Husqvarna CS 2156C manual

English CS 2156, CS 2156C CS 2156CWH CS 2159, CS 2159W CS 2159WH CS 2159C CS 2159CWH Operator ′ s manual Please read the operator’ s manual carefully and make sure y ou understand the instructions before using the machine.[...]

KEY T O SYMBOLS 2 – English Symbols on the machine: W ARNING! Chain saws can be dangerous! Careless or incorrect 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 [...]

CONTENTS English – 3 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 WHA T [...]

4 – English INTR ODUCTION Dear Customer , Cong ratulations on your choice to b uy a Jonsered product! We are con vinced that you will appreciate with great satisf action the quality and perf or mance of our product f or a very long time to come . The purchase of one of our products giv es you access to prof essional help with repairs and service [...]

English – 5 WHA T IS WHA T? What is what on the c hain saw? 1 Cylinder cov er 2 F ront handle 3 Chain brake and front hand guard 4 Star ter 5 Chain oil tank 6 Star ter handle 7 Adjuster screws carb urettor 8 Choke control/Start throttle lock 9 Rear handle 10 Stop switch (Ignition on/off s witch.) 11 Fuel tank 12 Muffler 13 Bar tip sprock et 14 C[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 6 – English 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.[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 7 pro vide information about which training materials and courses are a v ailable. Work is constantly in progress to impro ve the design and technology - impro v ements that increase your saf ety and efficiency . Visit your dealer regularly to see whether you can benefit from new f eatures that hav e been i[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 8 – English • The brake is applied when the front hand guard (B) is pushed forw ards. • This mov ement activates a spring-loaded mechanism that tightens the brake band (C) around the engine drive system (D) (clutch drum). • The front hand guard is not designed solely to activate the chain br ake . Another impor t[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 9 of the front hand guard, the chain brake can only be activated b y the iner tia action. Will m y hand alwa ys activate the chain brake during a kickbac k? No . It takes a certain force to mov e the hand guard forw ard. If your hand only lightly touches the front guard or slips ov er it, the f orce may not b[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 10 – English chain saw , including the cutting equipment, is insulated from the handles by vibration damping units . Cutting hardwoods (most broadleaf trees) creates more vibr ation than cutting softwoods (most conif ers). Cutting with cutting equipment that is blunt or f aulty (wrong type or badly sharpened) will incr[...]

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

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

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 13 General advice on adjusting depth gauge setting • When you sharpen the cutting tooth (A) the depth gauge setting (C) will decrease. T o maintain optimal cutting performance the depth gauge (B) has to be filed down to achie v e the recommended depth gauge setting. See instructions under the heading T ech[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS 14 – English Lubricating cutting equipment Chain oil Chain oil must demonstrate good adhesion to the chain and also maintain its flow characteristics regardless of whether it is warm summer or cold winter weather . As a chain saw manuf acturer we ha ve de veloped an optimal chain oil which, with its v egetab le oil ba[...]

GENERAL SAFETY PRECA UTIONS English – 15 Regular ly check the degree of wear on the drive sproc ket. Replace if wear is e xcessive. Replace the dr ive sproc ket whenev er you replace the chain. Needle bearing lubrication Both v ersions of sproc kets hav e a needle bearing on the drive shaft, which has to be greased regularly (once a week). CA UTI[...]

ASSEMBL Y 16 – English Fitting the bar and chain Check that the chain brak e is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard tow ards the front handle. Remov e the bar nuts and remo v e the clutch cov er (chain br ake). T ake off the transportation r ing (A). Fit the bar ov er the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place [...]

FUEL HANDLING English – 17 Fuel Note! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must alwa ys be run using a mixture of petrol and two- stroke oil. It is important to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing small amounts of fuel, ev en small inaccuracies can drasticall[...]

FUEL HANDLING 18 – English Fuelling 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 before refuelling. The capacities of the chain oil tank and fuel [...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING English – 19 Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake must be engaged when the chain saw is started. Activate the brak e by moving the front hand guard forw ards. Ignition; choke: Set the choke control in the chok e position. This should automatically set the stop s witch to the star t position. Start t[...]

ST AR TING AND ST OPPING 20 – English Push in the choke control as soon as the engine fires and keep pulling until the engine starts. When the engine star ts, quic kly apply full throttle; the throttle star t lock will automatically disengage. As the chain brake is still engaged the speed of the engine m ust be set to idling as soon as possible [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 21 Bef ore use: 1 Check that the chain brak e w orks 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.[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 22 – English Fit a guard to the bar before tr anspor 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 chain using the chain brak e and ensure you ha ve a constant view of the machine. Switch the engine off before lea ving your chain sa w for any length of time . Ge[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 23 the saw chain is jamming, the sa w may be pushed back at y ou. 8 Unless the user resists this pushing force there is a r isk that the chain saw will mov e so far bac kwards that only the kickbac k zone of the bar is in contact with the tree, which will lead to a kickbac k. Cutting with the bottom edge of the bar ,[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 24 – English Limbing When limbing thick branches y ou should use the same approach as for cutting. Cut difficult branches piece by piece . Cutting If you ha ve a pile of logs, each log y ou attempt to cut should be remov ed from the pile, placed on a saw horse or runners and cut individually . Remov e the cut pieces from the [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 25 Felling direction The aim is to fell the tree in a position where y ou can limb and cross-cut the log as easily as possible. Y ou want it to fall in a location where y ou can stand and mov e about safely . Once you ha ve decided which wa y you want the tree to f all y ou must judge which w ay the tree would f all [...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 26 – English Ne xt mak e the bottom cut so that it finishes e xactly at the end of the top cut. The directional cuts should run 1/4 of the diameter through the trunk and the angle between the top cut and bottom cut should be 45 ° . The line where the two cuts meet is called the directional cut line . This line should be perf[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES English – 27 Freeing a tree that has fallen badl y Freeing a ”trapped tree” It is very dangerous to remove a tr apped tree and there is high accident risk. Nev er try to fell the tree that is trapped. Nev er work in the risk zone of the hanging trapped tree. The safest method is to use a winch. • T ractor-mounted • P o[...]

W ORKING TECHNIQUES 28 – English Ho w to a v oid kickbac k What is kic kback? The word kickbac k 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 , known as the kickbac k zone, touches an object. Kickbac k always occurs in the cutting plane of the bar . N[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 29 General The user must only carry out the maintenance and service work descr ibed in this manual. Carburettor adjustment Due to existing en vironmental and emissions legislation your chain sa w is equipped with movement limiters on the carburettor adjuster scre ws. These limit the adjustment possibilities to a maximum of a[...]

MAINTENANCE 30 – English ev ery position and the engine speed should be safely below the speed at which the chain starts to rotate. High speed jet H At the factory the engine is adjusted at sea level. When working at a high altitude or in different weather conditions, temperatures and atmospheric humidity , it ma y be necessary to make minor adju[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 31 Checking the inertia brake release Place the chain saw , with the engine s witched off , on a stump or other stable surf ace. Release the front handle and let the saw f all b y its own weight, rotating around the rear handle towards the stump . When the bar hits the stump the brake should be applied. Checking the brake tr[...]

MAINTENANCE 32 – English Chain catcher Chec k that the chain catcher is not damaged and is firmly attached to the body of the chain saw . Right hand guar d Chec k that the right hand guard is not damaged and that there are no visible def ects, such as crac ks. Vibration damping system Regular ly check the vibration damping units f or crac ks or [...]

MAINTENANCE English – 33 The muffler is designed to reduce the noise le vel and to direct the exhaust gases a wa y from the operator . The exhaust gases are hot and can contain sparks, which ma y cause fire if directed against dry and combustible material. A muffler equipped with a catalytic conv erter significantly reduces the amount of h yd[...]

MAINTENANCE 34 – English Fitting the starter • T o fit the star ter, first pull out the starter cord and place the star ter in position against the crankcase. Then slowly release the starter cord so that the pulley engages with the pawls. • Fit and tighten the screws that hold the starter. Air filter The air filter must be regularly clean[...]

MAINTENANCE English – 35 Adjustment of the oil pump The oil pump is adjustable. Adjustments are made by turning the screw using a screwdriver or combination spanner . The machine is supplied from the factory with the screw set to position 2. T urning the screw clockwise will reduce the oil flow and turning the screw anti- clockwise will increase[...]

MAINTENANCE 36 – English Winter use Running problems can occur when using the machine in the cold and snowy conditions caused by: • T oo low engine temperature. • Icing of the air filter and carburettor . Special measures are therefore often required: • P artly mask the air inlet on the star ter to increase the w orking temperature of the [...]

English – 37 MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The follo wing is a list of the maintenance that must be perf ormed on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. Daily maintenance Weekl y maintenance Monthly maintenance Clean the outside of the machine. On chain saws without a catalytic con v er ter , check the cooling[...]

38 – English TECHNICAL D A T A T echnical data Note 1: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound pow er (L WA ) in conformity with EC directive 2000/14/ EC. Note 2: Equivalent sound pressure le vel, according to ISO 22868, is calculated as the time-w eighted energy total for different sound pressure le vels under v arious working condi[...]

English – 39 TECHNICAL D A T A Bar and chain combinations The follo wing cutting attachments are approv ed for the models Jonsered CS 2156, CS 2156C , CS 2156CWH, CS 2159, CS 2159W , CS 2159WH, CS 2159C and CS 2159CWH. Sa w c hain filing and file gauges Bar Chain Length, inch Pitch, inch Gauge, mm Max. nose radius T ype Length, drive links (no.[...]

40 – English TECHNICAL D A T A EC-declaration of conf ormity (Applies to Eur ope only) Husqvarna AB , SE-561 82 Huskv arna, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, declares under sole responsibility that the chain saws f or forest service Jonsered CS 2156, CS 2156C, CS 2156CWH, CS 2159, CS 2159W , CS 2159WH, CS 2159C and CS 2159CWH from 2009’ s serial numb[...]

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