Husqvarna MADSAW Owner Manual - Page 16

Maintenance

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• Use the stop at the base of the cutting head to provide support during cutting. This will help prevent the cutting attachment from bouncing on the branch. • Make an initial cut on the underside of the branch before cutting through the branch. This will prevent tearing of the bark, which could lead to slow healing and cause permanent damage to the tree. The cut should not be deeper than ⅓ of the branch thickness to prevent jamming. Keep the chain running while you withdraw the cutting attachment from the branch to prevent it jamming. Maintenance Introduction Below you will find some general maintenance instructions. If you need further information please contact your service workshop. Maintenance schedule The following is a list of the maintenance steps that must be performed on the product. Most of the items are described later in this chapter. Note: The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work described in this operator's manual. More extensive work must be carried out by an authorized service workshop. Maintenance Daily Clean the external surface. X Make sure that the throttle trigger lock and the throttle works correctly. X Do a check of the stop switch to make sure that it works correctly. X Make sure that the saw chain does not rotate at idle speed. X Clean the air filter. Replace if necessary. X Check the saw chain with regard to visible cracks in the rivets and links, whether the saw chain is stiff or whether the rivets and links are abnormally X worn. Clean the area under the protective cover. X Make sure that the screws and nuts are tight. X Examine the engine, the fuel tank and the fuel lines for leaks. X Clean the cooling system. Examine the starter and the starter rope for damages. Examine the vibration damping elements for damages and cracks. Weekly (30 hours) Monthly X X X 16 1480 - 009 - 26.01.2022

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Use the stop at the base of the cutting head
to provide support during cutting. This will help
prevent the cutting attachment from bouncing on
the branch.
Make an initial cut on the underside of the
branch before cutting through the branch. This
will prevent tearing of the bark, which could lead
to slow healing and cause permanent damage
to the tree. The cut should not be deeper than
⅓ of the branch thickness to prevent jamming.
Keep the chain running while you withdraw the
cutting attachment from the branch to prevent it
jamming.
Maintenance
Introduction
Below you will find some general maintenance
instructions. If you need further information please
contact your service workshop.
Maintenance schedule
The following is a list of the maintenance steps that
must be performed on the product. Most of the items
are described later in this chapter.
Note:
The user must only carry out the
maintenance and service work described in this
operator's manual. More extensive work must be
carried out by an authorized service workshop.
Maintenance
Daily
Weekly
(30
hours)
Monthly
Clean the external surface.
X
Make sure that the throttle trigger lock and the throttle works correctly.
X
Do a check of the stop switch to make sure that it works correctly.
X
Make sure that the saw chain does not rotate at idle speed.
X
Clean the air filter. Replace if necessary.
X
Check the saw chain with regard to visible cracks in the rivets and links,
whether the saw chain is stiff or whether the rivets and links are abnormally
worn.
X
Clean the area under the protective cover.
X
Make sure that the screws and nuts are tight.
X
Examine the engine, the fuel tank and the fuel lines for leaks.
X
Clean the cooling system.
X
Examine the starter and the starter rope for damages.
X
Examine the vibration damping elements for damages and cracks.
X
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