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Thank you for purchasing a DOLMAR product!
Congratulations on choosing a DO LMAR chain saw! We are confident that you will be
satisfied with thi s moder n piece of equi pment.
The PS-22 0 TH/PS-2 21 TH (T op handle ) is a v er y light an d handy chain sa w with the
handle on the to p . Thi s model was d ev elo ped especia lly for tree sur ger y and care.
Only pe rsons who have compl eted trainin g in wor king fro m elev a ted platform s (cherr y
pickers, lifts), f rom platform s mounted on ladd ers or who a re profi cient in c limbing
with rop es are pe rmitte d to operate this cha in saw .
The auto matic ch ain lubri cation with variable-flow oil pum p and ma intenance- free
electro nic ignitio n ensu re trouble-f ree operat ion, while the hand-saving a nti-vibratio n
system and e rgonomic grips and controls m ake work easier , sa f er, and less tiring f or
the u ser .
The safety features of the PS- 220 TH/PS-2 21 TH are state of the art and meet all
German a nd inte rnationa l saf ety s tandar ds.
They include handgua rds on both grips, grip sa f e ty , chain catch, safety saw chain ,
and chai n brake. The ch ain brake can b e actuated manually , and is also in er tia-actu -
ated auto matically in cas e of kickback.
In or der to ensure th e pro per funct ioning and p erf ormance of your
ne w chain sa w, and to saf eguar d you r own per sonal sa fety , it is
imperativ e that you read this instr uction ma nual thoroughly befor e
operat ion. Be especial ly careful to obse rve all safety pr ecautio ns!
Failure to obs erve th ese preca utions ca n lead to severe inju ry or
death!
EU Conformity Declaration
The un dersign ed, Shig eharu Kominami a nd Rainer Bergfeld, a s author ized by ,
declare that the D OLMAR ma chines,
T ype: 02 3 EU prototyp e test c erti ficate No.
PS-22 0 TH/PS-2 21 TH M6 04 10 24243 05 9
manufactured by Makita Cor porat ion, 3-11-8, S umiyoshi-cho, Anjo , Aic hi, Japan, con-
f orms to t he basic saf ety and health requir ement s of the appli cabl e EU gui delines :
EU Machin e guide line 98/37/E G,
EU EMC g uideline 8 9/336/E WG (mod ified by 91/26 3/EWG, 92/ 31/EWG and 93/68 /
EWG),
Noise em ission 20 00/14/EG .
The most i mpor tant standards a pplied to pr operl y meet the requireme nts of the
above EU guidelines wer e: EN 14982, EN ISO 11 681-2, EN 610 00-4-2, EN 61 000-4-
3, CISPR 12.
The confor mity assess ment proce dure 2000 /14/EG was per formed per Annex V . Th e
measured noise l ev el ( Lwa) is 106 dB(A). The guaranteed noise level (Ld) is
107 d B(A).
The EG T ype-Exami nation pe r 98/37/ EG was perfor med by: TÜV P roduct S erv ice
GmbH, Zer tifizierstelle, Ridlerstr. 31, D-80339 Munich.
Hamburg, CE200 4
For DOLMAR GmbH
T ab le of contents Pa ge
EU Conformity Declaration.. ................ ............... ................ ................ .......... .......... 15
Pa cki n g.. ................ ................ ................ ............... ........... ................ ............... .......... 15
SAFETY PRECA UTIONS
General pre cautions .............. ........... ............... ................ ................ ................ .... 16
Protective equipme nt ... .......... ................ ................ ............... ................ ............... 16
Fuels / Refu elling ......... ............... ................ ........... ............... ................ ............... 1 6
Putting int o operation .. .......... ................ ................ ............... ................ ........... .... 16
Kickback ........... ................ ................ ............... ................ ................ .......... .......... 16
Working behavior/Me thod of wor king ......... ................ ................ .......... ......... 16-17
T ranspo rt and storage . ............... ................ ........... ............... ................ ............... 1 7
Maintenan ce .......... ................ ................ ................ .......... ................ ................ .... 17
First aid ............. ................ .......... ................ ................ ................ ............... .......... 1 7
T echni cal data.................. ............... ................ ................ ................ ............... .......... 1 7
Denom ination of com ponents....... ........... ................ ............... ................ ............... 18
PUTTING INTO OPERA TION
Mounting t he guide ba r and saw chain ....... ................ ................ ............... .......... 1 8
Tightening the saw chain ....... ................ ................ .......... ................ ................ .... 18
Chain brake ...... ................ ................ ............... ................ ........... ............... .......... 18
Fuels / Refu elling ......... ............... ................ ........... ............... ................ ......... 18-19
Adjusting t he chain lub rication .......... .......... ................ ................ ............... .......... 19
Checking the chain lubricatio n ......... ............... ................ ........... ............... .......... 19
Star ting the engine ................ ................ ................ ............... ........... ................ .... 19
Cold star t ..... ................ .......... ................ ................ ............... ................ ........... .... 19
W ar m star t ... ................ ............... ................ ........... ............... ................ ............... 1 9
Stopping the engine .............. ................ ................ ............... ........... ................ .... 19
Checking the chain brake ...... ................ ................ .......... ................ ................ .... 19
Adju sting the carbur etor .......... ................ .......... ................ ................ ................ .... 19
MAINTENANCE
Shar pening the saw chain ................ .......... ................ ................ ............... .......... 20
Cleaning the guide bar, lubricating the sprocket nose ..... ................ .......... .......... 2 0
Replacing the saw chain... ................ ............... ........... ................ ............... .......... 20
Replacing the suction hea d ... ................ ................ ............... ................ ........... .... 20
Cleaning the air filter ........ ................ ............... ........... ................ ............... .......... 20
Replacing the spark p lug ....... ................ ................ .......... ................ ................ .... 20
Cleaning the muffler ................... ................ ................ ................ .......... ............... 2 0
Cleaning the cylinder spac e ....... ........... ................ ............... ................ ............... 2 0
Instructio ns for period ic maintenan ce ......... ................ .......... ................ ............... 2 1
Ser vice, sp are par ts and guarante e ... ............... ........... ................ ............... .......... 21
T rouble sho oting .................. ................ .......... ................ ................ ............... .......... 22
Pack i ng
Y our DOLMAR chain saw will be delivered in a protective cardboard box to prev ent
transpor t damage.
Cardb oard is a ba sic raw materi al and is consequen tly reuse-able or suitable for recy-
cling (waste paper re cycling).
Shigeharu Kominami
Managing Director
Rainer Bergfeld
Managing Director
RE Y