Husqvarna K970 - Manual

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the po wer cutter? 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 12 13 6 15 24 26 27 28 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 4 17 10 29 30 31 33 34 32 35 14 25 8 1 Control for the guide rollers 2 Grease nipples 3 Blade guard/spray guard 4 Diamond blade 5 Locking button for the drive wheel 6 Water co...

6 – English MA CHINE´S SAFETY EQ UIPMENT General 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. Thr ottle lockout The throttle tr igger lock is designed to prevent accidental operation ...

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 BLADES General • Diamond blades consist of a steel core provided with segments that contain industrial diamonds. Water cooling • Water cooling must always be used. When wet cutting, the blade is continuously cooled to prevent overheating. Diamond blades for different materials • Diamond ...

English – 9 BLADES • adjustment between the rollers and blade is correct. See instructions in the section "Assembling and adjustments". The roller setting should be checked twice during the life of the diamond blade, once after fitting the blade and when the blade is semi worn. Transport and ...

10 – English ASSEMBLING AND ADJUSTMENTS Fitting the blade • Wipe off any dirt from the surface of the blade. • Loosen the locking nuts on the support roller cover. • Unscrew the adjuster screws a few turns. • Loosen the knob to offload the springs. • Remove the four screws holding the support roller ...

English – 11 ASSEMBLING AND ADJUSTMENTS • Fit the support roller cover. Now tighten the four screws fully. • Rotate the blade and make sure that the support rollers are not clamped against the blade. • Adjust the adjuster screws so that the support rollers make contact against the blade. • Adjust so...

12 – English 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...

14 – English 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...

English – 15 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...

16 – English OPERATING • Feed the machine in line with the blade. Side pressure can destroy the blade and is extremely dangerous. • Move the blade slowly backwards and forwards to give a small contact surface between the blade and material to be cut. This will mean the blade temperature is kept down...

English – 17 OPERATING Kickback The word kickback is used to describe the sudden reaction that causes the power cutter and cutting blade to be thrown from an object when the upper quadrant of the blade, known as the kickback zone, touches an object. General rules Kickback only occurs when the cuttin...

18 – 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 – 19 STARTING AND STOPPING • When the engine starts, quickly apply full throttle to automatically disengage fast idle. Stopping • Stop the engine by moving the stop switch (STOP) to the right. ! CAUTION! The cutting blade continue to rotate up to a minute after the motor has stopped. (Blade ...

20 – 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 – 21 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 c...

22 – English MAINTENANCE • Lift off the blade. • Unscrew the knob. First turn the knob a few turns until you feel a resistance. The guide roller then follows the knob out and stops when it feels a resistance. The guide roller is pressed into the knob. In order to loosen the guide roller, you need to...

English – 23 MAINTENANCE • Use a 19 mm fixed spanner and a 13 mm combination spanner to replace the rollers. • Lubricate using bearing grease inside the rollers before the new rollers are fitted. Drive wheel Replacing the drive wheel • Lock the axle using the locking button. • Loosen the centre screw ...

24 – English MAINTENANCE • Press on the belt tensioner with your thumb to tension the belt. Now tighten the screw holding the belt tensioner. • Fit the belt cover. Carburetor The carburettor is equipped with fixed needles to ensure the machine always receives the correct mixture of fuel and air. When...

English – 25 MAINTENANCE • Secure the starter cord around the cord pulley as illustrated. Tighten the fastening well and ensure that the free end is as short as possible. Secure the end of the starter cord in the starter handle. Tensioning the recoil spring • Guide the cord through the cut-out in th...

26 – English MAINTENANCE Air filter The air filter only needs to be checked if the engine drops in power. • Loosen the screws. Remove the air filter cover. • Check the air filter and replace if necessary. Replacing the air filter • Loosen the screws. Remove the cover. • Replace the air filter. Drive gear,...

English – 27 TROUBLE SHOOTING Troubleshooting schedule ! WARNING! If service operations or trouble shooting does not require the machine to be on, the engine should be switched off, and the stop switch in STOP position. Problem Probable cause The blade does not rotate. Roller knobs not tightened ful...

28 – English TECHNICAL DATA Technical data NOTE! This spark ignition system complies with the Canadian ICES-002 standard. Cutting equipment Motor K 970 Ring Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 3 5.7/93.6 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 2.2/56 Stroke, inch/mm 1.5/38 Idle speed, rpm 2700 Max. fast idle speed, rpm ...

English – 29 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...

30 – English FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT 3 Airfilter and fuelfilter covered up to maintenance schedule. 4 Ignition System 1 Spark Plug, covered up to maintenance schedule 2 Ignition Module MAINTENANCE STATEMENT The owner is responsible for the performance of all required maintenance, a...

´®z+Td3¶5¢¨ 2012-01-18 ´®z+Td3¶5¢¨ 1152681-95 ! 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 ...