Jonsered CS 2255 manual

CS 2255 EP A II Please read the oper ator’ s manual carefully and make sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine . Oper ator’ s man ual[...]

2 – English KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the mac hine: W ARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or improper use can result in serious or fatal injury to the operator or others. Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and make sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine . Alwa ys wear: • Approv ed protective helmet[...]

English – 3 CONTENTS Contents KEY T O SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: .............................................. 2 Symbols in the operator’ s manual: ................................ 2 CONTENTS Contents ....................................................................... 3 INTR ODUCTION Dear customer! ....................................[...]

4 – English INTR ODUCTION Dear customer! Cong ratulations on y our choice to buy a Jonsered product! Y our purchase gives y ou access to prof essional help with repairs and ser vice whenev er this ma y be necessar y . If the retailer wh o sells your machine is not one of our authorized dealers , ask for the address of y our nearest ser vicing dea[...]

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 1 Inf or mation and warning decal 2 Decompression valv e 3 Cylinder cov er 4 Air purge 5 Star ter handle 6 Stop s witch (Ignition on/off switch.) 7 Choke control/Start throttle lock 8 Rear handle 9 Fuel tank 10 Adjuster screws carb uretor 11 Star ter 12 Chain oil tank 13 Product and seri[...]

6 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Bef ore using a new c hain saw • Please read this manual carefully . • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted and adjusted. See instructions under the heading Assembly . • Refuel and star t the chain saw . See the instructions under the headings Fuel Handling and Star ting and Stopping.[...]

English – 7 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS chain sa w usage if possible . Y our dealer , f orestr y school or your libr ar y can provide inf or mation about which training materials and courses are av ailable. Work is constantly in progress to impro ve the design and technology - improv ements that increase your saf ety and efficiency . Visit y our[...]

8 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS • The chain brak e (A) can either be activated manually (b y your left hand) or automatically b y the iner tia release mechanism. • The brak e is applied when the front hand guard (B) is pushed f orwards. • This mov ement activates a spring-loaded mechanism that tightens the brak e band (C) around the[...]

English – 9 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS so that it cannot aff ect the mov ement of the front hand guard, the chain brak e can only be activated b y the iner tia action. Will m y hand alwa ys activ ate the chain brake during a kickbac k? No . It tak es a cer tain force to mo ve the hand guard f orward. If your hand only lightly touches the front g[...]

10 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS The machine ′ s vibration damping system reduces the tr ansfer of vibration between the engine unit/cutting equipment and the machine ′ s handle unit. The body of the chain saw , including the cutting equipment, is insulated from the handles by vibr ation damping units. Cutting hardwoods (most broadlea[...]

English – 11 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS • Keep the chain pr operly tensioned! If the chain is slack it is more likely to jump off and lead to increased w ear on the bar , chain and drive sproc ket. • Keep cutting equipment well lubricated and pr operly maintained! A poorly lubricated chain is more likely to break and lead to increased wear o[...]

12 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Sharpening y our chain and adjusting depth gauge setting General information on sharpening cutting teeth • Ne ver use a b lunt chain. When the chain is blunt y ou hav e to e xert more pressure to force the bar through the wood and the chips will be very small. If the chain is v er y blunt it will produce[...]

English – 13 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Adjustment of depth gauge setting • The cutting teeth should be newly sharpened before adjusting the depth gauge setting. W e recommend that you adjust the depth gauge setting e v er y third time you shar pen the cutting teeth. NO TE! This recommendation assumes that the length of the cutting teeth is no[...]

14 – English GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Filling with chain oil • All our chain saws ha ve an automatic chain lubrication system. On some models the oil flo w is also adjustable. • The saw chain oil tank and the fuel tank are designed so that the fuel runs out before the sa w chain oil. Howe v er , this safety f eature requires that y ou use[...]

English – 15 GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Bar Check regularly: • Whether there are burrs on the edges of the bar . Remove these with a file if necessar y . • Whether the groov e in the bar has become badly worn. Replace the bar if necessar y . • Whether the tip of the bar is une ven or badly worn. If a hollow f orms on the underside of the [...]

16 – English ASSEMBL Y Fitting the bar and c hain CS 2255 Check that the chain br ake is in disengaged position b y moving the front hand guard to wards the front handle. Remov e the bar nuts and remov e the clutch cov er (chain brak e). T ake off the transportation r ing (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost positio[...]

English – 17 ASSEMBL Y Remo v e the knob and remov e the clutch cov er (chain brake). T ake off the transpor tation ring.(A) Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place the chain o ver the drive sproc ket locate it in the groov e on the bar . Begin on the top edge of the bar . Make sure that the edges of the cut[...]

18 – English FUEL HANDLING Fuel Note! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must alwa ys be run using a mixture of gasoline and two- stroke oil. It is impor tant to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mix ed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, e ven small inaccuracies can drasti[...]

English – 19 FUEL HANDLING Fueling Clean the area around the fuel cap . Clean the fuel and chain oil tanks regularly . The fuel filter must be replaced at least once a year . Contamination in the tanks causes malfunction. Make sure the fuel is w ell mixed b y shaking the container bef ore refuelling. The capacities of the chain oil tank and fuel[...]

20 – English ST AR TING AND ST OPPING Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake should be activ ated when star ting the chain saw . Activate the chain br ake by pushing the front hand guard f orwards. Ignition; choke (A): Pull out the b lue choke control to the choke position. This should automatically set the red stop s witch t[...]

English – 21 ST AR TING AND ST OPPING As the chain brak e is still activated the engine m ust retur n to idling speed as soon as possible b y disengaging the throttle latch in order to av oid unnecesser y wear on the clutch assembly . CA UTION! Do not pull the star ter cord all the wa y out and do not let go of the star ter handle when the cord i[...]

22 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain br ake works correctly and is not damaged. 2 Check that the rear right hand guard is not damaged. 3 Check that the throttle loc kout works correctly and is not damaged. 4 Check that the stop s witch works correctly and is not damaged. 5 Check that all handles are free from oil.[...]

English – 23 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES 6 Bef ore moving your chain sa w switch off the engine and lock the chain using the chain br ake. Carr y the chain saw with the bar and chain pointing backw ards. Fit a guard to the bar bef ore transpor ting the chain saw or carrying it for any distance . 7 When you put the chain sa w on the ground, lock the sa w[...]

24 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES 8 Unless the user resists this pushing f orce there is a r isk that the chain saw will mo ve so f ar backw ards that only the kickbac k zone of the bar is in contact with the tree, which can lead to a kickbac k. Cutting with the bottom edge of the bar , i.e. from the top of the object downw ards, is known as cutt[...]

English – 25 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES Limbing When limbing thic k branches you should use the same approach as f or cutting. Cut difficult branches piece b y piece. Cutting If you ha ve a pile of logs , each log you attempt to cut should be remov ed from the pile, placed on a sa w horse or r unners and cut individually . Remov e the cut pieces from [...]

26 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES T ree felling tec hnique Safe distance The saf e distance between a tree that is to be f elled and any one else working nearby is at least 2 1/2 tree lengths. Make sure that no-one else is in this ”risk zone” bef ore or during felling. Felling direction The aim is to f ell the tree in a position where you can[...]

English – 27 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES Felling F elling is done using three cuts. First y ou make the directional cuts, which consist of the top cut and the bottom cut, then y ou finish with the f elling cut. By placing these cuts correctly you can control the f elling direction very accurately . Directional cuts T o make the directional cuts you beg[...]

28 – English W ORKING TECHNIQ UES W e recommend that you use a bar that is longer than the diameter of the tree, so that y ou can make the f elling cut and directional cuts with single cutting strokes . See instructions under the heading T echnical data section to find out which lengths of bar are recommended f or your saw . There are methods f [...]

English – 29 W ORKING TECHNIQ UES How to a v oid kic kback What is kic kback? The word kic kback is used to describe the sudden reaction that causes the chain saw and bar to jump off an object when the upper quadrant of the tip of the bar , kno wn as the kickback zone , touches an object. Kickbac k alwa ys occurs in the cutting plane of the bar .[...]

30 – English MAINTENANCE General The user must only carry out the maintenance and ser vice work described in this manual. More e xtensive work must be carried out by an authorised ser vice workshop . Carb uretor adjustment Due to e xisting environmental and emissions legislation y our chain saw is equipped with mo vement limiters on the carbureto[...]

English – 31 MAINTENANCE Correctly adjusted carb uretor When the carb uretor is correctly adjusted the machine accelerates without hesitation and the machine 4-cycles a little at max. speed. It is also impor tant that the chain does not rotate at idle. If the L-jet is set too lean it may cause star ting difficulties and poor acceleration. If the[...]

32 – English MAINTENANCE Thr ottle lock out • Make sure the throttle control is loc ked at the idle setting when the throttle lock out is released. • Press the throttle lock out and make sure it returns to its original position when you release it. • Check that the throttle control and throttle loc kout mo ve freely and that the return spr [...]

English – 33 MAINTENANCE Muffler Ne ver use a machine that has a f aulty muffler . Regularly check that the muffler is securely attached to the machine. Some mufflers are equipped with a special spark arrestor screen. If y our machine has this type of muffler , you should clean the screen at least once a week. This is best done with a wire b[...]

34 – English MAINTENANCE T ensioning the recoil spring • Hook the star ter cord in the notch in the pulley and turn the star ter pulley about 2 turns clockwise . Note! Check that the pulle y can be tur ned an additional 1/ 2 turn when the star ter cord is pulled all the way out. Changing a br oken recoil spring • Lift up the star ter pulley .[...]

English – 35 MAINTENANCE Spark plug The spark plug condition is influenced by: • Incorrect carburetor adjustment. • An incorrect fuel mixture (too much or incorrect type of oil). • A dir ty air filter . These f actors cause deposits on the spar k plug electrodes, which ma y result in operating problems and starting difficulties. If the m[...]

36 – English MAINTENANCE ”T urbo Air Cleaning” centrifugal c leaning Centrifugal cleaning means the follo wing: All air to the carburetor passes through the starter . Dir t and dust is pushed out by the cooling f an. IMPOR T ANT! In order to maintain operation of the centrifugal cleaning system it must be regularly maintained. Clean the air i[...]

English – 37 MAINTENANCE Maintenance sc hedule The f ollowing is a list of the maintenance that must be perf or med on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. Daily maintenance W eekly maintenance Monthly maintenance Clean the outside of the machine . On chain saws without a catalytic conv er ter , check the cooli[...]

38 – English TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data CS 2255 Engine Cylinder displacement, cu.in/cm 3 3,38/55,5 Cylinder bore, inch/mm 1,85/47 Stroke , inch/mm 1,26/32,0 Idle speed, r pm 2700 P ower , kW/hp @ r pm 2,6/3,5 @ 9000 Ignition system Manuf acturer of ignition system SEM T ype of ignition system CD Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/ Champion RCJ 7Y Elec[...]

English – 39 TECHNICAL D A T A Recommended original and replacement bar and c hain combinations F ollowing is a list of recommended cutting equipment f or the Jonsered chain saw model CS 2255. The combinations of power head, bar and chain hav e been tested and found to be in accordance with the kickbac k and vibration requirements of ANSI B 175.1[...]

40 – English FEDERAL EMISSION CONTR OL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS The EP A (The US Environmental Protection Agency), Environment Canada and Husqv ar na Forest & Garden are pleased to e xplain the emissions control system warranty on your 2001 and later small nonroad engine . In U.S . and Canada, new small no[...]

English – 41 AMERICAN ST AND ARD SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Safety precautions f or chain saw users (ANSI B 175.1-2000 Anne x C) Kic kback safety precautions With a basic understanding of kic kback, you can reduce or eliminate the element of sur prise. Sudden sur prise contributes to accidents. K eep a good fir m grip on the saw with both hands , the r[...]

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