Toro 14in Electric Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 14in Electric Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

Type: User manual

Toro 14in Electric Trimmer: Tame your overgrown yard with effortless precision and efficiency. Equipped with a robust electric motor, this trimmer delivers reliable power to tackle tough weeds and unruly grass. Its 14-inch cutting swath ensures a wider coverage area, enabling you to accomplish more in less time.

FormNo.3367-112RevC

14inTrimandEdgeElectricTrimmer

ModelNo.51480—SerialNo.311000100andUp

Operator'sManual

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Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusat

www.Toro.comorcalltollfree1-800-237-2654(US)or

1-800-248-3258(Canada)beforereturningthisproduct.

GeneralSafetyRules

WARNING:Whenusingelectricgardeningappliances,basicsafety

precautionsshouldalwaysbefollowedtoreducetheriskofre,electric

shock,andpersonalinjury,includingthefollowing:

Readallinstructions.

Theterm“powertool”inallofthewarningsreferstoyour

mains-operated(corded)powertoolorbattery-operated(cordless)

powertool.

1.Workareasafety

A.Keepworkareacleanandwelllit.Clutteredordarkareas

inviteaccidents.

B.Donotoperatepowertoolsinexplosiveatmospheres,

suchasinthepresenceofammableliquids,gasesor

dust.Powertoolscreatesparkswhichmayignitethedust

orfumes.

C.Keepchildrenandbystandersawaywhileoperatinga

powertool.Distractionscancauseyoutolosecontrol.

2.Electricalsafety

A.Powertoolplugsmustmatchtheoutlet.Nevermodify

thepluginanyway.Donotuseanyadapterplugswith

earthed(grounded)powertoolsUnmodiedplugsand

matchingoutletswillreduceriskofelectricshock.

B.Avoidbodycontactwithearthedorgroundedsurfaces

suchaspipes,radiators,rangesandrefrigerators.There

isanincreasedriskofelectricshockifyourbodyisearthed

orgrounded.

C.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.Water

enteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskofelectricshock.

D.Donotabusethecord.Neverusethecordforcarrying,

pullingorunpluggingthepowertool.Keepcordaway

fromheat,oil,sharpedgesormovingpartsDamagedor

entangledcordsincreasetheriskofelectricshock.

E.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,useanextension

cordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofacordsuitablefor

outdoorusereducestheriskofelectricshock.

F.Ifoperatingapowertoolinadamplocationisunavoidable,

usearesidualcurrentdevice(RCD)protectedsupply.Use

ofanRCDreducestheriskofelectricshock.

G.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcewhenthe

applianceisnotinuse.

3.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert,watchwhatyouaredoingandusecommon

sensewhenoperatingapowertool.Donotuseapower

toolwhileyouaretiredorundertheinuenceofdrugs,

alcoholormedication.Amomentofinattentionwhile

operatingpowertoolsmayresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

B.Usepersonalprotectiveequipment.Alwaysweareye

protection.Protectiveequipmentsuchasdustmask,

non-skidsafetyshoes,hardhat,orhearingprotectionusedfor

appropriateconditionswillreducepersonalinjuries.

C.Preventuninentionalstarting.Ensuretheswitchisinthe

off-positionbeforeconnectingtopowersourceand/or

batterypack,pickinguporcarryingthetool.Carrying

powertoolswithyourngerontheswitchorenergisingpower

toolsthathavetheswitchoninvitesaccidents.

D.Removeanyadjustingkeyorwrenchbeforeturningthe

powertoolon.Awrenchorakeyleftattachedtoarotating

partofthepowertoolmayresultinpersonalinjury.

E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalanceat

alltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepowertoolin

unexpectedsituations.

F.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingorjewelry.

Keepyourhair,clothingandglovesawayfrommoving

parts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghaircanbecaughtin

movingparts.

G.Ifdevicesareprovidedfortheconnectionofdust

extractionandcollectionfacilities,ensuretheseare

connectedandproperlyused.Useofthesedevicescan

reducedust-relatedhazards.

H.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

4.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpowertool

foryourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwilldothejob

betterandsaferattherateforwhichitwasdesigned.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturniton

andoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolledwiththe

switchisdangerousandmustberepaired.

C.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourceand/orthe

batterypackfromthepowertoolbeforemakingany

adjustments,changingaccessories,orstoringpower

tools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasuresreducetheriskof

startingthepowertoolaccidentally.

D.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildrenanddo

notallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepowertoolorthese

instructionstooperatethepowertool.Powertoolsare

dangerousinthehandsofuntrainedusers.

E.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,appliances

shouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhighorlocked-upplace,

outofthereachofchildren.

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OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinChina.

AllRightsReserved

F.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentorbinding

ofmovingparts,breakageofpartsandanyother

conditionthatmayaffectthepowertoolsoperation.If

damaged,havethepowertoolrepairedbeforeuse.Many

accidentsarecausedbypoorlymaintainedpowertools.

G.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properlymaintained

cuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesarelesslikelytobind

andareeasiertocontrol.

H.Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbitsetc.,in

accordancewiththeseinstructionsandinthemanner

intendedfortheparticulartypeofpowertool,taking

intoaccounttheworkingconditionsandtheworktobe

performed.Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfrom

thoseintendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

I.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

5.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepairperson

usingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswillensurethatthe

safetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

ExtensionCord

WARNING

Toreducetheriskofelectricalshockusethetrimmeronlywithan

extensioncordintendedforoutdooruse,suchasanextension

cordofcordtypeSW-A,SOW-A,STW-A,STOW-A,SJW-A,

SJOW-A,SJTW-A,orSJTOW-A.

Ensurethatyourextensioncordisingoodcondition.Whenusing

anextensioncord,useoneheavyenoughtocarrythecurrentyour

productwilldraw.Anundersizedextensioncordwillcauseadropin

linevoltageresultinginlossofpowerandoverheating.Thefollowing

tableliststhecorrectcordsizedependingonthelengthofthecord.

Ifyouareindoubt,usethenextheaviergage.Thesmallerthegage

numbertheheavierthegage.

ExtensionCordLengthMinimumWireGage(A.W.G.)

100ft.

150ft.

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover150feet.

Toreducetheriskofdisconnectionoftheextensioncordduring

use,connecttheextensioncordtothetrimmerasillustratedinthe

Operationsectionofthismanual.

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.Replace

anydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

Alternatingcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

RPMRevolutionsperminute

Speedofstring

VVoltsVoltage

ID-1006

ID-1009

ID-1007

1.Warning3.Donotuseinwetenvironments.5.Weareyeprotection

2.ReadtheOperator'sManual.4.Donotuseifcordisdamaged

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

Qty.

Use

Auxiliaryhandle1

Latch1

Brace1

Installingauxiliaryhandle.

Guard

Phillipsheadscrew1

Mountingtheguardtothebaseofthe

trimmer.

Nopartsrequired

–

InstallingtheAuxiliaryHandle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwiththe

smoothsurfacefacingtheoperator(Figure1).

G017277

Figure1

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebracerestsin

thegroovealongtheshaft(Figure1).

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbraceas

shownandtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipsheadscrewdriver

(

Figure1).

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure2.

G017622

Figure2

1.Phillipsheadscrew

2.Guard

2.SecuretheguardusingaPhillipsheadscrew.

AdjustingtheTrimmerHeightandBase

Orientation

NoPartsRequired

•T oadjusthandleheight,iptheauxiliaryhandlelatch,slideitup

ordowntothedesiredheight,thensecureitinplacebyclosing

thelatch(Figure3).

G015655

Figure3

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Heightadjustmentlatch

2.Auxiliaryhandlelatch

•T oadjustthetrimmerheight,opentheheightadjustmentlatch,

thenslidetheshaftupordowntodesiredheight,securingitin

placewiththelatch(Figure3).

•T oadjusttheorientationofthebase,pressdownontherotator

buttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethebasetoface

thedesireddirection(Figure4).

G017507

Figure4

1.Rotatorbutton

Operation

ConnectingtoaPowerSource

WARNING

Ifyoudonotfullyseattheextensioncordontheinletplug,the

looseplugcouldleadtooverheatingandcauseare,possibly

burningyouorothers.

Ensurethatyoufullyseatthecordontheplugandusethecord

lockfeaturetosecurethecord.

NOTICE!Donotuseadamagedcord.

Figure5

1.Inletplug2.Extensioncord

StartingtheTrimmer

Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheOnposition,then

squeezethetrigger(Figure6).

G015658

Figure6

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

AdvancingtheLine

Note:Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Waittwoseconds,thenpresstheswitchtrigger.

Note:Thelinewillextendapproximately1/4in.(6mm)witheach

stopandstartoftheswitchtrimmeruntilthelinereachesthelength

ofthegrassdeectorblade.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLineManually

Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpushthered

buttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthetrimmer

linetomanuallyadvancetheline.

Trimming

G016254

Figure7

Edging

Asanedger,presstherotatorbuttonandrotatetheheadasshown

inFigure8.

G017509

Figure8

1.Rotatorbutton

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthebest

cuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromlefttoright.

Thiswillavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestringhead

intouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,evenbreakage.

Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywearstringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,and

fencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

G017508

Figure9

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

•Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

•Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereisan

accumulationofdebris.

•Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedorlost,

repairorreplaceit.

•Brushdebrisawayfromairintakeventsonthebackoftheshaftto

preventthemotorfromoverheating.

ReplacingtheSpool

Useonly.065in.(1.65mm)diametermonolamentstring.Useoriginal

manufacturer’sreplacementstringforbestperformance(T oropart

number88512).

1.Removethebattery.

2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(

Figure10).

G017510

Figure10

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

4.Tabs

3.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveitandremovethespool.

4.Toinstallthenewspool,makesurethestringiscapturedinone

oftheretainingslotsonthenewspool.Makesuretheendofthe

stringextendsapproximately6in.(152mm).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringalignswiththeeyeletinthe

stringhead.Threadthestringintotheeyelet.

6.Pullthestringextendingfromthestringheadsothestringreleases

fromtheslotinthespool.

7.Reinstallthespoolretainerbydepressingtabsintoslotsand

pushingdownuntilspoolretainerclicksintoplace.

ReplacingtheString

1.Removethebattery.

2.Removethespool.SeeReplacingtheSpool(Figure11).

G015662

Figure11

1.Spool

2.Hole

Note:Removeanyoldstringremainingonthespool.

3.Thespoolwillacceptupto15feetofstring.Useonly.065in.

(1.65mm)diametermonolamentstring.

Note:Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeofstring,asthiscould

damagethetrimmer.

4.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartofthespool

(Figure11).Windthestringontothespoolinthedirectionshown

bythearrowsonthespool.

5.Placethestringintheslotontheupperspoolange,leavingabout

6in.(152mm)extendedbeyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverll.Afterwindingthestring,thereshouldbeat

least1/4in.(6mm)betweenthewoundstringandtheoutside

edgeofthespool.

6.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer.RefertoSpool

Replacementearlierinthismanual.

Service

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsoftroublefreeuse.

Shoulditneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorizedToro

ServiceDealer.YourToroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepairT oro

productsandwillensurethatyourTorostays“All”T oro.

Double-insulatedAppliance

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,twosystemsofinsulationare

providedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansisprovidedon

adouble-insulatedappliance,norshouldameansforgrounding

beaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulatedappliance

requiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,andshouldbe

doneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnelatyourAuthorizedT oro

ServiceDealer.Replacementpartsforadouble-insulatedappliance

mustbeidenticaltothepartstheyreplace.Adouble-insulated

applianceismarkedwiththewords“DoubleInsulation”or“Double

Insulated.”Thesymbol(squarewithinasquare)mayalsobemarked

ontheappliance.

Storage

Storethetrimmerandextensioncordindoorsinacooldrylocationand

outofreachofchildrenandanimals.

NOTICE!Donotrestthetrimmerontheguard,oritmaywarpand

interferewiththecuttingline.

Note:Devicesforretainingextensioncordsarecommerciallyavailable.

TheToroPromise-ElectricTrimmers

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inmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidentialpurposes.*

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Toro 14in Electric Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 14in Electric Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

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