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Husqvarna 372 XP W X-TORQ Operator's Manual

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Please read the operator's manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine.

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  • Page 1 Operator’s manual 372XP X-Torq X-Torq 372XPG X-Torq 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 Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine.

  • Page 2: Key To Symbols

    KEY TO SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: Symbols in the operator’s manual: WARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or improper use Switch off the engine by moving the stop can result in serious or fatal injury to the switch to the STOP position before operator or others.
  • Page 3 KEY TO SYMBOLS You will find the following labels on your chain saw: EPA III The Emissions Compliance Period referred to on the Emission Compliance label indicates the number of operating hours for which the engine has been shown to meet Federal emissions requirements.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Contents FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT KEY TO SYMBOLS Y OUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND Symbols on the machine: ........2 OBLIGATIONS ............. 40 Symbols in the operator’s manual: ......2 AMERICAN ST ANDARD SAFETY CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS Contents ............... 4 Saf ety precautions for chain saw users ....

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Dear customer! Congratulations on your choice to buy 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 Huskvarna River, for production of muskets.

  • Page 6: What Is What

    WHAT IS WHAT? What is what on the chain saw? Cylinder cover 16 Bumper spike Front handle 17 Chain catcher Chain brake and front hand guard 18 Clutch cover Starter 19 Right hand guard Chain oil tank 20 Throttle control Starter handle 21 Throttle lockout Adjuster screws carburetor...

  • Page 7: General Safety Precautions

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using a new chain saw Important • Please read this manual carefully. IMPORTANT! • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted This chain saw for forest service is designed for forest and adjusted. See instructions under the heading work such as felling, delimbing and cutting.

  • Page 8: Personal Protective Equipment

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS provide information about which training materials and Generally clothes should be close-fitting without courses are available. restricting your freedom of movement. IMPORTANT! Sparks can come from the muffler, the bar and chain or other sources. Always have fire extinguishing tools available if you should need them.
  • Page 9 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • The brake is applied when the front hand guard (B) is chain brake. If this happens you should hold the chain pushed forwards. saw firmly and not let go. • The way the chain brake is activated, either manually •...
  • Page 10 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Will my hand always activate the chain Chain catcher brake during a kickback? The chain catcher is designed to catch the chain if it snaps or jumps off. This should not happen if the chain is No. It takes a certain force to move the hand guard properly tensioned (see instructions under the heading forward.

  • Page 11: Cutting Equipment

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Stop switch General rules Use the stop switch to switch off the engine. • Only use cutting equipment recommended by us! See instructions under the heading Technical data. • Keep the chain’s cutting teeth properly sharpened! Follow our instructions and use the recommended file gauge.

  • Page 12: Sharpening Your Chain And Adjusting Depth Gauge Setting

    To maintain the safety features of the cutting equipment, you should replace a worn or damaged bar or chain with a bar and chain combinations recommended by Husqvarna. See instructions under the heading Technical Data for a list of replacement bar and chain combinations we recommend.
  • Page 13 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Round file diameter • File all the teeth to the same length. When the length of the cutting teeth is reduced to 5/32 inch (4 mm) the chain is worn out and should be replaced. min 4 mm (5/32") It is very difficult to sharpen a chain correctly without the right equipment.

  • Page 14: Tensioning The Chain

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Place the depth gauge tool over the chain. Detailed • Use the combination spanner to tighten the bar nuts information regarding the use of the depth gauge tool, while lifting the tip of the bar at the same time. Check will be found on the package for the depth gauge tool.
  • Page 15 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Checking chain lubrication Chain drive sprocket • Check the chain lubrication each time you refuel. See instructions under the heading Lubricating the bar tip sprocket. Aim the tip of the bar at a light coloured surface about The clutch drum is fitted with one of the following drive 20 cm (8 inches) away.
  • Page 16 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WARNING! Most chain saw accidents happen when the chain touches the operator. Wear personal protective equipment. See Check regularly: instructions under the heading ”Personal protective equipment”. • Whether there are burrs on the edges of the bar. Remove these with a file if necessary.

  • Page 17: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY Fitting the bar and chain Tension the chain by turning the chain tensioning screw clockwise using the combination spanner. See instructions under the heading Tensioning the chain. WARNING! Always wear gloves, when working with the chain. Check that the chain brake is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard towards the front handle.

  • Page 18: Fuel Handling

    Environment fuel HUSQVARNA recommends the use of alkylate fuel or environmental fuel for four-stroke engines blended with two-stroke oil as set out below. Note that carburetor adjustment may be necessary when changing the type of fuel (see instructions under the heading Carburetor).

  • Page 19: Fueling

    FUEL HANDLING Fueling • Never start the machine: If you have spilled fuel or chain oil on the machine. Wipe off the spillage and allow remaining fuel to evaporate. If you have spilled fuel on yourself or your clothes, change your clothes. Wash any part of your body that WARNING! Taking the following has come in contact with fuel.

  • Page 20: Starting And Stopping

    STARTING AND STOPPING Starting and stopping Warm engine Use the same procedure as for starting a cold engine but WARNING! Note the following before without setting the choke control in the choke position. starting: The correct choke/start throttle setting is obtained by moving the choke control to the choke position and then pushing it in again.
  • Page 21 STARTING AND STOPPING • Never start a chain saw unless the bar, chain and all covers are fitted correctly. See instructions under the heading Assembly. Without a bar and chain attached to the chain saw the clutch can come loose and cause serious injury.

  • Page 22: Working Techniques

    WORKING TECHNIQUES Before use: • To make sure that none of the above might come within reach of your saw or be injured by falling trees. CAUTION! Follow the instructions above, but do not use a chain saw in a situation where you cannot call for help in case of an accident.
  • Page 23 WORKING TECHNIQUES effect of kickback and lets you keep the chain saw In order to keep control of your saw, always maintain under control. Do not let go of the handles! a firm foothold. Never work on a ladder, in a tree or on any other insecure support.

  • Page 24: Basic Cutting Technique

    WORKING TECHNIQUES Follow the instructions on sharpening and maintaining Is there a risk of kickback? your bar and chain. When you replace the bar and chain use only combinations that are recommended by us. See instructions under the headings Cutting equipment and Technical data.

  • Page 25: Tree Felling Technique

    WORKING TECHNIQUES inadvertently getting a kickback, as well as increasing the Start by cutting from above (about 1/3 of the way through). risk of losing your balance while working. Finish by cutting from below so that the two cuts meet. Tree felling technique The log is lying on the ground.
  • Page 26 WORKING TECHNIQUES The main point to avoid is letting the tree fall onto another Directional cuts tree. It is very dangerous to remove a trapped tree and To make the directional cut you begin with the top cut. Aim there is high accident risk. See instructions under the using to the saw’s felling direction mark (1) toward a goal heading Freeing a tree that has fallen badly.

  • Page 27: Freeing A Tree That Has Fallen Badly

    WORKING TECHNIQUES The felling hinge controls the direction that the tree falls in. Freeing a tree that has fallen badly Freeing a ”trapped tree” It is very dangerous to remove a trapped tree and there is high accident risk. Never try to fell the tree that is trapped. Never work in the risk zone of the hanging trapped tree.

  • Page 28: How To Avoid Kickback

    WORKING TECHNIQUES Continue to cut deeper until tree/limb bends and tension Kickback only occurs if the kickback zone of the bar is released. touches an object. Cut tree/limb from outside the bend, after tension has been released. Limbing How to avoid kickback WARNING! A majority of kickback accidents occur during limbing.

  • Page 29: Maintenance

    First adjust the L- jet, then the idling screw T and then the H-jet. Conditions Your Husqvarna product has been designed and • Before any adjustments are made the air filter should manufactured to specifications that reduce harmful be clean and the cylinder cover fitted.

  • Page 30: Checking, Maintaining And Servicing Chain Saw Safety Equipment

    MAINTENANCE High speed jet H Checking, maintaining and servicing chain saw safety At the factory the engine is adjusted at sea level. When working at a high altitude or in different equipment weather conditions, temperatures and atmospheric humidity, it may be necessary to make minor adjustments to the high speed jet.
  • Page 31 MAINTENANCE Checking the inertia brake release Apply full throttle and activate the chain brake by tilting your left wrist forward onto the front hand guard. Do not let go of the front handle. The chain should stop immediately. With the engine turned off, hold the chain saw over a stump or other firm object.

  • Page 32: Muffler

    MAINTENANCE Chain catcher Stop switch Check that the chain catcher is not damaged and is firmly Start the engine and make sure the engine stops when attached to the body of the chain saw. you move the stop switch to the stop setting. Right hand guard Muffler Check that the right hand guard is not damaged and that...

  • Page 33: Starter

    MAINTENANCE use a muffler if the spark arrestor screen is missing • Pull out the cord approx. 30 cm (12 inches) and hook or defective. it into the notch in the rim of the pulley. Release the recoil spring by letting the pulley rotate slowly backwards.

  • Page 34: Air Filter

    A damaged air filter pulley and tension the recoil spring. must always be replaced. A HUSQVARNA chain saw can be equipped with different types of air filters according to working conditions, weather, season, etc. Contact your dealer for advice.

  • Page 35: Lubricating The Bar Tip Sprocket

    4 turns from the closed position. centrifugal cleaning system it must be regularly These recommendations apply to Husqvarna’s chain oil, maintained. Clean the air intake to the starter, the fins on for other chain oils increase the oil flow by one step.

  • Page 36: Winter Use

    MAINTENANCE Winter use Electrical carburetor heating (372 XPG) Running problems can occur when using the machine in the cold and snowy conditions caused by: On models with the designation CARBURETOR HEATING there is an electrically heated carburetor. • Too low engine temperature. Electrically powered heating prevents ice formation in the •...

  • Page 37: Maintenance Schedule

    MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The following 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 Weekly maintenance Monthly maintenance Check the brake band on the chain On chain saws without a catalytic brake for wear.

  • Page 38: Technical Data

    TECHNICAL DATA Technical data 365 X-Torq 372XP X-Torq 372XPG X-Torq Motor Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 4,31/70,7 4,31/70,7 4,31/70,7 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,97/50 1,97/50 1,97/50 Stroke, inch/mm 1,42/36 1,42/36 1,42/36 Idle speed, rpm 2700 2700 2700 Power, kW/hp @ rpm 3,6/4,9 @ 10 200 4,1/5,6 @ 10 200 4,1/5,6 @ 10 200 Ignition system...

  • Page 39: Saw Chain Filing And File Gauges

    Recommended original and replacement bar and chain combinations These Husqvarna chain saw models are in the ANSI category of saws above 3,8 cu. in. and are not required to comply with low kickback performance requirements. However, for these models we recommend the following cutting equipment.

  • Page 40: Federal Emission Control Warranty Statementy Our Warranty Rights And Obligations

    Husqvarna Forest & Garden must charge to the owner at an approved Husqvarna Forest & warrant the emission control system on your small Garden servicing dealer. If you have any questions...
  • Page 41 FEDERAL EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF EMISSION-RELATED PARTS Any Husqvarna Forest & Garden approved replacement part used in the performance of any warranty maintenance or repairs on emission-related parts, will be provided without charge to the owner if the part is under warranty.

  • Page 42: American Standard Safety Precautions

    AMERICAN STANDARD SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Safety precautions for chain saw Other safety precautions users WARNING! Do not operate a chain saw with one hand! Serious injury to the (ANSI B175.1-2000 Annex C) operator, helpers, bystanders or any Kickback safety precautions combination of these persons may result from one-handed operation.
  • Page 44 Original instructions 1152677-95 ´®z+Tco¶5G¨ ´®z+Tco¶5G¨ 2010-05-20...

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