Fitting The Blade - Husqvarna FS7000 DL Operator's Manual

• Push the Speed control lever forward for forward saw
movement, or to the rear for reverse saw movement.
The further you push the lever the faster the speed. For
more information, see the "Technical data" section.
WARNING! Do not open or close the
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Transmission bypass valve while engine is
running.
Do not open the Transmission bypass valve
to neutral while the saw is parked on a grade
(or hill). The operator will lose control and
injury or damage could occur.
Adjust the resistance on the Speed control lever with the nut
on the side of the lever.

Fitting the blade

Prior to fitting the blade, read and understand section
"Engine-Blade shaft-Gearbox speed adjustment".
NOTICE! Check the blade's direction of rotation. The arrow
on the blade and the blade guard indicates the direction of
rotation.
1 Transport the machine to within the cutting area and
check your surroundings according to the information
found under the heading Cutting area safety.
2 Set Engine start switch to ignition on position.
3 Raise the saw to a high position using the Raise/lower
switch on the Speed control lever.
4 Set the Engine start switch to STOP position.
5 Press the Machine stop on the control panel.
OPERATING
6 Turn off the Water valve.
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• Loosen the blade guard front bolt and lift the blade guard
latch.
• Raise blade guard front and use spring hook to lock it in
upright position.
WARNING! Check that the blade, blade
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flanges and blade flange arbor are
undamaged. Clean the contact surfaces of
the blade and the blade flanges. Make sure
the blade and the flanges are clean and free
of dirt and debris before mounting the blade
on the machine.
The blade shaft bolt on the right hand side of
the saw has left hand threads and the blade
shaft bolt on the left hand side of the saw
has right hand threads. Replace the blade
shaft bolt and plain washer when worn or
damaged.
1 Loosen blade shaft bolt which is used to clamp the blade
between the inner and outer flange.
2 Remove outer flange and plain washer.
3 Fit diamond blade to outer flange arbor.
4 Install outer flange with blade pre-installed into the inner
flange making sure that the safety pins passes through
the diamond blade and into the inner flange.
Always use plain washer with blade shaft bolt.
Rotate the blade in the opposite direction of blade rotation
to remove backlash.
5 Tighten the blade shaft bolt firmly with the supplied
wrench.
On 60"/1500mm blade, loose and tighten the flange as
described above, in addition tighten the 6 bolts firmly that
holds the flange.
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