Jonsered CS 2171WH - Manual

English – 5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Chain brake and front hand guard Your chain saw is equipped with a chain brake that is designed to stop the chain immediately if you get a kickback. The chain brake reduces the risk of accidents, but only you can prevent them. Take care when using your saw and make su...

6 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • During felling your left hand grasps the front handle in such a way that it cannot activate the chain brake. In this position, i.e. when your left hand is in such a position that it cannot affect the movement of the front hand guard, the chain brake can only be acti...

English – 7 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Muffler The muffler is designed to keep noise levels to a minimum and to direct exhaust fumes away from the user. In areas with a hot, dry climate there is a high risk of fires. These areas are sometimes controlled by legislation and requirements that among other thin...

English – 9 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Muffler Never use a machine that has a faulty muffler. Regularly check that the muffler is securely attached to the machine. If the muffler on your machine is fitted with a spark arrestor mesh this must be cleaned regularly. A blocked mesh will cause the engine to ove...

10 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Chain A chain is made up of a number of links, which are available in standard and low-kickback versions. Combining these links in different ways gives different degrees of kickback reduction. In terms of kickback reduction alone, four different types of link are ava...

English – 11 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • A sharp chain eats its way through the wood and produces long, thick cuttings. • The cutting part of the chain is called the cutting link and this consists of a cutting tooth (A) and the raker lip (B). The cutting depth is determined by the difference in height bet...

12 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS General advice on setting raker clearance • When you sharpen the cutting teeth you reduce the raker clearance (=cutting depth). To maintain optimal cutting performance you must file back the raker lip to the recommended height. See the Technical data section to find ...

English – 13 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 manufacturer we have developed an optimal chain oil...

14 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Checking wear on cutting equipment Check the chain daily for: • Visible cracks in rivets and links. • Whether the chain is stiff. • Whether rivets and links are badly worn. We recommend you compare the existing chain with a new chain to decide how badly the existing ...

16 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 8 Follow the instructions on sharpening and maintaining your bar and chain. When you replace the bar and chain use only combinations that are recommended by us. See instructions under the headings Cutting equipment and Technical data. General safety precautions • Cha...

English – 17 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Observe your surroundings and make sure that there is no risk of people or animals coming into contact with the cutting equipment. • Place the chain saw on the ground and hold the rear handle down with your right foot. Grasp the front handle firmly using your left ...

18 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Take great care when removing small branches and avoid cutting bushes (i.e. cutting many small branches at the same time). Small branches can be grabbed by the chain and thrown back at you, causing serious injury. • Make sure you can move and stand safely. Check th...

English – 19 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Two factors decide whether the chain will jam or the object that you are cutting will split: the first is how the object is supported before and after cutting, and the second is whether it is in tension. In most cases you can avoid these problems by cutting in two st...

20 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Tree felling technique Safe distance The safe distance between a tree that is to be felled and anyone else working nearby is at least 2 1/2 tree lengths. Make sure that no-one else is in this ”risk zone” before or during felling. Felling direction The aim is to fell ...

22 – English SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Freeing a tree that has fallen badly Freeing a ”trapped tree” It is very dangerous to remove a trapped tree and there is high accident risk. The safest method is to use a winch. • Tractor-mounted • Portable Cutting trees and branches that are in tension Preparations:...

English – 23 WHAT IS WHAT? What is what on the chain saw? J O N S E R E D S E R V I C E Jonsered XXX Jonsered Huskvarna, SWEDEN XXXX XXXXXXX 1 Cylinder cover 2 Front handle 3 Front hand guard 4 Starter 5 Chain oil tank 6 Starter handle 7 Adjuster screws, carburettor 8 Choke control/Start throttle lo...

24 – English ASSEMBLY Fitting the bar and chain Check that the chain brake is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard towards the front handle. Remove the bar nuts and remove the clutch cover (chain brake). Take off the transportation ring (A). Fit the bar over the bar bolts. Place the...

English – 25 FUEL HANDLING Fuel CAUTION! The machine is equipped with a two-stroke engine and must always been run using a mixture of petrol and two-stroke engine oil. It is important to accurately measure the amount of oil to be mixed to ensure that the correct mixture is obtained. When mixing smal...

26 – English FUEL HANDLING Chain oil • The chain lubrication system is automatic and we recommend the use of special oil (chain oil) with good adhesion characteristics. • In countries where no special chain oil is available, EP90 transmission oil can be used. • Never use waste oil. This results in d...

English – 27 STARTING AND STOPPING Starting and stopping Cold engine Starting: The chain brake must be engaged when the chain saw is started. Activate the brake by moving the front hand guard forwards. Ignition: Slide the ignition switch to the left. Choke: Set the choke control in the choke positio...

28 – English STARTING AND STOPPING Reactivate the chain brake by pushing the front hand guard back towards the front handle. The chain saw is now ready for use. Stopping Stop the engine by switching off the ignition.

English – 29 MAINTENANCE Carburettor adjustment The carburettor can be designed in different ways, depending on existing environmental and emissions legislation. Some chain saws are equipped with movement limiters on the carburettor’s adjuster screws. These limit the adjustment possibilities to a ma...

32 – English MAINTENANCE Starter Changing a broken or worn starter cord • Loosen the screws that hold the starter against the crankcase and remove the starter. • Pull out the cord approx. 30 cm and hook it into the notch in the rim of the pulley. Release the recoil spring by letting the pulley rotat...

English – 33 MAINTENANCE • The filter can be cleaned more thoroughly by washing it in water and detergent. An air filter that has been in use for a long time cannot be cleaned completely. The filter must therefore be replaced with a new one at regular intervals. A damaged air filter must always be r...

34 – English MAINTENANCE Cooling system To keep the working temperature as low as possible the machine is equipped with a cooling system. The cooling system consists of: 1 Air intake on the starter. 2 Air guide plate. 3 Fins on the flywheel. 4 Cooling fins on the cylinder. 5 Cylinder cover (directs ...

English – 35 MAINTENANCE Below you will find some general maintenance instructions. Daily maintenance 1 Check that the components of the throttle control work safely. (Throttle lock and throttle control.) 2 Clean the chain brake and check that it operates safely. Make sure that the chain catcher is ...

36 – English TECHNICAL DATA Technical data Note 1: Noise emissions in the environment measured as sound power (L WA ) in conformity with EC directive 2000/14/EC. Note 2: Equivalent sound pressure level, according to ISO 7182, is calculated as the time-weighted energy total for noise pressure levels ...

English – 37 TECHNICAL DATA Bar and chain combinations The following combinations are CE approved. Bar Chain Length, inches Pitch, inch Max. number of teeth on tip sprocket 15 3/8 11T Jonsered S42 16 3/8 11T Jonsered S42 18 3/8 11T Jonsered S42 20 3/8 11T Jonsered S42 24 3/8 11T Jonsered S42 28 3/8 ...

38 – English TECHNICAL DATA ´®z*x}T¶6U¨ ´®z*x}T¶6U¨ EC-declaration of conformity (Applies to Europe only) Jonsered , SE-561 82 Huskvarna, Sweden, tel: +46-36-146500, declares under sole responsibility that the chain saws Jonsered CS 2165, CS 2171 and CS 2171WH from 2002’s serial numbers and onwards ...