Risk area No persons that do not have the protective equipment described above shall be allowed inside the risk area for thrown material. Blade speed Apply the cutting blade gently with high rotating speed (full throttle) Maintain full speed until cutting is complete. Low blad...

STARTING AND STOPPING 22 – English Before starting • Perform daily maintenance. See instructions in the section "Maintenance". Starting With a cold engine: • Make sure that the stop switch (STOP) is in the left position. • Start throttle position and choke is obtained by pulling out the chok...

STARTING AND STOPPING English – 23 With a warm engine: • Make sure that the stop switch (STOP) is in the left position. • Set the choke control in the choke position. The choke position is also the automatic start throttle position. • Decompression valve: Press in the valve to reduce the pressure in...

24 – 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...

MAINTENANCE English – 25 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...

MAINTENANCE 26 – English 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. ...

MAINTENANCE English – 27 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...

MAINTENANCE 28 – English Changing a broken recoil spring • Undo the bolt in the centre of the pulley and remove the pulley. • Bear in mind that the return spring lies tensioned in the starter housing. • Loosen the bolts holding the spring cassette. • Remove the recoil spring by turning the starter o...

English – 29 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. The difference between guaranteed and measured sound power is that the guaranteed sound power also includes dispersion in the measurement ...

30 – English TECHNICAL DATA EC-declaration of conformity (Applies to Europe only) Husqvarna AB , SE-561 82 Huskvarna, Sweden, tel +46-36-146500, declares under sole responsibility that the power cutters Husqvarna K760, K760 Rescue from 2013’s serial numbers and onwards (the year is clearly stated in...

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