GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION! The muffler gets very hot during and after use. This also applies during idling. Be aware of the fire hazard, especially when working near flammable substances and/or vapours.
WARNING! Never use a saw without a
! muffler, or with a damaged muffler. A damaged muffler may substantially increase the noise level and the fire hazard. Keep fire fighting equipment handy. If a spark arrestor screen is required in your area, never use the saw without or with a broken spark arrestor screen.
Cutting equipment
This section describes how to choose and maintain your cutting equipment in order to:
•Reduce the risk of kickback.
•Reduce the risk of the saw chain breaking or jumping off the bar.
•Obtain optimal cutting performance.
•Extend the life of cutting equipment.
•Avoid increasing vibration levels.
General rules
•Only use cutting equipment recommended by us! See instructions under the heading Technical data.
•Keep the chain’s cutting teeth properly sharpened! Follow our instructions and use the recommended file gauge. A damaged or badly sharpened chain increases the risk of accidents.
•Maintain the correct depth gauge setting! Follow our instructions and use the recommended depth gauge clearance. Too large a clearance increases the risk of kickback.
•Keep the chain properly tensioned! If the chain is slack it is more likely to jump off and lead to increased wear on the bar, chain and drive sprocket.
•Keep cutting equipment well lubricated and properly maintained! A poorly lubricated chain is more likely to break and lead to increased wear on the bar, chain and drive sprocket.
Cutting equipment designed to reduce kickback
WARNING! Faulty cutting equipment or
! the wrong combination of bar and saw chain increases the risk of kickback! Only use the bar/saw chain combinations we recommend, and follow the filing instructions. See instructions under the heading Technical data.
The only way to avoid kickback is to make sure that the kickback zone of the bar never touches anything.
By using cutting equipment with
Bar
The smaller the tip radius the lower the chance of kickback.
Chain
A chain is made up of a number of links, which are available in standard and
IMPORTANT! No saw chain design eliminates the danger of kickback.
WARNING! Any contact with a rotating
! saw chain can cause extremely serious injuries.
Some terms that describe the bar and chain
To maintain the safety features of the cutting equipment, you should replace a worn or damaged bar or chain with a bar and chain combinations recommended by Husqvarna. See instructions under the heading Technical Data for a list of replacement bar and chain combinations we recommend.
Bar
•Length (inches/cm)
•Number of teeth on bar tip sprocket (T).
•Chain pitch (inches). The spacing between the drive links of the chain must match the spacing of the teeth on the bar tip sprocket and drive sprocket. (14)
•Number of drive links. The number of drive links is determined by the length of the bar, the chain pitch and the number of teeth on the bar tip sprocket.
•Bar groove width (inches/mm). The groove in the bar must match the width of the chain drive links.
•Chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner. The bar must be matched to the chain saw design. (15)
Chain
•Chain pitch (inches) (14)
•Drive link width (mm/inches) (16)
•Number of drive links. (17)
Sharpening your chain and adjusting depth gauge setting
General information on sharpening cutting teeth
•Never use a blunt chain. When the chain is blunt you have to exert more pressure to force the bar through the wood and the chips will be very small. If the chain is very blunt it will produce wood powder and no chips or shavings.
•A sharp chain eats its way through the wood and produces long, thick chips or shavings.
•The cutting part of the chain is called the cutter and consists of a cutting tooth (A) and the depth gauge
(B). The cutters cutting depth is determined by the difference in height between the two (depth gauge setting). (18)
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