Toro 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

24V String Trimmer and Sweeper Combo

Toro 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer is a versatile yard tool for maintaining your lawn and garden. With its lightweight design and cordless operation, this trimmer offers increased maneuverability and ease of use. Ideal for trimming around obstacles like trees, flower beds, and fences, it features a 12-inch cutting swath to cover more ground in less time. Experience precise trimming with the single-line design that reduces the need for frequent line adjustments, saving you time and effort.

FormNo.3379-695RevC

12inCordlessTrimmer

ModelNo.51487—SerialNo.314000001andUp

ModelNo.51487T—SerialNo.314000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Model51487Tdoesnotincludeabatteryoracharger.

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusatwww.Toro.comor

calltollfree1-800-237-2654(US)or1-800-248-3258(Canada)before

returningthisproduct.

GeneralSafetyRules

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thisproductcontainsachemicalorchemicals

knowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,

birthdefects,orreproductiveharm.

WARNING:Whenusingelectricgardeningappliances,basic

safetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowedtoreducetheriskof

re,electricshock,andpersonalinjury,includingthefollowing:

Readallinstructions.

Theterm“powertool”inallofthewarningsreferstoyour

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

powertool.

1.Workareasafety

A.Keepworkareacleanandwelllit.Clutteredordark

areasinviteaccidents

B.Donotoperatepowertoolsinexplosive

atmospheres,suchasinthepresenceofammable

liquids,gasesordust.Powertoolscreatesparks

whichmayignitethedustorfumes.

C.Keepchildrenandbystandersawaywhileoperating

apowertool.Distractionscancauseyoutolose

control.

2.Electricalsafety

A.Powertoolplugsmustmatchtheoutlet.Never

modifythepluginanyway.Donotuseany

adapterplugswithearthed(grounded)powertools.

Unmodiedplugsandmatchingoutletswillreducerisk

ofelectricshock.

B.Avoidbodycontactwithearthedorgrounded

surfaces.Thereisanincreasedriskofelectricshockif

yourbodyisearthedorgrounded.

C.Donotabusethecord.Neverusethecordfor

carrying,pullingorunpluggingthepowertool.

Keepcordawayfromheat,oil,sharpedgesor

movingparts.Damagedorentangledcordsincrease

theriskofelectricshock.

D.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.

Waterenteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskof

electricshock.

E.Ifoperatingapowertoolinadamplocationis

unavoidable,useasupplyprotectedbyaresidual

currentdevice(RCD)inAUSoragroundfault

interrupt(GFI)intheUSA.UseofanRCDorGFI

reducestheriskofelectricshock.

3.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert,watchwhatyouaredoinganduse

commonsensewhenoperatingapowertool.Do

notuseapowertoolwhileyouaretiredorunderthe

inuenceofdrugs,alcoholormedication.Amoment

ofinattentionwhileoperatingpowertoolsmayresult

inseriouspersonalinjury.

B.Usepersonalprotectiveequipment.Alwayswear

eyeprotection.Protectiveequipmentsuchasdust

mask,non-skidsafetyshoes,hardhat,orhearing

protectionusedforappropriateconditionswillreduce

personalinjuries.

C.Preventunintentionalstarting.Ensuretheswitch

isintheoff-positionbeforeconnectingtopower

sourceand/orbatterypack,pickinguporcarrying

thetool.Carryingpowertoolswithyourngeronthe

switchorenergizingpowertoolsthathavetheswitch

oninvitesaccidents.

D.Removeanyadjustingkeyorwrenchbeforeturning

thepowertoolon.Awrenchorakeyleftattachedto

arotatingpartofthepowertoolmayresultinpersonal

injury.

E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

F.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair,clothingandglovesaway

frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghair

canbecaughtinmovingparts.

G.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

H.Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedbypersons

(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensory

ormentalabilities,orlackofexperienceor

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OriginalInstructions(EN)

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*3379-695*C

knowledge,unlesssuchpersonsaresupervised

ortrainedtooperatetheappliancebyaperson

responsiblefortheirsafety.Childrenshouldbe

supervisedtonotusethedeviceasatoy.

4.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpower

toolforyourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwill

dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas

designed.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturn

itonandoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolled

withtheswitchisdangerousandmustberepaired.

C.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourceand/or

thebatterypackfromthepowertoolbeforemaking

anyadjustments,changingaccessories,orstoring

powertools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasuresreduce

theriskofstartingthepowertoolaccidentally.

D.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren

anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower

toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained

users.

E.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,

appliancesshouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhigh

orlocked-upplace,outofthereachofchildren.

F.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

bindingofmovingparts,breakageofpartsand

anyotherconditionthatmayaffectthepowertools

operation.Ifdamaged,havethepowertoolrepaired

beforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedbypoorly

maintainedpowertools.

G.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese

instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe

particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe

workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose

intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

H.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

5.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

6.BatterySafety

A.Donotchargeapplianceinrain,orinwetlocations.

B.Donotusebattery-operatedapplianceintherain.

C.Useonlythefollowingtypeandsizebattery:Toro

batterymodel88504or88506andbatterycharger

88503.

D.Removeordisconnectthebatterybeforeservicing,

cleaning,orremovingmaterialfromthegardening

appliance.

E.Donotdisposeofthebatteryinare.Thecellmay

explode.Checkwithlocalcodesforpossiblespecial

disposalinstructions.

F.Donotopenormutilatethebattery.Releasedelectrolyte

iscorrosiveandmaycausedamagetotheeyesorskin.

Itmaybetoxicifswallowed.

G.Exercisecareinhandlingbatteriesinordernottoshort

thebatterywithconductingmaterialssuchasrings,

bracelets,andkeys.Thebatteryorconductormay

overheatandcauseburns.

H.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifthebatteryischarged

whenthetemperatureisnotbetween41to104degrees

F(5to40degreesC).

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

Directcurrent

Typeofcurrent

VVoltsVoltage

121–7615

121–7614

125–3227

Model51487

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

121–7658

Model51487T

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

121–7692

121–7602

125–3226

121–7606

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

Description

Qty.

Use

Screw

Wall-mountingbracket1

Mountthewall-mountingbracket.

Nopartsrequired

–

Auxiliaryhandle1

Latch1

Brace1

Installtheauxiliaryhandle.

Guard

Phillipsscrew1

Mounttheguardtothebaseofthetrimmer.

Wireedgeguard1Installtheedgeguard

MountingtheWall-Mounting

Bracket

Note:Thebracketshouldbemountedindoorsandthe

trimmershouldbeoutofthereachofchildren.

1.Placethebracketagainstthewallandmarkthe2hole

locations.

2.Drillthepilotholes.

A.Ifmountingthebracketonwallboard,plaster,or

cement,drill2holesforthewallanchors(notsupplied)

atthemarkedlocations.

B.Ifmountingthebracketonwood,drill2holesslightly

smallerthanthediameterofthescrewthreadsatthe

markedlocations.

3.Installthescrews(Figure1).

A.Ifmountingthebracketonwallboard,plaster,or

cement,insertthe2wallanchors(notsupplied)intothe

holesthenthreadthescrewsintothewallanchors.

B.Ifinstallingthebracketonwood,drivethe2screwsinto

thewall.

Figure1

1.Screw

AssemblingtheTrimmer

1.Slidetheupperpoleintothelowerpole,liningupthegroove

intheupperpolewiththegrooveinthelowerpole,and

secureitbytighteningthescrew.

Note:Usea10mmwrenchtotightenthescrew.

Note:Theupperpoleshouldbottomoutinthelower

pole.

Figure2

1.Upperpole

4.3mm(1/8inch)gap

2.Clamp

5.Lowerpole

3.Screw

2.Cutthecabletieandremoveitfromthetriggerhandle

(Figure3).

Figure3

1.Zip-tie

InstallingtheAuxiliaryHandle

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwith

thesmoothsurfacefacingtheoperator(Figure4).

G017277

Figure4

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebrace

restsinthegroovealongtheshaft(Figure4).

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbrace

asshown,andtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillips

screwdriver(Figure4).

InstallingtheGuard

1.RemovethePhillipsscrewtapedtotheguard(Figure5).

2.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure5.

G017622

Figure5

1.Phillipsscrew

2.Guard

3.SecuretheguardusingaPhillipsscrew.

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Inserttheendsofthewireedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer

housing,asshowninFigure6.

G017621

Figure6

1.Wireedgeguard

Operation

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhen

itispurchased.Beforeusingthetrimmerfortherst

time,placethebatterypackinthechargerandcharge

untiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoread

allsafetyprecautions.Withregularuse,itwillneed

shorterchargingtime.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiod

oftime,removethebattery.Whenreadytouseagain,

chargethebatterypackuntiltheLEDindicatorsturn

green.

StartingtheTrimmer

1.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe

handlehousing(Figure7).

g017453

Figure7

1.Triggerhandle3.Latch

2.Tongue

2.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure7).

3.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocks

intoplace.

4.SlidethelockswitchbacktotheOnposition,thensqueeze

thetrigger(Figure8).

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Figure8

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

ChargingtheBatteryPack

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

WARNING:Thepowercordonthisproduct

containslead,achemicalknowntotheState

ofCaliforniatocausebirthdefectsorother

reproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Important:Forbestresults,yourbatterytoolshould

bechargedinalocationwherethetemperatureismore

than5degreesC(41degreesF)butlessthan40degrees

C(104degreesF).Toreducetheriskofseriouspersonal

injury,donotstoreoutsideorinvehicles.Chargingtime

willbeincreasedifnotchargedwithinthisrange.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminal

withtheslotinthecharger(Figure9andFigure10).

Figure9

1.LEDindicator(2)

2.Insertbatteryhere

G016223

Figure10

1.LEDindicators(levelof

charge)

3.Batteryterminal

2.Releasebutton

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Pressdownonthereleasebuttonandslidethebattery

backwardoutofthecharger.

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorson

thebatterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

Left

RightIndicates:

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Green

Fullycharged

Red

Orange

Batteryistoo

warm:Remove

itforapproximately

30minutes

AdjustingtheHandleHeight

andBaseOrientation

•Toadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe

desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby

closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure11).

Figure11

1.Auxiliaryhandle2.Auxiliaryhandlelatch

•Toadjusttheorientationofthebase,pressdownonthe

rotatorbuttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethe

basetofacethedesireddirection(Figure12).

G015683

Figure12

1.Rotatorbutton

AdvancingtheLine

Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.Thelinewill

advance6mm(1/4inch)eachtimeyoustopandstartthe

trimmer.Whenthelinereachesthebladeinthedeector,itwill

becutoffatthatlength.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Wait2seconds,thenpresstheswitchtrigger.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLineManually

Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpush

theredbuttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthe

trimmerlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.

Figure13

1.Button

Trimming

G016254

Figure14

Edging

Tousethetrimmerasedger,presstherotatorbuttonandrotate

theheadasshowninFigure15.

G015660

Figure15

1.Rotatorbutton2.Edgerguide

UsingthePowerSaverFeature

Engagingthepowersaverfeaturewillextendtheruntimeofthe

batterybyshorteningthelengthofthetrimmerlineanddecreasing

theloadonthemotor.

Ifyouareexperiencingreducedbatteryruntime,itisrecommended

thatyouengagethepowersaverfeature.

Pushdownandrotatethepowersaverknob(Figure16)180

degrees(1/2turn)toshortenthelengthofthetrimmerline.This

reducesthepowerconsumptionofthetrimmerandextendsthe

runtimeofthebattery.

Toresumeoperationintheregularmode,pushdownandrotate

thepowersaverknob180degrees(1/2turn).

g017455

Figure16

1.Powersaverknob

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Tiltthetrimmersothatthetrimmerstringislowestonthe

rightside.

•Thestringtrimmercutsbestwhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thiswillalsoavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestring

headintouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,even

breakage.Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywear

stringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

Figure17

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Removethebatteryfromthetrimmer.

2.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

CAUTION

Thelinecut-offbladeonthedeectorissharpand

cancutyou.Donotuseyourhandstocleanthe

deectorshieldandblade.

3.Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereis

anaccumulationofdebris.

4.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor

lost,repairorreplaceit.

5.Brushdebrisawayfromairintakeventsonmotorhousing

topreventthemotorfromoverheating.

ReplacingtheSpool

Useonly1.6mm(.065inch)diametermonolamentstring.Use

originalmanufacturer’sreplacementstringforbestperformance

(Toropartnumber88532or88524).

Important:Useofalargerdiameterstringwillcause

themotortooverheatandfail.

1.Removethebattery.

2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure18).

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Figure18

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

4.Tabs

3.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveit,andremovethespool.

4.Toinstallthenewspool,makesurethestringiscapturedin

oneoftheretainingslotsonthenewspool.Makesurethe

endofthestringextendsapproximately152mm(6inches).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringalignswiththeeyelet

inthestringhead.Threadthestringintotheeyelet.

6.Pullthestringextendingfromthestringheadsothatthe

stringreleasesfromtheslotinthespool.

7.Installthespoolretainerbydepressingtabsintoslotsand

pushingdownuntilthespoolretainerclicksintoplace.

ReplacingtheString

1.Removethebattery.

2.Removethespool.SeeReplacingtheSpool(Figure18).

G015662

Figure19

1.Slotinupperspoolange

2.Hole

Note:Removeanyoldstringremainingonthespool.

3.Thespoolwillacceptupto4.5m(15feet)ofstring.Use

only1.6mm(.065inch)diametermonolamentstring.

Note:Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeofstring,as

thiscoulddamagethetrimmer.

4.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartof

thespool(Figure19).Windthestringontothespoolinthe

directionshownbythearrowsonthespool.

5.Placethestringintheslotontheupperspoolange,leaving

about152mm(6inches)extendedbeyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverll.Afterwindingthestring,there

shouldbeatleast6mm(1/4inch)betweenthewound

stringandtheoutsideedgeofthespool.

6.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer.Referto(page).

PreparingtheBatteryPackfor

Recycling

WARNING

Beforerecycling,coverthebatterypack'sterminals

withheavy-dutyadhesivetape.Donotattemptto

destroyordisassemblethebatterypackorremove

anyofitscomponents.Lithium-ionbatteriesmustbe

recycledordisposedofproperlyatthenearestbattery

recyclingfacility.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorized

ToroServiceDealer.Y ourToroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepair

ToroproductsandwillensurethatyourT orostays“All”T oro.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibleto

children.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicals

andde-icingsalts.

Troubleshooting

Usingthebatterywhenitishotcanreducetheoperatingtime.

Thebatterywillautomaticallystopworkingwhenitisoverheated

topreventdamagetoit.Removethebatteryfromthechargerand

allowittocoolbeforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthebatterywhenthereismoistureontheleadscancause

thetrimmertomalfunction.Allowthebatterytodryorwipeitdry

beforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthetrimmertocutthickgrassintemperaturesabove32

Celsius(90Fahrenheit)mayreducetheruntime.Engagethe

powersavingfeaturetohelpincreasetheoperatingtime.Referto

UsingthePowerSaverFeature(page9).

TheToroPromise-ElectricProducts

ATwo-YearFullWarrantyforResidentialUsefortheUnitedStatesandCanada

TheToroCompanyanditsafliate,T oroWarrantyCompany,pursuanttoanagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductfortwoyears

againstdefectsinmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidentialpurposes.*

IfyouthinkyourT oroProductcontainsadefectinmaterialsorworkmanship,ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,andbeforereturningthisproductcall

tollfree:

Trimmers:Blowers:

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1-800-574-3312(Mexico)

1-800-808-2963(US)

1-800-808-3072(Canada)

Toreceiveareplacementorrepair,atouroption,returnthecompleteunittotheseller.UnitedStatesandCanadacustomersmayreturntheirproduct,

withproofofpurchase,toanyAuthorizedServiceDealer.UnitedStatescustomersmayalsoreturntheirproduct,withproofofpurchase,postage

prepaid,totheToroServiceCenter,5500SEDelaware,Ankeny,IA50021.

Thiswarrantycoversproductdefectsonly.NeitherTheToroCompanynorToroWarrantyCompanyisliableforindirect,incidental,or

consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththeuseoftheToroProductscoveredbythiswarranty,includinganycostorexpenseof

providingsubstituteequipmentorserviceduringreasonableperiodsofmalfunctionornon-usependingcompletionofrepairsunderthis

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guaranteeinformation,contacttheT oroimporter.Ifallotherremediesfail,youmaycontactusatToroWarrantyCompany.

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