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E E E E n n n n g g g g l l l l i i i i s s s s h h h h 385XP 385XPG 390XP 390XPG Oper ator ′ s manual Please r ead the operator’ s manual carefully and mak e sure you understand the instructions befor e using the machine. ...
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KEY T O SYMBOLS 2 – English Symbols on the mac hine: W ARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or incorrect use can result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and make sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine. Alwa ys wear : • Approv ed protective helme ...
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CONTENTS English – 3 Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: ..................................... 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ....................... 2 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................... 3 INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , .................................................... 4 WHA T ...
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4 – English INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , Cong ratulations on your choice to b uy a Husqvarna product! Husqvarna is based on a tradition that dates back to 1689, when the Swedish King Karl XI ordered the construction of a factory on the banks of the Husqvarna River , for production of muskets . The location was logical, since w ater power was har ...
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English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 1 Cylinder cov er 2 F ront handle 3 Chain brake and front hand guard 4 Star ter 5 Chain oil tank 6 Star ter handle 7 Adjuster screws carb urettor 8 Choke control/Start throttle lock 9 Rear handle 10 Stop switch (Ignition on/off s witch.) 11 Fuel tank 12 Muffler 13 Bar tip sprock et 14 C ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 6 – English Bef ore using a new c hain saw • Please read this manual carefully . • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted and adjusted. See instructions under the heading Assembly . • Refuel and star t the chain saw . See the instructions under the headings Fuel Handling and Star ting and Stopping. ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 7 pro vide information about which training materials and courses are av ailable. Work is constantly in progress to improv e the design and technology - improv ements that increase your safety and efficiency . Visit y our dealer regularly to see whether you can benefit from new f eatures that have been intr ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English • The brake is applied when the front hand guard (B) is pushed forw ards. • This mov ement 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 impor ta ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 of the front hand guard, the chain brake can only be activated b y the iner tia action. Will m y hand always activ ate the chain brake during a kickbac k? No . It tak es a cer tain force to mov e the hand guard forw ard. If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slips ov er it, the force may not ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English chain saw , including the cutting equipment, is insulated from the handles by vibration damping units . Cutting hardwoods (most broadleaf trees) creates more vibration than cutting softwoods (most conif ers). Cutting with cutting equipment that is blunt or f aulty (wrong type or badly sharpened) will incre ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 11 • Keep the chain pr operly tensioned! If the chain is slack it is more lik ely to jump off and lead to increased wear on the bar , chain and drive sprock et. • Keep cutting equipment well lubricated and properly maintained! A poorly lubr icated chain is more likely to break and lead to increased wear o ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 12 – English Sharpening y our chain and adjusting depth gauge setting General information on sharpening cutting teeth • Nev er use a blunt chain. When the chain is blunt you hav e to ex er t 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 wo ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 data to find the correct depth gauge setting for y our par ticular chain. Adjustment of depth gauge setting • The cutting teeth should be newly sharpened before adjusting the depth gauge setting. W e recommend that you adjust the depth gauge setting e very third time you sharpen the cutting teeth. NOTE! ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English Ne ver use waste oil! Using w aste oil can be dangerous to you and damage the machine and en vironment. Filling with chain oil • All our chain saws ha ve an automatic chain lubrication system. On some models the oil flow is also adjustable. • The saw chain oil tank and the fuel tank are designed so th ...
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 Checking wear on cutting equipment Check the chain daily f or : • Visible crac ks in rivets and links. • Whether the chain is stiff. • Whether rivets and links are badly worn. Replace the saw chain if it e xhibits any of the points abov e. We recommend y ou compare the existing chain with a new chain ...
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ASSEMBL Y 16 – English Fitting the bar and chain Check that the chain brak e is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard tow ards the front handle. Remov e the bar nuts and remove the clutch co ver (chain brake). T ake off the transportation ring (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rear most position. Place the ...
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FUEL HANDLING English – 17 Fuel CA UTION! The machine is equipped with a tw o-stroke engine and must alwa ys been run using a mixture of petrol and two-stroke oil. It is impor tant to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, ev en small inaccuracies can dra ...
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FUEL HANDLING 18 – English Fuelling Clean the area around the fuel cap. Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly . The fuel filter must be replaced at least once a year . Contamination in the tanks causes malfunction. Make sure the fuel is well mix ed by shaking the container before refuelling. The capacities of the chain oil tank and fuel t ...
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ST AR TING AND ST OPPING English – 19 Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake must be engaged when the chain saw is started. Activate the brake b y moving the front hand guard forw ards. Ignition: Slide the ignition s witch to the left. Choke: Set the choke control in the chok e position. Start throttle: The correct choke/star ...
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ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 20 – English star ts, quic kly apply full throttle; the throttle start lock will automatically disengage. As the chain brake is still engaged the speed of the engine must be set to idling as soon as possible , this is achiev ed by quickly disengaging the throttle loc k. This prev ents unnecessar y wear to the clutch, clut ...
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W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 21 Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain brak e works correctly and is not damaged. 2 Check that the rear right hand guard is not damaged. 3 Check that the throttle loc kout works correctly and is not damaged. 4 Check that the stop s witch works correctly and is not damaged. 5 Check that all handles are free from oil. ...
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W ORKING TECHNIQUES 22 – English Fit a guard to the bar before tr anspor ting the chain saw or carrying it for any distance . 7 When you put the chain sa w on the ground, lock the saw chain using the chain brak e and ensure you hav e a constant view of the machine. Switch the engine off before lea ving your chain saw f or any length of time. Gene ...
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W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 23 the saw chain is jamming, the sa w may be pushed back at y ou. 8 Unless the user resists this pushing force there is a risk that the chain saw will mov e so far backw ards that only the kickbac k zone of the bar is in contact with the tree, which will lead to a kickbac k. Cutting with the bottom edge of the bar , ...
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W ORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English Limbing When limbing thick branches y ou should use the same approach as for cutting. Cut difficult branches piece by piece . Cutting If you ha ve a pile of logs, each log you attempt to cut should be remov ed from the pile, placed on a saw horse or runners and cut individually . Remov e the cut pieces from the c ...
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W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 • Arrangement of branches • Weight of sno w • Obstacles within the reach of the tree: for e xample, other trees, pow er lines, roads and buildings. • Look for signs of damage and rot in the stem, this makes it more probab ly that the tree will break and star t to fall bef ore you e xpect it to. Y ou may ? ...
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W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English Felling cut The felling cut is made from the opposite side of the tree and it must be perf ectly hor izontal. Stand on the left side of the tree and cut on the pull stroke. Make the f elling cut about 3-5 cm (1.5-2 inches) above the bottom directional cut. Set the spike b umper (if one is fitted) just behind the ...
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W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 • P or table Cutting trees and branches that are in tension Prepar ations: W ork out which side is in tension and where the point of maximum tension is (i.e. where it would break if it was bent e ven more). Decide which is the safest w ay to release the tension and whether you are ab le to do it safely . In comp ...
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W ORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English Limbing Make sure that y ou can stand and move about saf ely . Work on the left side of the trunk. W ork as close as possible to the chain sa w for maximum control. If possible , let the weight of the chain saw rest on the trunk. K eep the tr unk between you and the chain sa w as you mov e along the tr unk. Cuttin ...
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MAINTENANCE English – 29 General The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work descr ibed in this manual. Carburettor adjustment The carburettor can be designed in diff erent ways , depending on existing en vironmental and emissions legislation. Some chain saws are equipped with mov ement limiters on the carburettor’ s adjuster ...
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MAINTENANCE 30 – English Fine adjustment When the machine has been ”run-in” the carb urettor should be finely adjusted. The fine adjustment should be carried out by a qualified person. First adjust the L-jet, then the idling screw T and then the H-jet. Changing the type of fuel Fine tuning may be required if the chain sa w , after changing ...
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MAINTENANCE English – 31 • The carburettor has three adjustment controls: - L = Low speed jet - H = High speed jet - T = Idle adjustment screw • The T -screw regulates the throttle setting at idle speed. If the T -screw is turned clockwise this giv es a higher idle speed; tur ning it anti-clockwise giv es a lower idle speed. Basic settings an ...
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MAINTENANCE 32 – English • Y ou have no w run the machine at settings of H = ± 0, H=+1/4, H=+1/2 relative to the basic settings . At full throttle the engine has sounded different f or each setting. The H-jet is correctly adjusted when the machine burb les a little. If the machine ”screams” then the machine is set too lean. If the muffler ...
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MAINTENANCE English – 33 Checking the brake trigger Place the chain saw on firm ground and start it. Mak e sure the chain does not touch the ground or any other object. See the instructions under the heading Star t and stop. Grasp the chain saw firmly , wrapping your fingers and thumbs around the handles. Apply full throttle and activate the c ...
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MAINTENANCE 34 – English Vibration damping system Regular ly check the vibration damping units f or cracks or deformation. Make sure the vibration damping units are securely attached to the engine unit and handle unit. Stop switc h Star t the engine and make sure the engine stops when you mov e the stop switch to the stop setting. Muffler Nev er ...
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MAINTENANCE English – 35 Starter Changing a br oken or worn starter cord • Loosen the screws that hold the starter against the crankcase and remov e the star ter. • Pull out the cord approx. 30 cm and hook it into the notch in the rim of the pulley . Release the recoil spring by letting the pulle y rotate slowly backwards . • Undo the screw ...
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MAINTENANCE 36 – English • Remov e the recoil spr ing from inside the pulley b y tapping the pulley lightly with its inside f ace downwards against a w or k bench or the like. If the spring pops out during fitting, wind it up again, working from the outside in towards centre . • Lubricate the recoil spring with light oil. Fit the cassette wi ...
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MAINTENANCE English – 37 Lubricating the bar tip sproc ket Lubricate the bar tip sprocket each time y ou refuel. Use the special grease gun and a good quality bearing grease. Needle bearing lubrication The clutch drum has a needle bearing on the output shaft. This needle bearing must be lubricated regularly (once a week). When lubr icating, remov ...
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MAINTENANCE 38 – English ”Air Injection” centrifugal cleaning Centrifugal cleaning means the following: All air to the carburettor passes through the starter. Dir t and dust is centrifuged out by the cooling fan. IMPORT ANT! In order to maintain operation of the centrifugal cleaning system it must be regularly maintained. Clean the air intake ...
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English – 39 MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The follo wing is a list of the maintenance that must be performed on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. Daily maintenance Weekl y maintenance Monthly maintenance Clean the outside of the machine. On chain saws without a catalytic conv er ter, chec k the cooling s ...
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40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data Note 1: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound power (L W A ) in conformity with EC directive 2000/14/ EC. Note 2: Equivalent sound pressure le vel, according to ISO 22868, is calculated as the time-weighted energy total for different sound pressure le vels under v ar ious working condi ...
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English – 41 TECHNICAL D A T A Bar and chain combinations The follo wing cutting attachments are approved f or the models Husqvarna 385XP , 385XPG, 390XP and 390XPG. The combinations below are not CE–type approv ed, but are recommended f or 390XP/XPG on mar kets outside of Europe, which do not demand special type approv al. Sa w c hain filing ...
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42 – English TECHNICAL D A T A EC-declaration of conf ormity (Applies to Eur ope only) Husqvarna AB , SE-561 82 Huskv ar na, Sweden, tel +46-36-146500, declares under sole responsibility that the chain saws f or forest service Husqvarna 385XP , 385XPG, 390XP and 390XPG from 2009’ s serial numbers and onwards (the year is clearly stated in plain ...
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