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  • Page 1 STIHL MS 881 2 - 30 Instruction Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    STIHL expressly commit themselves to a sus‐ tainable and responsible handling of natural resources. This user manual is intended to help you use your STIHL product safely and in an environmentally friendly manner over a long service life. We thank you for your confidence in us and hope you will enjoy working with your STIHL product.

  • Page 3: Overview

    3 Overview English 2 Front hand guard 20 Rear hand guard The front hand guard protects the operator's The rear hand guard protects the right hand left hand from contact with the saw chain and from contact with the saw chain if the chain is used to engage the chain brake in case of breaks or comes off the bar.

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    This can result in seri‐ Intended Use ous or fatal injuries. ► If the user has a pacemaker: Make sure the The STIHL MS 881 is designed for cutting wood, pacemaker is not affected. limbing and felling trees. Clothing and Equipment...
  • Page 5 4 Safety Precautions English ► STIHL recommends that you wear a face can ignite easily flammable materials and shield. cause a fire. ► Wear a long-sleeved, snug-fitting upper gar‐ ► Keep exhaust gas well away from easily ment. flammable materials.
  • Page 6 Fuel may escape as a spray and ► Deburr the guide bar every week. ignite when the fuel tank cap is opened. This ► If you have any queries: Contact your STIHL can result in serious injuries and damage to servicing dealer.
  • Page 7 The user can lose control of injuries and damage to property. the saw, trip or fall and be seriously injured. ► Stop work and contact your STIHL dealer for ► Work calmly and carefully. assistance. ► If light and visibility are poor: Do not use your ■...
  • Page 8 English 4 Safety Precautions ■ Note that the saw chain continues to rotate for ► Remove broken or dead branches from the a short period after you release the trigger. tree crown before felling. The rotating saw chain can cut the user. This ►...
  • Page 9 4 Safety Precautions English Reactive Forces 4.9.2 Pull-in 4.9.1 Kickback The saw is pulled away from the operator when the bottom of the bar is used for cutting. Kickback can be caused for the following rea‐ WARNING sons: – The rotating saw chain in the upper quadrant ■...

  • Page 10: Preparing The Saw For Operation

    English 5 Preparing the Saw for Operation 4.10 Transporting ■ The muffler and engine may be hot after a period of operation. This can result in burn WARNING injuries. ► Wait until the muffler and engine cool down. ■ The saw may turn over or shift during trans‐ ■...

  • Page 11: Assembling The Saw

    English ► If you cannot carry out these steps: Do not use ► Fit the guide bar and chain on the saw and your chainsaw and contact your STIHL servic‐ check the following points: ing dealer for assistance. – Chain drive links are seated in teeth of chain sprocket (7).

  • Page 12: Engaging And Disengaging The Chain Brake

    ► Now try again to close the oil tank. ► If the oil tank still cannot be closed properly: Do not use the chainsaw and contact a STIHL ► Swing the grip on the oil tank cap to the verti‐...

  • Page 13: Mixing Fuel And Refueling The Chainsaw

    If you mix the fuel yourself, use only STIHL two- the tank. Fuel may escape as a spray and stroke engine oil or another high-performance ignite when the fuel tank cap is opened.

  • Page 14: Starting And Stopping The Engine

    ► If the fuel tank still cannot be closed properly: tures can cause the fuel mix to separate much Do not use the chainsaw and contact a STIHL faster. The saw can be damaged if it is used dealer for assistance.
  • Page 15 9 Starting and Stopping the Engine English ► Engage the chain brake (2). ► Hold the chainsaw tight using of the three pos‐ ► Pull off the chain scabbard. sible options: ► Depress the decompression valve (1). – Place the chainsaw on level ground. Hold ►...

  • Page 16: Checking The Saw

    ► Press the throttle trigger lockout (5) and keep pressed. ► Blip the throttle trigger (4). ► Use a STIHL gauge to check the wear marks The master control lever (3) springs to position on the sprocket. ► If wear marks are deeper than a = 0.5 mm: Do .

  • Page 17: Operating The Saw

    STIHL servicing dealer for assistance. ► Do not use your chainsaw and contact your ► Use a STIHL filing gauge to check that a filing STIHL servicing dealer for assistance. angle of 30° has been maintained on all cut‐...
  • Page 18 English 11 Operating the Saw NOTICE ■ The engine may overheat if is operated in win‐ ter mode at temperatures above +10 °C. ► Change setting to summer mode. ► Shut off the engine and engage the chain brake. ► Push the shutter (2) into the guides (3) as far as it will go.
  • Page 19 11 Operating the Saw English 11.6 Holding and Controlling the ► Warm up the engine by opening and closing the throttle for about 1 minute. Chainsaw ► Hold and control your chainsaw with your left NOTICE hand on the handlebar and your right hand on ■...
  • Page 20 English 11 Operating the Saw 11.8 Limbing 11.9.2 Preparing work area at base of tree ► Remove obstacles from work area at tree base. ► Remove growth from tree base. ► Support the chainsaw on the log. ► With the chain running a full speed, pivot the guide bar downward against the limb.
  • Page 21 11 Operating the Saw English 11.9.4 Cutting the felling notch ► Cut until depth of kerf is twice the width of the The felling notch determines the direction in guide bar. which the tree falls. Country-specific standards ► Swing the saw into plunge-cutting position. for making the felling notch must be observed.
  • Page 22 English 11 Operating the Saw ► Plunge the guide bar into the felling cut until it ► Enlarge felling cut in direction of stabilizing strap. is visible at the other side of the trunk, 11.9.5. ► Apply the spiked bumper behind the hinge and use it as a pivot.

  • Page 23: After Finishing Work

    ► Shout a warning. ► Clean the chainsaw with a damp cloth or ► With arms outstretched, cut through the hold‐ STIHL resin solvent. ing strap from outside at a downward angle. ► Clean vents with a paintbrush. The tree falls.
  • Page 24 (4) can be removed. ► Remove cover (4). ► Remove the chain sprocket cover. ► Use a soft brush, damp cloth or STIHL resin solvent to clean the chain sprocket cover, cyl‐ inder fins and the inside of the cover and filter cover.

  • Page 25: Maintenance

    ► If area around the spark plug is dirty: Clean it guide bar. with a damp cloth. ► Remove burr with a flat file or a STIHL guide ► Unscrew the spark plug. bar dressing tool. ► Clean the spark plug with a damp cloth.

  • Page 26: Repairing

    ► File down the depth gauges with a flat file so WARNING that they are level with the STIHL filing gauge ■ The chain's cutters are very sharp. There is a and parallel to the service mark. The STIHL fil‐...
  • Page 27 The chain is over-ten‐ ► Tension the chain properly. sioned. Bar nose sprocket is ► Clean the bar nose sprocket with STIHL resin solvent. blocked. Smoke or burning Chain is not properly ► Sharpen the chain properly. smell while cutting.

  • Page 28: Specifications

    Clearing the Combustion 19 Specifications Chamber 19.1 STIHL MS 881 Chainsaw ► Engage the chain brake. – Displacement: 121.6 cm³ – Engine power to ISO 7293: 6.4 kW (8.7 bhp) – Idle speed to ISO 11681: 2800 ± 50 min –...

  • Page 29: Bar And Chain Combinations

    22 Disposal ries 22.1 Disposing of Chainsaw 21.1 Spare parts and accessories Information on disposal is available from STIHL servicing dealers. These symbols indicate original STIHL spare parts and original STIHL acces‐ ► Dispose of the chainsaw, guide bar, saw sories.
  • Page 30 – Measured sound power level: 120 dB(A) – Guaranteed sound power level: 122 dB(A) The technical documents are stored at ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG Produktzulas‐ sung. The year of manufacture and serial number are applied to the chainsaw.
  • Page 31 23 EC Declaration of Conformity English 0458-890-8321-B. VA0.A21.
  • Page 32 *04588908321B* 0458-890-8321-B...

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