Contents Introduction..............2 Transportation, storage and disposal......27 Safety................4 Technical data.............. 27 Assembly..............12 Accessories..............29 Operation..............13 EC Declaration of Conformity........31 Maintenance..............18 Registered trademarks..........31 Troubleshooting............26 Introduction Intended use Product description This product is for professional tree maintenance such This product is a chainsaw model with an electric as pruning and to disassemble trees in sections.
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3. Start/stop button Noise emission to the environment 4. Warning indicator complies with applicable EC Directives. 5. Battery indicator The noise emission of the product is Technical data on page 27 specified in 6. SavE button and on the decal. 7.
This saw should only be used by persons who are specially trained in tree maintenance work. See Fail-safe transformer. operator's manual! The rating plate shows yyyywwxxxxx serial number. yyyy is the Use and keep the battery charger production year, ww is indoors only.
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• Keep children and bystanders away while moving parts. Loose clothes, jewellery or long hair operating a power tool. Distractions can cause you can be caught in moving parts. to lose control. • If devices are provided for the connection of dust extraction and collection facilities, ensure these are Electrical safety connected and properly used.
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• Use power tools only with specifically designated reduce personal injury from flying debris or battery packs. Use of any other battery packs may accidental contact with the saw chain. create a risk of injury and fire. • Do not operate a chain saw on a ladder, from a •...
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• Turn to your servicing dealer or Husqvarna if you you to resist kickback forces. Kickback forces can have questions about the operation of the product.
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• Make sure that there is no risk that persons or • The vibration level increases if you cut with cutting animals touch or influence on your control of the equipment that is incorrect or not correctly product. sharpened. Cutting hardwoods, such as broadleaf trees, causes more vibration than cutting softwoods, such as conifers.
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• If the safety devices are defective, speak to your automatically by the inertia release mechanism. Push Husqvarna servicing dealer. the front hand guard forward to engage the chain brake manually. This movement starts a spring-loaded Functions of the user interface mechanism that stops the drive sprocket.
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Pull the front hand guard rearward to disengage the A kickback can be very sudden and intense. Most chain brake. kickbacks are small and do not always engage the chain brake. If a kickback occurs when you use the product, hold tightly around the handles and do not let The front hand guard also decreases the risk to touch the saw chain if your hand lets go of the front handle.
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risk decreases. You also decrease the risk if you do • Keep the cutting teeth correctly sharpened. Obey the correct maintenance on the guide bar and saw the instructions and use the recommended file Assembly on page 12 and Maintenance chain.
Assembly To assemble the guide bar and saw 4. Steer the guide bar to its most rear position. Lift the saw chain above the drive sprocket and engage it chain in the groove on the guide bar. Start on the top edge of the guide bar.
Husqvarna Connect sure that it operates correctly and that it is not damaged. Husqvarna Connect is a free app for your mobile 3. Do a check of the keypad to make sure that it device. The Husqvarna Connect app gives extended operates correctly.
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• Use Husqvarna chain oil for maximum saw chain life and to prevent negative effects on the environment. If Husqvarna chain oil is not available, we recommend you to use a standard chain oil.
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• Will the inertia release mechanism always engage CAUTION: Make sure that the the chain brake during kickback? battery is installed correctly into the No. First, the chain brake must operate correctly. battery holder. If the battery does not Maintenance and checks of the safety Refer to move easily into the battery holder, the devices on the product on page 19 for instructions...
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To stop the product have better control of the product and the position of the kickback zone. 1. Push and hold the start/stop button until the green LED light comes off. 2. Push the battery release buttons and remove the battery from the battery holder to prevent accidental start.
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To prepare the product for operation in WARNING: Attach the safety strop the tree to 1 of the recommended connection points on the harness. Ground operator As a ground operator, do the steps that follow. WARNING: If you use only the 1.
• Make sure that you are stable on your feet and • If you must climb with the product, attach the keep a low lateral force when you cut vertical product to the rear connection point on the branches. Steer the safety line through a different harness.
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Maintenance Before Weekly Monthly Clean the external parts of the product. Make sure that the power trigger and the power trigger lockout function cor- rectly. Clean the chain brake and make sure that it operates safely. Make sure that the chain catcher is not damaged. Replace it if necessary. Turn the guide bar for more equal wear.
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2. Hold the product tight. Put your hands around the 2. Push the power trigger lockout forward (A) and handles. down (B). Hold the power trigger lockout against the handle and make sure that it goes back to its initial position when you release it. 3.
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1. Make sure that the battery charger and the power recommended by Husqvarna. This is necessary to supply cord is not damaged. Look for cracks and keep the safety functions of the product. Refer to other defects.
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• Number of teeth on bar tip sprocket (T). • Drive link width, mm/in. • Chain pitch, in. The distance between the drive links of the saw chain must align with the distance of the teeth on the bar tip sprocket and drive General information about how to sharpen the sprocket.
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It is not easy to sharpen a saw chain correctly without cutting performance you must remove filing material the correct equipment. Use Husqvarna file gauge. This from the depth gauge (B) to receive the recommended will help you to keep maximum cutting performance Accessories on page 29 for depth gauge setting.
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3. Use the flat file to remove the part of the depth 5. Make sure that you can pull the saw chain around gauge that extends through the depth gauge tool. freely by hand and that it does not hang from the guide bar.
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To examine the cutting equipment b) Do a check of the groove in the edge of the guide bar to make sure that it is clean. Clean if 1. Make sure that there are no cracks in rivets and necessary. links and that no rivets are loose.
4. Examine the groove in the guide bar for wear. 7. Turn the guide bar daily to extend its life cycle. Replace the guide bar if it is necessary. To adjust the chain oil flow 5. Examine if the guide bar tip is rough or very worn. WARNING: Stop the motor before you make adjustments to the oil pump.
• Keep the battery away from the battery charger during storage. Do not let children and other not Technical data Technical data T540i XP Motor Type BLDC (brushless) 36V Features 1036 - 005 - 29.06.2020...
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T540i XP Low energy mode savE Lubrication system Type of oil pump Adjustable Oil tank capacity, liter/cm 0.18/180 Weight Chainsaw without battery, guide bar, saw chain and empty chain oil tank, Water protection level IPX4 Noise emissions Sound power level, measured dB(A)
The part numbers are given in the table below. Using Husqvarna file gauge will give you the correct If you do not know which saw chain you have on your filing angles. We recommend you to always use a product, turn to your servicing dealer.
In addition, RISE SMP, Svensk Maskinprovning AB, Husqvarna T540i XP from 2020’s serial numbers and Box 7035, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden, has certified onwards (the year is clearly stated in plain text on the...
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Original instructions 1141157-26 2020-07-01...