Husqvarna 1150902-95 Operator's Manual

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS12 – Englishrecommended file gauge. A damaged or badlysharpened chain increases the risk of accidents.• Maintain the correct depth gauge setting! Followour instructions and use the recommended depthgauge clearance. Too large a clearance increasesthe risk of kickback.• Keep the chain properly tensioned! If the chain isslack it is more likely to jump off and lead to increasedwear on the bar, chain and drive sprocket.• Keep cutting equipment well lubricated andproperly maintained! A poorly lubricated chain ismore likely to break and lead to increased wear on thebar, chain and drive sprocket.Cutting equipment designed to reducekickbackThe only way to avoid kickback is to make sure that thekickback zone of the bar never touches anything.By using cutting equipment with ”built-in” kickbackreduction and keeping the chain sharp and well-maintained you can reduce the effects of kickback.BarThe smaller the tip radius the lower the chance ofkickback.ChainA chain is made up of a number of links, which areavailable in standard and low-kickback versions.Some terms that describe the bar and chainTo maintain the safety features of the cutting equipment,you should replace a worn or damaged bar or chain witha bar and chain combinations recommended byHusqvarna. See instructions under the heading TechnicalData for a list of replacement bar and chain combinationswe recommend.Bar• Length (inches/cm)• Number of teeth on bar tip sprocket (T).• Chain pitch (inches). The spacing between the drivelinks of the chain must match the spacing of the teethon the bar tip sprocket and drive sprocket.• Number of drive links. The number of drive links isdetermined by the length of the bar, the chain pitchand the number of teeth on the bar tip sprocket.• Bar groove width (inches/mm). The groove in the barmust match the width of the chain drive links.• Chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner. The barmust be matched to the chain saw design.Chain• Chain pitch (inches)! WARNING! Faulty cutting equipment orthe wrong combination of bar and sawchain increases the risk of kickback!Only use the bar/saw chain combinationswe recommend, and follow the filinginstructions. See instructions under theheading Technical data.IMPORTANT! No saw chain design eliminates thedanger of kickback.! WARNING! Any contact with a rotatingsaw chain can cause extremely seriousinjuries.