Toro 22in Cordless Hedge Trimmer User manual

FormNo.3368-176RevB

22inCordlessHedgeTrimmer

ModelNo.51494—SerialNo.311000001andUp

Operator'sManual

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GeneralPowerToolSafety

Warnings

WARNINGReadallsafetywarningsandallinstructions.

Failuretofollowthewarningsandinstructionsmayresultinelectric

shock,re,and/orseriousinjury.

Saveallwarningsandinstructionsforfuturereference.

Theterm“powertool”inallofthewarningslistedbelowreferstoyour

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)powertools.Unmodiedplugsand

matchingoutletswillreduceriskofelectricshock.

B.Avoidbodycontactwithearthedorgroundedsurfaces

suchaspipes,radiators,rangesandrefrigerators.There

isanincreasedriskofelectricshockifyourbodyisearthed

orgrounded.

C.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.Water

enteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskofelectricshock.

D.Donotabusethecord.Neverusethecordforcarrying,

pullingorunpluggingthepowertool.Keepcordaway

fromheat,oil,sharpedgesormovingparts.Damagedor

entangledcordsincreasetheriskofelectricshock.

E.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,useanextension

cordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofacordsuitablefor

outdoorusereducestheriskofelectricshock.

F.Ifoperatingapowertoolinadamplocationisunavoidable,

usearesidualcurrentdevice(RCD)protectedsupply.Use

ofanRCDreducestheriskofelectricshock.

3.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert;watchwhatyouaredoingandusecommon

sensewhenoperatingapowertool.Donotuseapower

toolwhileyouaretiredorundertheinuenceofdrugs,

alcoholormedication.Amomentofinattentionwhile

operatingpowertoolsmayresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

B.Usepersonalprotectiveequipment.Alwaysweareye

protection.Protectiveequipmentsuchasdustmask,

non-skidsafetyshoes,hardhat,orhearingprotectionusedfor

appropriateconditionswillreducepersonalinjuries.

C.Preventunintentionalstarting.Ensuretheswitchisinthe

off-positionbeforeconnectingtopowersourceand/or

batterypack,pickinguporcarryingthetool.Carrying

powertoolswithyourngerontheswitchorenergizingpower

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.

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.

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OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedintheChina

AllRightsReserved

E.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentorbinding

ofmovingparts,breakageofpartsandanyother

conditionthatmayaffectthepowertoolsoperation.If

damaged,havethepowertoolrepairedbeforeuse.Many

accidentsarecausedbypoorlymaintainedpowertools.

F.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properlymaintained

cuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesarelesslikelytobind

andareeasiertocontrol.

G.Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbitsetc.in

accordancewiththeseinstructions,takingintoaccount

theworkingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed..

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose

intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

5.Batterytooluseandcare

A.Rechargeonlywiththechargerspeciedbythe

manufacturer.Achargerthatissuitableforonetypeof

batterypackmaycreateariskofrewhenusedwithanother

batterypack.

B.Usepowertoolsonlywithspecicallydesignatedbattery

packs.Useanyotherbatterypacksmaycreateariskofinjury

andre.

C.Whenbatterypackisnotinuse,keepitawayfromthe

othermetalobjects,likepaperclips,coins,keys,nails,

screws,orothersmallmetalobjectsthatcanmakea

connectionfromoneterminaltoanother.Shortingthe

batteryterminalstogethermaycauseburnsorare.

D.Underabusiveconditions,liquidmaybeejectedfromthe

battery;avoidcontact.Ifcontactaccidentallyoccurs,

ushwithwater.Ifliquidcontactseyes,additionallyseek

medicalhelp.Liquidejectedfromthebatterymaycause

irritationorburns.

E.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifthebatteryischargedwhen

thetemperatureisnotbetween41to104degreesF(5to40

degreesC).

6.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepairperson

usingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswillensurethatthe

safetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings

•Usebothhandswhenoperatingthehedgetrimmer.Using

onehandcouldcauselossofcontrolandresultinserious

personalinjury.

•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutterblade.Do

notremovecutmaterialorholdmaterialtobecutwhen

bladesaremoving.Makesuretheswitchisoffwhenclearing

jammedmaterial.Bladescoastafterturnoff.Amomentof

inattentionwhileoperatingthehedgetrimmermayresultinserious

personalinjury.

•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewiththecutterblade

stopped.Properhandlingofthehedgetrimmerwillreduce

possiblepersonalinjuryfromthecutterblades.

•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfacesonly,

becausethecutterblademaycontacthiddenwiringoritsown

cord.Cutterbladescontactinga“live”wiremaymakeexposed

metalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgivetheoperator

anelectricshock.

•DANGER–Keephandsawayfromblade.Contactwithblade

willresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

2

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.Replace

anydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

DC

Directcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

SPMStrokesperminuteSpeedofblade

VVoltsVoltage

ID-1011

1.Warning2.Readthe

Operator's

Manual.

3.Donot

useinwet

environments.

4.Weareye

protection

ID-1012

3

Operation

StartingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthecutterblades(Figure1).

1

G015651

Figure1

1.Protectivecover

2.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthehandle

housing(Figure2).

1

G015651

Figure2

1.Auxiliaryhandle4.Tongue

2.Lockswitch5.Latch

3.Trigger

3.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure2)..

4.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocksinto

place.

NOTICE!Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenitis

purchased.Beforeusingthehedgetrimmerfortherst

time,placethebatterypackinthechargerchargeuntilthe

LEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafety

precautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshortercharging

time.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiodoftime,removethe

battery.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethebatterypack

untiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

5.Placeonehandonthetriggerhandle.Placetheotherhandon

theauxiliaryhandle(Figure2).

6.Slidethelockswitchbackwards,towardsyou,thensqueezethe

triggerswitchtoturnonthehedgetrimmer(Figure2).Thetrimmer

willstayonaslongasthetriggerswitchissqueezed.Lock-off

switchmaybereleasedoncehedgetrimmerisrunning(Figure2).

RotatingtheHedgeTrimmerHandle

1.Pressandholdtherotationallockbutton.

G016188

Figure3

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Handle

2.Rotationallockbutton

2.Rotatethehandletotherightorleftdependingondesiredcutting

direction,thenreleasetherotationallockbuttontolockthehandle

inthedesiredposition.

StoppingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Releasethetriggerswitch(Figure2).

2.Allowatleast5secondsforthecuttingbladetostopmoving.

4

ChargingtheBatteryPack

NOTICE!Forbestresults,yourbatterytoolshouldbechargedin

alocationwherethetemperatureismorethan41degreesF(5

degreesC)butlessthan104degreesF(40degreesC).Toreduce

theriskofseriouspersonalinjury,donotstoreoutsideorin

vehicles.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifnotchargedwithin

thisrange.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminalwith

theslotinthecharger(Figure4andFigure5).

G016222

Figure4

1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

G016223

1

2

3

Figure5

1.LEDindicators(levelof

charge)

3.Batteryterminal

2.Releasebutton

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthereleasebuttonandslide

thebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorsonthe

batterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

TopBottomIndicates:

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Green

Fullycharged

Red

Orange

Batteryistoo

warm:Removefor

approximately30

minutes

Red

Green

Nobatterypresent

Red(blinking)Red(blinking)Defectivebattery

OperatingTips

•Theunitisusedforcuttingineitherdirectioninaslow,sweeping

actionfromsidetoside.

•Standsothatyouarestableandbalancedonbothfeet.Donot

overreach.

•Inspectandcleartheareaofanyhiddenobjects.

•Neverusethehedgetrimmernearpowerlines,fencing,posts,

buildings,orotherimmovableobjects.

•Neveruseabladeafterhittingahardobjectwithoutrstinspecting

itfordamage.Donotuseifanydamageisdetected.

•Nevertouchbladesorserviceunitwiththepowersupply

connected.

•Donotforcethehedgetrimmerthroughheavyshrubbery.This

cancausethebladestobindandslowdown.Ifthebladesslow

down,reducethepace.

•Donotattempttocutstemsortwigsthatarelargerthan9/16in.,

orthoseobviouslytoolargetofeedintothecuttingblade.Usea

non-poweredhandsaworpruningsawtotrimlargestems.

•Ifbladesdobecomejammed,stopthemotor,allowtheblades

tostop,andremovethebatterybeforeattemptingtoremovethe

obstruction.

•Ifdesired,youcanuseastringtohelpcutyourhedgelevel.

Decidehowhighyouwantthehedge.Stretchapieceofstring

alongthehedgeatthedesiredheight.Trimthehedgejustabove

theguidelineofstring.

•Trimthesideofahedgesothatitwillbeslightlynarroweratthe

top.Moreofthehedgewillbeexposedwhenshapedthisway,and

itwillbemoreuniform.

•Weargloveswhentrimmingthornyorpricklygrowth.When

trimmingnewgrowth,useawidesweepingaction,sothatthe

stemsarefeddirectlyintothecuttingblade.Oldergrowthwill

havethickerstemsandwillbetrimmedeasiestbyusingasawing

movement.

5

Maintenance

OilingtheTrimmerBlade

Note:Thetrimmerbladeshouldbeoiledbeforeandaftereachuse.

1.Stopthemotorandremovethebattery.

2.Cleandirtanddebrisfromthebodyofthehedgetrimmer,usinga

dampclothwithamilddetergent.

Note:Donotuseanystrongdetergentsontheplastichousingor

thehandle.Theycanbedamagedbycertainaromaticoilssuchas

pineandlemon,andbysolventssuchaskerosene.

3.Laythehedgetrimmeronaatsurface.Applylightweight

machineoilalongtheedgeofthetopblade.Ifyouwillbeusing

thehedgetrimmerforanextendedperiodoftime,itisadvisableto

oilthebladeduringuse.

Note:Donotoilwhilethehedgetrimmerisrunning.

BatteryPackPreparationForRecycling

WARNING

Uponremoval,coverthebatterypack'sterminalswithheavy-duty

adhesivetape.Donotattempttodestroyordisassemblethe

batterypackorremoveanyofitscomponents.Lithium-ion

batteriesmustberecycledordisposedofproperlyatthenearest

batteryrecyclingfacility.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorizedToro

ServiceDealer.YourToroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepairToro

productsandwillensurethatyourTorostays“All”Toro.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibletochildren.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicalsand

de-icingsalts.

TheToroPromise-ElectricTrimmers

ATwo-YearFullWarrantyforResidentialUsefor

theUnitedStatesandCanada

TheToroCompanyanditsafliate,ToroWarrantyCompany,pursuantto

anagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductfortwoyears

againstdefectsinmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidential

purposes.*

•

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proofofpurchase,toanyAuthorizedServiceDealer.UnitedStatescustomers

mayalsoreturntheirproduct,withproofofpurchase,postageprepaid,tothe

ToroServiceCenter,21350CedarAvenueS.,Lakeville,MN55044-9090.

Thiswarrantycoversproductdefectsonly.NeitherTheToroCompanynor

ToroWarrantyCompanyisliableforindirect,incidentalorconsequential

damagesinconnectionwiththeuseoftheToroProductscoveredby

thiswarranty,includinganycostorexpenseofprovidingsubstitute

equipmentorserviceduringreasonableperiodsofmalfunctionor

non-usependingcompletionofrepairsunderthiswarranty.Somestates

donotallowexclusionsofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sothe

aboveexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecic

legalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

CountriesOtherthantheUnitedStatesandCanada

CustomerswhohavepurchasedToroproductsexportedfromtheUnited

StatesorCanadashouldcontacttheirToroDistributor(Dealer)toobtain

guaranteepoliciesforyourcountry,province,orstate.Ifforanyreasonyou

aredissatisedwithyourDistributor’sserviceorhavedifcultyobtaining

guaranteeinformation,contacttheToroimporter.Ifallotherremediesfail,you

maycontactusatToroWarrantyCompany.

*Residentialusemeansuseoftheproductonthesame

lotasyourhome.

PartNumber

374-0279Rev.A

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