Husqvarna Complete Guide to Assembling and Maintaining Your Chainsaw

ASSEMBLY

Fitting the cutting head

• The chain is correctly

tensioned when there is no

•Fit the cutting head on the shaft so that the screw

(A)is aligned with the hole in the shaft as shown.

•Tighten screw A.

•Tighten screw B.

NOTE! Make sure that the drive shaft inside the shaft engages with the cut-out in the cutting head.

B

A

slack on the underside of the

bar, but it can still be turned

easily by hand. Hold up the

bar tip and tighten the bar

nuts with the combination wrench.

• When fitting a new chain, the chain tension has to be checked frequently until the chain is run-in. Check the chain tension regularly. A correctly tensioned chain gives good cutting performance and long lifetime.

Adjusting the harness

Mounting guide bar and chain

•Unscrew the bar nut and remove the guard.

•Fit the bar over the bar bolt.Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place the chain over the drive

sprocket and in the groove on the bar. Begin on the top side of the bar.

• Make sure that the edges on the cutting links are facing forward on the top side of the bar.

•Fit the clutch cover and locate the chain adjuster pin in the hole on the bar. Check that the drive links of the chain fit correctly on the drive sprocket and that the chain is in the groove on the bar. Tighten the bar nut finger tight.

•Tension the chain by using the combination wrench. Turn the chain adjuster screw clockwise. The chain should be tensioned until it fits snugly on the underside of the bar.

You should always use the harness with the machine to give maximum control and reduce strain on your arms and back.

1. Put on the harness.

2. Hook the machine onto the hook on the harness.

3. Adjust the length of the harness so that the hook is roughly level with your right hip.

Filling with oil

•Open the cap on top of the cutting head.

• Fill with Husqvarna Chain Oil.

• Refit the cap.

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