Husqvarna 55 Rancher Operator's Manual
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- Page 1 Operator’s manual (EPA II) 55 Rancher Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you 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...
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Page 2: Key To Symbols
KEY TO SYMBOLS Key to symbols Refuelling. WARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or incorrect use can result in Filling with oil and adjusting oil flow. serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
The Emissions Compliance Period referred to on the Emission Compliance label indicates the number of operating Husqvarna AB has a policy of continuous product hours for which the engine has been shown to meet Federal development and therefore reserves the right to modify the emissions requirements. -
Page 4: Safety Instructions
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Personal protective equipment Machine ′ ′ ′ ′ s safety equipment This section describes the machine ′ s safety equipment, its WARNING! Most chain saw accidents purpose, and how checks and maintenance should be carried out to ensure that it operates correctly. See the ”What is happen when the chain touches the what?”... - Page 5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Chain brake and front hand guard • You can also use the chain brake as a temporary brake when you change position or if you put the chain saw Your chain saw is equipped with a chain brake that is down for a short time! Apart from the fact that a chain saw designed to stop the chain immediately if you get a kickback.
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Page 6: Chain Catcher
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Vibration damping system • During felling your left hand grasps the front handle in such a way that it cannot activate the chain brake. In this Your machine is equipped with a vibration damping system position, i.e. when your left hand is in such a position that that is designed to minimize vibration and make operation it cannot affect the movement of the front hand guard, the easier. -
Page 7: Checking, Maintaining And Servicing The Machine ' S Safety Equipment
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Stop switch Checking, maintaining and servicing the machine ′ ′ ′ ′ s safety equipment Use the stop switch to switch off the engine. WARNING! All servicing and repair work on the machine requires special training. This is especially true of the machine ′... - Page 8 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Checking the inertia brake release Throttle lock Hold the chain saw over a stump or other firm object. Let go • Make sure the throttle control is locked at the idle setting of the front handle so that the bar drops towards the stump as when the throttle lock is released.
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Page 9: Cutting Equipment
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Vibration damping system Never use a muffler if the spark arrestor mesh is missing or defective. WARNING! Never use a machine with faulty Regularly check the vibration damping units for cracks or safety equipment. The machine’s safety deformation. equipment must be checked and maintained as described in this section. - Page 10 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Cutting equipment designed to minimise Some terms that describe the bar and chain kickback When the cutting equipment supplied with your saw becomes worn or damaged you must replace it with one of the bars and chains recommended by us. See the Technical data section. WARNING! Faulty cutting equipment or the wrong combination of bar and chain increases the risk of kickback! Use only the...
- Page 11 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Number of drive links. 3 File position 4 Round file diameter • Level of kickback reduction. The level of kickback reduction offered by a chain is only indicated by its model number. See the Technical data section to find the model numbers of chains that are recommended for use with your model of chain saw.
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Page 12: Tensioning The Chain
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Always file cutting teeth from the inside face. Reduce the • To adjust the raker clearance you will need a flat file and a pressure on the return stroke. File all the teeth on one side raker gauge. first, then turn the chain saw over and file the teeth on the other side. -
Page 13: Lubricating Cutting Equipment
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Raise the tip of the bar and stretch the chain by tightening Checking chain lubrication the chain tensioning screw using the combination • Check the chain lubrication each time you refuel. spanner. Tighten the chain until it does not sag from the Aim the tip of the bar at a light coloured surface about 20 underside of the bar. - Page 14 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Needle bearing lubrication The clutch drum is fitted with one of the following drive Check regularly: sprockets: • Whether there are burrs on the edges of the bar. Remove A Spur sprocket (the chain sprocket is welded on the drum) these with a file if necessary.
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Page 15: How To Avoid Kickback
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS How to avoid kickback 3 Most kickback accidents happen during limbing. Make sure you are standing firmly and that there is nothing in the way that might make you trip or lose your balance. WARNING! Kickback can happen very suddenly and violently;... -
Page 16: General Safety Precautions
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Cutting with the bottom edge of the bar, i.e. from the top Before use: of the object downwards, is known as cutting on the pull stroke. In this case the chain saw pulls itself towards the tree and the front edge of the chain saw body rests naturally on the trunk when cutting. -
Page 17: General Working Instructions
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Transport and storage • Observe your surroundings and make sure that there is no risk of people or animals coming into contact with the • Always store the chain saw and fuel so that there is no risk cutting equipment. -
Page 18: Basic Cutting Technique
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Basic cutting technique • Take great care when removing small branches and avoid cutting bushes (i.e. cutting many small branches at the same time). Small branches can be grabbed by the chain General and thrown back at you, causing serious injury. •... - Page 19 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In most cases you can avoid these problems by cutting in two Start by cutting from below (about 1/3 of the way through). stages; from the top and from the bottom. You need to support the object so that it will not trap the chain or split during cutting.
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Page 20: Tree Felling Technique
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Tree felling technique Another very important factor, which does not affect the felling direction but does affect your safety, is to make sure the tree has no damaged or dead branches that might break off and WARNING! It takes a lot of experience to fell hit you during felling. - Page 21 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The directional cuts should run 1/4 of the diameter through All control over the felling direction is lost if the felling hinge is the trunk and the angle between the top cut and bottom cut too narrow or non-existent, or if the directional cuts and felling should be 45°.
- Page 22 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Limbing Cutting trees and branches that are in tension Preparations: WARNING! Most kickback accidents happen Work out which side is in tension and where the point of during limbing! Pay close attention to the maximum tension is (i.e. where it would break if it was bent position of the kickback zone of the bar even more).
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Page 23: What Is What
WHAT IS WHAT? Husqvarna 55 XXXX XXXXXXX Husqvarna AB Huskvarna, SWEDEN What is what on the chain saw? 1 Cylinder cover 14 Chain 2 Front handle 15 Bar 3 Front hand guard 16 Spike bumper 4 Starter 17 Chain catcher (Catches chain if it jumps or breaks.) -
Page 24: Assembly
ASSEMBLY Fitting the bar and chain Tension the chain by turning the chain tensioning screw clockwise using the combination spanner. The chain should be tensioned until it does not sag from the underside of the bar. WARNING! Always wear gloves, when working with the chain, in order to protect your hands from injury. -
Page 25: Fuel Handling
Two-stroke oil • The chain lubrication system is automatic and we • For best results and performance use HUSQVARNA two- recommend the use of special oil (chain oil) with good stroke oil, which is specially formulated for our two-stroke adhesion characteristics. - Page 26 FUEL HANDLING Fuelling WARNING! Taking the following precautions, will lessen the risk of fire: Do not smoke or place hot objects near fuel. Always shut off the engine before refuelling. When refuelling, open the fuel cap slowly so that any excess pressure is released gently. Tighten the fuel cap carefully after refuelling.
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Page 27: Starting And Stopping
STARTING AND STOPPING Starting and stopping Warm engine Use the same procedure as for starting a cold engine but without setting the choke control in the choke position. The WARNING! Note the following before correct choke/start throttle setting is obtained by moving the starting: choke control to the choke position and then pushing it in again. - Page 28 STARTING AND STOPPING Stopping Stop the engine by switching off the ignition. (Move the ignition switch to stop position.) 28 – English...
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Page 29: Maintenance
Carburettor Fine adjustment When the machine has been ”run-in” the carburettor should Your Husqvarna product has been designed and be finely adjusted. The fine adjustment should be carried manufactured to specifications that reduce harmful out by a qualified person. First adjust the L-jet, then the emissions. -
Page 30: Starter
MAINTENANCE Correctly adjusted carburettor • Undo the screw in the centre of the pulley and remove the pulley. Insert and fasten a new starter cord to the pulley. When the carburettor is correctly adjusted the machine Wind approx. 3 turns of the starter cord onto the pulley. accelerates without hesitation and the machine 4-cycles a Connect the pulley to the recoil spring so that the end of little at max speed. -
Page 31: Air Filter
MAINTENANCE Spark plug • Lubricate the recoil spring with light oil. Fit the pulley and tension the recoil spring. The spark plug condition is influenced by: • Incorrect carburettor adjustment. • Wrong fuel mixture (too much oil). • A dirty air filter. These factors cause deposits on the spark plug electrodes, which may result in operating problems and starting Fitting the starter... -
Page 32: Needle Bearing Lubrication
MAINTENANCE Needle bearing lubrication ”Air Injection” centrifugal cleaning Centrifugal cleaning means the following: All air to the carburettor passes through the starter. Dirt and dust is centrifuged out by the cooling fan. The clutch drum is fitted with one of the following drive sprockets: •... -
Page 33: Daily Maintenance
MAINTENANCE Temperature -5° ° ° ° C (23° ° ° ° F) or colder: 8 Check that nuts and screws are tight. 9 Test the stop switch to be sure it shuts off the engine. Weekly maintenance If the chain saw is to be used in cold weather or powder snow conditions a special cover can be fitted to the right side of the 0,5 mm cylinder. -
Page 34: Technical Data
TECHNICAL DATA Technical data 55 Rancher Engine Cylinder volume, cu.in/cm 3,25/53,2 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,81/46 Stroke, inch/mm 1,26/32,0 Idle speed, rpm 2500 Power, kW/ rpm 2,5/9000 Ignition system Manufacture Type of ignition system Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/Champion RCJ 7Y... - Page 35 Recommended original and replacement bar and chain combinations Following is a list of recommended cutting equipment for the Husqvarna chain saw model 55 Rancher. The combinations of power head, bar and chain have been investigated in accordance with the kickback and vibration requirements of ANSI B 175.1–2000.
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Page 36: Federal Emission Control Warranty Statement
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