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Operator′′ ′′s manual English
CS 2188
Please read the operator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine.
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KEY TO SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: Symbols in the operator’s WARNING! Chain saws can be manual: dangerous! Careless or incorrect use Switch off the engine by moving the can result in serious or fatal injury to the stop switch to the STOP position before operator or others. carrying out any checks or Please read the operator’s manual maintenance. carefully and make sure you Always wear approved protective understand the instructions before gloves. using the mac
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CONTENTS Contents KEY TO SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: ..................................... 2 Symbols in the operator’s manual: ....................... 2 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION Dear Customer, .................................................... 4 WHAT IS WHAT? What is what on the chain saw? ........................... 5 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using a new chain
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INTRODUCTION Dear Customer, Congratulations on your choice to buy a Jonsered product! We are convinced that you will appreciate with great satisfaction the quality and performance of our product for a very long time to come. The purchase of one of our products gives you access to professional help with repairs and service whenever this may be necessary. If the retailer who sells your machine is not one of our authorised dealers, ask for the address of your nearest service work
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WHAT IS WHAT? 29 7 8 Jonsered CS 2188 Jonsered AB Huskvarna, SWEDEN 27 5 9 4 2 1 6 3 22 11 10 7 23 12 25 21 26 20 20 19 24 16 15 14 18 28 17 What is what on the chain saw? 1 Cylinder cover 16 Spike bumper 2 Front handle 17 Chain catcher 3 Front hand guard 18 Clutch cover 4 Starter 19 Rear handle with right hand guard 5 Chain oil tank 20 Throttle control 6 Starter handle 21 Throttle lockout 7 Adjuster screws carburettor 22 Decompression valve 8 Choke control/Start throttle lock 23 C
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using a new chain saw Important • Please read this manual carefully. IMPORTANT! • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted and This chain saw for forest service is designed for forest adjusted. See instructions under the heading work such as felling, delimbing and cutting. Assembly. You should only use the saw with the bar and chain • Refuel and start the chain saw. See the instructions combinations we recommend in t
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS possible. Your dealer, forestry school or your library can • Fire Extinguisher and Shovel provide information about which training materials and courses are available. Generally clothes should be close-fitting without 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. Help prevent forest fires. Machi
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • The chain brake (A) can either be activated manually • To release the chain brake pull the front hand guard (by your left hand) or automatically by the inertia backwards, towards the front handle. release mechanism. • The brake is applied when the front hand guard (B) is pushed forwards. • Kickback can be very sudden and violent. Most kickbacks are minor and do not always activate the • This movement activates a spring-loaded mechanism chain brake. If this hap
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS of the front hand guard, the chain brake can only be Throttle lockout activated by the inertia action. The throttle lockout is designed to prevent accidental operation of the throttle control. When you press the lock (A) (i.e. when you grasp the handle) it releases the throttle control (B). When you release the handle the throttle control and the throttle lockout both move back to their original positions. This arrangement means that the throttle control is au
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS chain saw, including the cutting equipment, is insulated requiring among other things the muffler must be from the handles by vibration damping units. equipped with an approved type of spark arrestor mesh. Cutting hardwoods (most broadleaf trees) creates more vibration than cutting softwoods (most conifers). Cutting with cutting equipment that is blunt or faulty (wrong type or badly sharpened) will increase the vibration level. CAUTION! The muffler gets very hot duri
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS gauge clearance. Too large a clearance increases a bar and chain combinations recommended by the risk of kickback. Jonsered. See instructions under the heading Technical Data for a list of replacement bar and chain combinations we recommend. Bar • Length (inches/cm) • Keep the chain properly tensioned! If the chain is slack it is more likely to jump off and lead to increased wear on the bar, chain and drive sprocket. • Number of teeth on bar tip sprocket (T). • K
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Drive link width (mm/inches) 2 Cutting angle 3 File position • Number of drive links. 4 Round file diameter Sharpening your chain and adjusting It is very difficult to sharpen a chain correctly without the depth gauge setting right equipment. We recommend that you use our file gauge. This will help you obtain the maximum kickback General information on sharpening cutting teeth reduction and cutting performance from your chain. • Never use a blunt chain. When the cha
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Always file cutting teeth from the inside face. Reduce acheive the correct depth gauge setting and bevel for the pressure on the return stroke. File all the teeth on the depth gauge. one side first, then turn the chain saw over and file the teeth on the other side. • Place the depth gauge tool over the chain. Detailed information regarding the use of the depth gauge tool, will be found on the package for the depth gauge tool. Use the flat file to file off the tip of t
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Raise the tip of the bar and stretch the chain by Filling with chain oil tightening the chain tensioning screw using the • All our chain saws have an automatic chain lubrication combination spanner. Tighten the chain until it does system. On some models the oil flow is also not sag from the underside of the bar. adjustable. • Use the combination spanner to tighten the bar nuts while lifting the tip of the bar at the same time. Check that you can pull the chain r
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Check that the groove in the edge of the bar is clean. week). CAUTION! Use a high-quality bearing grease or Clean if necessary. engine oil. Checking wear on cutting equipment • Check that the bar tip sprocket turns freely and that the lubricating hole in the tip sprocket is not blocked. Clean and lubricate if necessary. Check the chain daily for: If the chain lubrication system is still not working after • Visible cracks in rivets and links. carrying out the abov
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GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Whether the tip of the bar is uneven or badly worn. If a hollow forms on the underside of the bar tip this is due to running with a slack chain. • To prolong the life of the bar you should turn it over daily. WARNING! Most chain saw accidents happen when the chain touches the ! operator. Wear personal protective equipment. See instructions under the heading ”Personal protective equipment”. Do not tackle any job that you feel you are not adequately trained for
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ASSEMBLY correctly located in the groove in the bar. Tighten the bar Fitting the bar and chain nuts finger tight. WARNING! Always wear gloves, when working with the chain. ! Check that the chain brake is in disengaged position by Tension the chain by turning the chain tensioning screw moving the front hand guard towards the front handle. clockwise using the combination spanner. The chain should be tensioned until it does not sag from the underside of the bar. Remove the bar nuts and remove
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FUEL HANDLING Fuel Petrol, litre Two-stroke oil, litre Note! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine 2% (1:50) 3% (1:33) and must always been run using a mixture of petrol and 5 0,10 0,15 two-stroke oil. It is important to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct 10 0,20 0,30 mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, 15 0,30 0,45 even small inaccuracies can drastically affect the ratio of the mixture. 20 0,40 0,60 Mixing WARNING! Al
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FUEL HANDLING • In temperatures below 0°C (32°F) some oils become • Move the machine at least 3 m from the refuelling too viscous. This can overload the oil pump and result point before starting it. in damage to the oil pump components. • Contact your service agent when choosing chain oil. Fuelling • Never start the machine: 1 If you have spilt fuel or chain oil on the machine. Wipe WARNING! Taking the following off the spillage and allow remaining fuel to evaporate. precautions, will lessen
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STARTING AND STOPPING the machine has started the valve will automatically return Starting and stopping to its original setting. WARNING! Note the following before starting: ! The chain brake must be engaged when the chain saw is started to reduce the chance of contact with the moving chain during starting. Never start a chain saw unless the bar, chain and all covers are fitted correctly. Warm engine Otherwise the clutch can come loose and Use the same procedure as for starting a cold engi
