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Jonsered CS2255 Operator's Manual

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CS 2255
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Please read the oper ator's manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine.

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  • Page 1 CS 2255 Operator ′ ′ ′ ′ s manual English Please read the oper ator’s manual carefully and make sure you understand the instructions before using the machine.

  • Page 2: Key To Symbols

    KEY TO SYMBOLS Symbols on the machine: Symbols in the operator’s manual: WARNING! Chain saws can be 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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 saw ......

  • Page 4: Introduction

    If you will sell this machine, make sure that the buyer will get the operator′s manual. Good luck on using your Jonsered machine! Jonsered has a policy of continuous product development and therefore reserves the right to modify the design and appearance of products without prior notice. 4 – English...

  • Page 5: What Is What

    WHAT IS WHAT? 28 29 27 26 24 23 22 What is what on the chain saw? Information and warning decal 18 Bar Decompression valve 19 Bar tip sprocket Cylinder cover 20 Chain Air purge 21 Spike bumper Starter handle 22 Chain catcher Stop switch (Ignition on/off switch.) 23 Chain tensioning screw...

  • Page 6: General Safety Precautions

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using a new chain saw WARNING! Never allow children to use or be in the vicinity of the machine. As the • Please read this manual carefully. machine is equipped with a spring- • Check that the cutting equipment is correctly fitted and loaded stop switch and can be started by adjusted.

  • Page 7: Always Use Common Sense

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Always use common sense • Protective goggles or a visor • Gloves with saw protection It is not possible to cover every conceivable situation you can face when using a chain saw. Always exercise care • Trousers with saw protection and use your common sense.
  • Page 8 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Take care when using your saw and make sure the • Use the chain brake as a ”parking brake” when kickback zone of the bar never touches any object. starting and when moving over short distances, to reduce the risk of moving chain accidentally hitting your leg or anyone or anything close by.

  • Page 9: Chain Catcher

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS If the kickback is less violent or the kickback zone of Will my chain brake always protect me the bar is closer to you the chain brake will be from injury in the event of a kickback? activated manually by the movement of your left hand.

  • Page 10: Cutting Equipment

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Vibration damping system In areas with a hot, dry climate there is a high risk of fires. These areas are sometimes subject to government rules Your machine is equipped with a vibration damping requiring among other things the muffler must be system that is designed to minimize vibration and make equipped with an approved type of spark arrestor mesh.
  • Page 11 • Number of drive links. Jonsered. See instructions under the heading Technical Data for a list of replacement bar and chain combinations we recommend. –...

  • Page 12: Sharpening Your Chain And Adjusting Depth Gauge Setting

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Sharpening your chain and adjusting See instructions under the heading Technical data for information about sharpening your chain. depth gauge setting General information on sharpening cutting teeth WARNING! Departure from the • Never use a blunt chain. When the chain is blunt you sharpening instructions considerably have to exert more pressure to force the bar through increases the risk of kickback.

  • Page 13: Lubricating Cutting Equipment

    GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Undo the bar nuts that hold the clutch cover/chain WARNING! The risk of kickback is brake. Use the combination spanner. Then tighten the increased if the depth gauge setting is bar nuts by hand as tight as you can. too large! Adjustment of depth gauge setting •...
  • Page 14 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Filling with chain oil • Check that the groove in the edge of the bar is clean. Clean if necessary. • All our chain saws have an automatic chain lubrication system. On some models the oil flow is also adjustable.
  • Page 15 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Checking wear on cutting equipment WARNING! Most chain saw accidents happen when the chain touches the operator. Wear personal protective equipment. See Check the chain daily for: instructions under the heading ”Personal protective equipment”. Do not tackle any job that you feel you are not adequately trained for.

  • Page 16: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY Fitting the bar and chain Tension the chain by turning the chain tensioning screw clockwise using the combination spanner. The chain should be tensioned until it does not sag from the underside of the bar. WARNING! Always wear gloves, when working with the chain.
  • Page 17 ASSEMBLY CS 2255 with tool-less chain tensioner The chain is correctly tensioned when it does not sag from the underside of the bar, but can still be turned easily by Check that the chain brake is in disengaged position by hand.

  • Page 18: Fuel Handling

    Environment fuel • Do not mix more than one month’s supply of fuel at a JONSERED recommends the use of alkylate fuel, either time. Aspen two-stroke fuel or environment fuel for four-stroke • If the machine is not used for some time the fuel tank engines blended with two-stroke oil as set out below.

  • Page 19: Fuelling

    FUEL HANDLING Fuelling • Move the machine at least 3 m from the refuelling point before starting it. WARNING! Taking the following precautions, will lessen the risk of fire: Do not smoke and do not place any hot objects in the vicinity of fuel. Always stop the engine and let it cool for a few minutes before refuelling.

  • Page 20: Starting And Stopping

    STARTING AND STOPPING Starting and stopping Decompression valve (C): Press the valve to reduce the pressure in the cylinder and make starting easier. You should always use the decompression valve when WARNING! Note the following before starting the machine. Once the machine has started the starting: valve will automatically return to its original setting.
  • Page 21 STARTING AND STOPPING As the chain brake is still engaged the speed of the engine • The chain brake should be activated when starting. Se must be set to idling as soon as possible, this is achieved instructions under the heading Start and stop. Do not by disengaging the throttle lock.

  • Page 22: Working Techniques

    WORKING TECHNIQUES Before use: • To make sure that none of the above might come within reach of your saw or be injured by falling trees. CAUTION! Follow the instructions above, but do not use a Check that the chain brake works correctly and is not chain saw in a situation where you cannot call for help in damaged.

  • Page 23: General Rules

    WORKING TECHNIQUES Fit a guard to the bar before transporting the chain Have control over the workpiece. If the pieces you saw or carrying it for any distance. intend to cut are small and light, they can jam in the saw chain and be thrown towards you.

  • Page 24: Basic Cutting Technique

    WORKING TECHNIQUES the saw chain is jamming, the saw may be pushed Terms back at you. Cutting = General term for cutting through wood. Limbing = Cutting branches off a felled tree. Splitting = When the object you are cutting breaks off before the cut is complete.

  • Page 25: Tree Felling Technique

    WORKING TECHNIQUES Limbing Turn the log and finish the cut from the opposite side. When limbing thick branches you should use the same approach as for cutting. Cut difficult branches piece by piece. The log is supported at one end. There is a high risk that it will split.
  • Page 26 WORKING TECHNIQUES Felling direction Clearing the trunk and preparing your retreat The aim is to fell the tree in a position where you can limb Delimb the stem up to shoulder height. It is safer to work and cross-cut the log as easily as possible. You want it to from the top down and to have the tree between you and fall in a location where you can stand and move about the saw.
  • Page 27 WORKING TECHNIQUES Next make the bottom cut so that it finishes exactly at the The felling hinge controls the direction that the tree falls in. end of the top cut. All control over the felling direction is lost if the felling hinge is too narrow or non-existent, or if the directional The directional cuts should run 1/4 of the diameter cuts and felling cut are badly placed.

  • Page 28: Freeing A Tree That Has Fallen Badly

    WORKING TECHNIQUES Freeing a tree that has fallen badly General advice: Position yourself so that you will be clear of the tree or Freeing a ”trapped tree” branch when the tension is released. It is very dangerous to remove a trapped tree and there is high accident risk.

  • Page 29: How To Avoid Kickback

    WORKING TECHNIQUES How to avoid kickback Limbing WARNING! A majority of kickback WARNING! Kickback can happen very accidents occur during limbing. Do not suddenly and violently; kicking the chain use the kickback zone of the guide bar. saw, bar and chain back at the user. If Be extremely cautious and avoid this happens when the chain is moving it contacting the log, other limbs or objects...

  • Page 30: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE General Basic settings and running in The basic carburettor settings are adjusted during testing The user must only carry out the maintenance and at the factory. Avoid running at a too high speed during the service work described in this Operator’s Manual. More first 10 hours.

  • Page 31: Checking, Maintaining And Servicing Chain Saw Safety Equipment

    MAINTENANCE High speed jet H Checking, maintaining and servicing chain saw safety At the factory the engine is adjusted at sea level. When working at a high altitude or in different equipment weather conditions, temperatures and atmospheric humidity, it may be necessary to make minor adjustments to the high speed jet.

  • Page 32: Throttle Lockout

    MAINTENANCE Checking the inertia brake release Apply full throttle and activate the chain brake by tilting your left wrist forward onto the front hand guard. Do not let go of the front handle. The chain should stop immediately. Place the chain saw, with the engine switched off, on a stump or other stable surface.

  • Page 33: Muffler

    MAINTENANCE Chain catcher Stop switch Check that the chain catcher is not damaged and is firmly Start the engine and make sure the engine stops when attached to the body of the chain saw. you move the stop switch to the stop position (push the red button downwards).

  • Page 34: Starter

    MAINTENANCE use a muffler if the spark arrestor mesh is missing or • Pull out the cord approx. 30 cm and hook it into the defective. notch in the rim of the pulley. Release the recoil spring by letting the pulley rotate slowly backwards. The muffler is designed to reduce the noise level and to direct the exhaust gases away from the operator.

  • Page 35: Air Filter

    Then slowly release the starter cord so that the pulley A JONSERED chain saw can be equipped with different engages with the pawls. types of air filter according to working conditions, weather, season, etc.

  • Page 36: Spark Plug

    MAINTENANCE Spark plug Needle bearing lubrication The spark plug condition is influenced by: The clutch drum has a needle bearing on the output shaft. This needle bearing must be lubricated regularly (once a • Incorrect carburettor adjustment. week). CAUTION! Use a high-quality bearing grease or •...

  • Page 37: Turbo Air Cleaning" Centrifugal Cleaning

    MAINTENANCE Temperature 0° ° ° ° C or colder: Cylinder cover (directs cold air over the cylinder). The cylinder cover is designed so it can be adjusted for running in cold weather. Remove the plastic in the marked circle, so that preheated air from the cylinder can pass into the carburettor space preventing icing of the air filter, etc.

  • Page 38: Maintenance Schedule

    MAINTENANCE Maintenance schedule The following is a list of the maintenance that must be performed on the machine. Most of the items are described in the Maintenance section. Daily maintenance Weekly maintenance Monthly maintenance Check the brake band on the chain On chain saws without a catalytic brake for wear.

  • Page 39: Technical Data

    TECHNICAL DATA Technical data CS 2255 Engine Cylinder displacement, cm 55,5 Cylinder bore, mm Stroke, mm Idle speed, rpm 2700 Power, kW/ rpm 2,6/9000 Ignition system Spark plug NGK BPMR 7A/ Champion RCJ 7Y Electrode gap, mm Fuel and lubrication system Fuel tank capacity, litre 0,44 Oil pump capacity at 9,000 rpm, ml/min...

  • Page 40: Bar And Chain Combinations

    TECHNICAL DATA Bar and chain combinations The following cutting attachments are approved for the model Jonsered CS 2255. Chain Length, drive links Length, inch Pitch, inch Gauge, mm Max. nose radius Type (no.) 0,325 0,325 Jonsered H25 0,325 0,325 Jonsered H42 Saw chain filing and file gauges...

  • Page 41: Ec-Declaration Of Conformity

    Husqvarna AB, SE-561 82 Huskvarna, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, declares under sole responsibility that the chain saw for forest service Jonsered CS 2255 from 2009’s serial numbers and onwards (the year is clearly stated in plain text on the type plate with subsequent serial number), are in conformity with the requirements of the COUNCIL’S DIRECTIVES: - of May 17, 2006 "relating to machinery"...
  • Page 44 Original instructions 1153155-26 ´®z+U/T¶6I¨ ´®z+U/T¶6I¨ 2010-03-25...

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