Husqvarna 455 RANCHER manual General Safety Precautions

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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

•This movement activates a spring-loaded mechanism that tightens the brake band (C) around the engine drive system (D) (clutch drum).

•The front hand guard is not designed solely to activate the chain brake. Another important feature is that it reduces the risk of the chain hitting your left hand if you lose grip of the front handle.

•The chain brake must be engaged when the chain saw is started to prevent the saw chain from rotating.

•Use the chain brake as a ”parking brake” when starting and when moving over short distances, to reduce the risk of moving chain accidentally hitting your leg or anyone or anything close by.

•To release the chain brake pull the front hand guard backwards, towards the front handle.

•Kickback can be very sudden and violent. Most kickbacks are minor and do not always activate the chain brake. If this happens you should hold the chain saw firmly and not let go.

•The way the chain brake is activated, either manually or automatically by the inertia release mechanism, depends on the force of the kickback and the position of the chain saw in relation to the object that the kickback zone of the bar strikes.

If you get a violent kickback while the kickback zone of the bar is farthest away from you the chain brake is designed to be activated by the inertia in the kickback direction.

If the kickback is less violent or the kickback zone of the bar is closer to you the chain brake will be activated manually by the movement of your left hand.

•In the felling position the left hand is in a position that makes manual activation of the chain brake impossible. With this type of grip, that is when the left hand is placed so that it cannot affect the movement of the front hand guard, the chain brake can only be activated by the inertia action.

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Contents Rancher Symbols in the operator’s manual KEY to SymbolsSymbols on the machine Contents Introduction Dear CustomerWhat is WHAT? 20 19 What is what on the chain saw?Always use common sense General Safety PrecautionsBefore using a new chain saw Chain brake and front hand guard Machine′s safety equipmentPersonal protective equipment General Safety Precautions Throttle lock Chain catcherRight hand guard Vibration damping systemStop switch Cutting equipmentMuffler General rulesCutting equipment designed to reduce kickback BarChain Some terms that describe the bar and chainSharpening your chain and adjusting depth gauge setting General advice on adjusting depth gauge settingGeneral information on sharpening cutting teeth Sharpening cutting teethAdjustment of depth gauge setting Tensioning the chainLubricating cutting equipment Chain oilChecking chain lubrication Chain drive sprocketNeedle bearing lubrication Checking wear on cutting equipmentBar Assembly Fitting the bar and chainFitting a spike bumper Working with the chainFuel Handling FuelFuel safety FuellingTransport and storage Long-term storageStarting and Stopping Starting and stoppingCold engine Warm engineStopping Basic safety rules Working TechniquesBefore use General working instructionsAlways use a fast cutting speed, i.e. full throttle Terms Basic cutting techniqueGeneral Log is supported at one end. There is a high risk that it LimbingCutting Tree felling technique Safe distanceFelling direction Clearing the trunk and preparing your retreatFelling cut FellingDirectional cuts General advice Freeing a tree that has fallen badlyFreeing a trapped tree Cutting trees and branches that are in tensionCutting the trunk into logs How to avoid kickbackWhat is kickback? General MaintenanceCarburettor adjustment Correctly adjusted carburettor High speed jet HThrottle lock Changing a broken or worn starter cord MufflerStarter Air filter Spark plugTensioning the recoil spring Changing a broken recoil springAdjustment of the oil pump When making adjustmentsLubricating the bar tip sprocket Needle bearing lubricationAir Injection centrifugal cleaning Temperature 0C or colderTemperature -5C or colder Winter useMaintenance schedule Daily maintenance Weekly maintenance Monthly maintenanceTechnical Data Technical data´z+H8h¶6S¨ 38 English´z+H8h¶6S¨ Bar and chain combinationsEN ISO 12100-22003, Cispr 122001, EN ISO EC-declaration of conformityApplies to Europe only 1140247-26 ´z+H8h¶6S¨ ´z+H8h¶6S¨
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455 RANCHER specifications

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