Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 142 Husqvarna
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530165144 2 / 8 / 05 137 / 142 W ARNING: Read and f ollow all Safety Rules and Oper ating Instr uctions bef ore using this product. F ailure to do so can result in serious injur y .
2 ID ENTIFI CA TION (WHA T IS WHA T?) 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 23 1. Cy linder Cov er 2. Front H andle 3. Front H and Guar d 4. Starter C ov er 5. Chain O il T ank 6. Starter H andle 7. Carbur etor Adjus ting Sc rew 8. Chok e Contr ol 9.
3 SAFE T Y R UL E S WAR N I N G : Alw ays dis c onnec t spar k plug wire and plac e wir e where it can- not contac t s park plug to pr event ac c idental star ting when s etting up, trans porting, ad- justing or mak ing repair s exc ept c arburetor adjustment s.
4 ventilated plac e; and us e an approv ed, marked c ontainer f or all fuel purpos es . Wipe up all fuel s pills before st arting s aw. S Move at leas t 10 feet (3 meters) from fuel- ing site bef ore s tarting engine. S Turn the engine of f and let saw c ool in a non-combus tible area, not on dry leav es , str aw , paper, etc.
5 Thumb on underside of handlebar Elbow loc ked S Keep a good, firm gr ip on the s aw with both hands when t he engine is r unning and don’t let go. A fir m grip w ill help y ou reduc e kic k back and maintain contr ol of the s aw. Keep the f ingers of y our left hand enc ir- cling and y our left thumb under the fr ont handlebar .
6 riz ed serv ic ing dealer . T ak e your unit to the place of pur chas e if purc has ed from a ser- vic ing dealer , or t o the nearest authorized Hu sqva rn a ® serv ice dealer. S Tip contac t in so me cas es may c aus e a ligh t - ning fast reverse R EACTION, k icking the guide bar up and bac k tow ard t he operator.
7 ASSE M BL Y Protec tiv e glov es ( not prov ided) s hould be worn during as sembly. A T T A CHING THE BAR & CHAIN (I f not already attac hed) WAR N I N G : Rec hec k eac h as s em- bly st ep if the saw is receiv ed ass embled. Al- way s w ear glov es when handling the c hain.
8 Chain Br ake N uts Chain Adjustment T ool (Bar T ool) Gui de Bar Ad jus tin g the ten s ion : Chain tens ion is v ery impor tant. Chain str etches dur ing use. This is especially true during the fir st few times you us e y our s aw . Alway s c heck c hain tens ion eac h time you use and refuel y our s aw .
9 OPER A TING YOUR U NIT WAR N I N G : The c hain must not move when the engine r uns at idle s peed. I f the chain moves at idle s peed refer to C ARB UR ETOR ADJ U STMEN TS wit hin this manual. Av oid cont ac t with t he muffler . A hot muffler can caus e s erio us b urns .
10 S When cutting with the s aw , the chain brak e must be dis engaged. Disengaged Engaged Braki ng funct ion cont rol CAUTION: The chain brak e mus t be chec k ed sev eral times daily .
11 FELLI NG LARGE TREES (6 inc hes/15 cm in diameter or larger) The notch method is us ed to fell large tr ees. A notc h is c ut on the s ide of the tree in the de- sir ed direc tion of f all. After a felling c ut is made on the opposite s ide of tree, the tree will tend to fall into the notc h.
12 WAR N I N G : Nev er turn s aw upside down to underc ut. T he saw c annot be con- trolled in this pos ition. Alway s make y our fir st c ut on the compres - sion side of the log. The compres s ion side of the log is w here the pres s ure of the log’s weight is conc entrated.
13 S Ma ke your f ist cut 1/3 of the way thr ough the bottom of the limb. S Ne xt ma ke a 2 nd cu t al l th e w ay through the l imb. Then c ut a t hird over- cut leav ing a 1 to 2 inc h collar fr om the trunk of the tree.
14 BAR MAINTENANCE If y our s aw cuts to one side, has to be forced through the c ut, or been run w ith an improper amount of bar lubric ation it may be neces - sar y to s erv ic e your bar. A worn bar will dam- age your chain and mak e c utting difficult.
15 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not star t or w ill run only a few sec onds after star ting. 1. Ignit ion sw itch of f. 2. Engine flooded. 3. Fuel t ank empty. 4. Spar k plug not firing. 5. Fuel not reaching car buretor . 1. Move ignit ion s witc h to O N.
16 car e label. T he fit of the protec tiv e apparel/boot is not c ov ered und er warr anty. 30 D ay Warrant y: Replac ement par ts , ac - ces s ories inc luding bar s and chains , t ools and displ ay items .
17 U .S. E P A/CAL IFORNIA/E NVIRONM ENT CANADA EMISSION CO NTROL WARRANTY ST A TEMENT YOUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND O B - LIGA TION S: The U .S. Envir onmental Pr otec - tion Age ncy, C alifor nia Air Re.
18 The information on the product label indic ates whic h s tandard y our engine is cer tified. Ex ample: (Y ear) EP A Phas e 1 or Phas e 2 and/or CALIFO RN IA.
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