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Kobalt KCS 180B User Manual

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80 V LITHIUM-ION CORDLESS 18 IN. CHAIN SAW
ATTACH YOUR RECEIPT HERE
Serial Number
Questions, problems, missing parts? Before returning to your retailer, call our customer
service department at 1-888-3KOBALT (1-888-356-2258) 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., EST,
Monday - Friday.
AB15153
Purchase Date
kobalttools.com
1
ITEM #0670251
MODEL #KCS 180B
Français p. 34
Español p. 69

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  • Page 1 ITEM #0670251 80 V LITHIUM-ION CORDLESS 18 IN. CHAIN SAW MODEL #KCS 180B Français p. 34 Español p. 69 ATTACH YOUR RECEIPT HERE Serial Number Purchase Date Questions, problems, missing parts? Before returning to your retailer, call our customer service department at 1-888-3KOBALT (1-888-356-2258) 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., EST, Monday - Friday.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ..2 Package Contents........................3 Symbols............................4 Safety Information........................5 Preparation..........................9 Operating Instructions......................12 Care and Maintenance......................23 Troubleshooting........................32 Warranty........................... 33 Replacement Parts List......................33 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Motor 80V DC ar length 8 in. (458mm) Chain pitch 3/8 in.

  • Page 3: Package Contents

    PACKAGE CONTENTS PART DESCRIPTION QUANTITY Chainsaw Scabbard kobalttools.com...

  • Page 4: Symbols

    SYMBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on this product. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the product better and safer. SYMBOLS DESIGNATION EXPLANATION Volts Voltage Amperes Current Hertz Frequency (cycles per second)

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    SYMBOLS Save these Instructions The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated with this product. SYMBOL SIGNAL MEANING Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will DANGER result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could WARNING result in death or serious injury.
  • Page 6 • Keep handles dry, clean, and free of oil and grease. • Use only 80 V Kobalt batteries and chargers. • Do not dispose of batteries in a fire as the cell may explode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal instruction.
  • Page 7 SAFETY INFORMATION • Remove the battery when not in use, before servicing, and when making adjustments and changing attachments, such as saw chain and bar. • Do not cut vines and/or small underbrush. • Do not operate a chain saw in a tree, on a ladder, or scaffold; this is extremely dangerous. Note: The size of the work area depends on the job being performed as well as the size tree or work piece involved.
  • Page 8 SAFETY INFORMATION The following precautions should be followed to minimize kickback: Always grip the saw firmly with both hands. Place your • right hand on the rear handle and your left hand on the front handle with your thumbs and fingers encircling the chain saw handles.

  • Page 9: Preparation

    SAFETY INFORMATION • Push and Pull - This reaction force is always opposite to the direction the chain is moving where wood contact is made. Thus, the operator must be ready to control the PULL when cutting on the bottom edge of the bar, and PUSH when cutting along the top edge.
  • Page 10 SAFETY INFORMATION UNPACKING This product has been shipped completely assembled. • Carefully remove the product and any accessories from the box. Make sure that all items listed in the package contents section are included. • Inspect the product carefully to make sure no breakage or damage occurred during shipping. •...
  • Page 11 KNOW YOUR CHAIN SAW Read this operator’s manual and safety rules before operating your chain saw. Compare the illustration below to your chain saw in order to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference. PART DESCRIPTION Safety lock...

  • Page 12: Operating Instructions

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING • Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction • Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.
  • Page 13 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Battery IMPORTANT The battery will only be half charged when it is purchased. Before using the chain saw for the . Be sure to read all safety precautions and follow the instructions in the battery and charger manuals. When storing the chain saw for a prolonged period of time, remove the battery.
  • Page 14 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Starting and stopping the chain saw WARNING Keep body to the left of the chain line. Never straddle the saw or chain, or lean over past the chain line. A. To start the chain saw: • Ensure the battery is not installed in the tool. Power Button •...
  • Page 15 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Electronic Chain Brake • This saw is equipped with an electronic chain brake (I). • The chain brake (I) is activated if kick back occurs during use. • Disengage Engage To disengage the chain brake (I), pull back on the guard.
  • Page 16 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING • DO NOT operate the trigger switch with your left hand and hold the front handle with your right hand. • Never allow any part of your body to be in the chain line while operating a saw. •...
  • Page 17 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Felling trees Hazardous conditions WARNING Do not fell trees during periods of high wind or heavy precipitation. Wait until the hazardous weather has ended. When felling a tree, it is important that you heed the following warnings to prevent possible serious injury. •...
  • Page 18 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS • Consider the force and direction of the wind, the lean and balance of the tree, and the location of large limbs. These things influence the direction in which the tree will fall. Do not try to fell a tree along a line different from its natural line of fall.
  • Page 19 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Bucking Bucking is the term used for cutting a fallen tree to the desired log length. • Always make sure your footing is secure and your weight is distributed evenly on both feet. • Cut only one log at a time. •...
  • Page 20 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Overbucking Begin on the top side of the log with the bottom of the saw against the log; exert light pressure downward. Note that the saw will tend to pull away from you. Avoid cutting earth overbucking Underbucking Begin on the under side of the log with the top of the saw against the log;...
  • Page 21 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Pruning LOAD Pruning is trimming limbs from a live tree. Second Cut • Work slowly, keeping both hands on the chain saw with a firm grip. Always make sure your footing is secure and your weight is distributed evenly on both feet.
  • Page 22 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Cutting springpoles A springpole is any log, branch, rooted stump, or sapling which is bent under tension by other wood so that it springs back if the wood holding it is cut or removed. On a fallen tree, a rooted stump has a high potential of springing back to the upright position during the bucking cut that separates the log from the stump.

  • Page 23: Care And Maintenance

    CARE AND MAINTENANCE WARNING • When servicing, use only identical replacement parts. Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause product damage. • Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields during power tool operation or when blowing dust.
  • Page 24 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Replacing the guide bar and chain (contd.) • Remove the battery from the chain saw. • Remove the supplied wrench (O) from the rear handle. • Remove the two chain cover lock nuts (K) from the chain cover by rotating them counterclockwise with the wrench (O).
  • Page 25 CARE AND MAINTENANCE • Lay out the new saw chain in a loop and straighten any kinks. The cutters should face in the direction of chain rotation. If they face backwards, turn the loop Cutters Chain Rotation over. • Place the chain drive links into the bar groove. Chain Drive Links Note: Make certain of direction of the chain.
  • Page 26 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Note: If the chain is too tight, it will not rotate. Loosen the chain cover lock nuts (K) slightly and turn the chain adjustment screw 1/4 turn counterclockwise. Lift the tip of the guide bar up and retighten the chain cover lock nuts (K).
  • Page 27 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Note: During normal saw operation, the temperature of the chain increases. The drive links of a correctly tensioned warm chain will hang approximately 1/16 in. (1,58 mm) out of the bar groove. Note: New chains tend to stretch; check the chain tension frequently and tension as required.
  • Page 28 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Note: • Inspect the drive sprocket for wear or damage when replacing the chain. Have the drive sprocket replaced by an authorized service center if there are any signs of wear or damage. • If you do not fully understand the correct procedure for sharpening the chain after reading the instructions that follow, have the saw chain sharpened by an authorized service center or replace with a recommended low-kickback chain.
  • Page 29 CARE AND MAINTENANCE • Lift the file away from the steel on each return stroke. • Put a few firm strokes on every tooth. File all left hand cutters in one direction. Then move to the other side and file the right hand cutters in the opposite direction. •...
  • Page 30 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Side plate angle • Correct 80° – Produced automatically if you use the correct diameter file in the file holder. • Hook – “Grabs” and dulls quickly; increases the Hook Backward Slope potential of kickback. Results from using a file with a diameter too small or a file held too low.
  • Page 31 CARE AND MAINTENANCE • After lowering each depth gauge, restore original shape by rounding the front. Be careful not to damage • Restore • Original shape by Rounding adjusting depth gauges. the front Maintaining the guide bar Every week of use, reverse the guide bar on the saw to distribute the wear for maximum bar life.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    If you still have questions or an unresolved issue after going through this troubleshooting guide, or just want to speak to a Kobalt product expert, please call our customer service department at 1-888-3KOBALT (1-888-356-2258), 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., EST, Monday – Friday.

  • Page 33: Warranty

    For replacement parts, call our customer service department at 1-888-3KOBALT (1-888-356-2258), 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., EST, Monday - Friday. PART DESCRIPTION PART # Side cover 341071075 Bar nut 322091063 Wrench 333031063 Printed in China Kobalt ® is a registered trademark of LF, LLC. All Rights Reserved. kobalttools.com...

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