Husqvarna 140R - Manual (Page 6)

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Put on the harness.
Make a first adjustment of the harness by adjusting the hip guard.
This shall be approx. 15 cm below the operator’s hipbone. Now
the clearing saw may be mounted into the harness and adjusted to
ensure the best balance.
Usually the harness “plates” on the back and the chest should be
on equal level.
Hang the clearing saw up by lifting it with both hands and fit the
suspension eye of the clearing saw to the harness hook. Slightly
turn the clearing saw acc. to illustration.
Make a final adjustment of the harness so that the pressure is
even on both shoulders. The blade of the clearing saw, that is now
hanging freely, should be exactly in front of you if you stand
squarely on your feet.
Adjust suspension height according to the nature of the job.
Generous height is required if the terrain is stony and bumpy or
when clearing after clear-cutting.
Low height is preferred on even terrain with no stones or if parti­
cularly low stubheight is required.
Adjustment of saw balance is carried out by moving the eye on
the drive shaft tube.
- Fuel tank should be half-full.
- Stand on level ground.
- Let the saw hang in the harness letting go of the handles.
The blade should then hang approx. 0.4 metres above the ground.
The saw is easily removed with your right hand only. Press down
the lock with your thumb and keep it pressed down when lifting
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. Operators of a clearing saw must make themselves familiar with its operation and maintenance.
2. Make sure that the retaining nut of the blade is well tightened.
3. Check a few times a day that cracks have not developed in the blade.
4. The blade must be kept well ranged, set and sharpened. In ranging with the blade mounted on the saw, the blade must not be driven by
the engine.
5. Only use blades intended for clearing saws.
6. If the saw has a centrifugal clutch, make sure that the clutch and idling speed are correctly adjusted. If the clutch does not disengage at
low speeds (for idling) the saw must not be used.
7. The saw must not be used without the blade guard.
8. Cleaning, adjustment of the blade guard or other work near the blade must not be carried out with the engine running.
9. When sawing it is the duty of the operator to ensure that nobody comes closer to him than 5 yards.
10. Never carry the saw with the blade unprotected.
11. Never add fuel or adjust the engine fuel system close to an openflameorwhilesmoking.Fuelmustnotbeaddedwiththeenginerunning.
12. To prevent spilt fuel from being ignited by sparks from the exhaust system the saw should be moved a few yards before it is started after
fueling.
13. Do not store engine fuel or a saw in living quarters or in any way that could involve afire hazard. Do not use glass or plastic vessels to
store fuel. Remember that emptied fuel containers contain an explosive gas mixture.
14. Do not run the engine indoors. The exhaust gases are poisonous!