Toro 24in Cordless Hedge Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 24in Cordless Hedge Trimmer

Category: Cordless hedge trimmers

Type: User manual

FormNo.3377-764RevA

24inCordlessHedgeTrimmer

ModelNo.51496—SerialNo.313000001andUp

ModelNo.51496T—SerialNo.313000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Model51496Tdoesnotincludeabatteryoracharger.

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusatwww.Toro.comor

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

returningthisproduct.

GeneralPowerTool

SafetyWarnings

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated

accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,

chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia

tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.

Washhandsafterhandling.

WARNINGReadallsafetywarningsandallinstructions.

Failuretofollowthewarningsandinstructionsmayresultin

electricshock,re,and/orseriousinjury.

Saveallwarningsandinstructionsforfuturereference.

Theterm“powertool”inallofthewarningslistedbelowrefers

toyourmains-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

surfacessuchaspipes,radiators,rangesand

refrigerators.Thereisanincreasedriskofelectric

shockifyourbodyisearthedorgrounded.

C.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.

Waterenteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskof

electricshock.

D.Donotabusethecord.Neverusethecordfor

carrying,pullingorunpluggingthepowertool.

Keepcordawayfromheat,oil,sharpedgesor

movingparts.Damagedorentangledcordsincrease

theriskofelectricshock.

E.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,usean

extensioncordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofa

cordsuitableforoutdoorusereducestheriskofelectric

shock.

F.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

switchorenergisingpowertoolsthathavetheswitch

oninvitesaccidents.

D.Removeanyadjustingkeyorwrenchbeforeturning

thepowertoolon.Awrenchorakeyleftattachedto

8111LyndaleAvenueSouth

Bloomington,MN55420

Registeratwww.Toro.com.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedintheUSA.

AllRightsReserved

*3377-764*A

arotatingpartofthepowertoolmayresultinpersonal

injury.

E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

F.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair,clothingandglovesaway

frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghair

canbecaughtinmovingparts.

G.Ifdevicesareprovidedfortheconnectionofdust

extractionandcollectionfacilities,ensuretheseare

connectedandproperlyused.Useofthesedevices

canreducedust-relatedhazards.

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.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

bindingofmovingparts,breakageofpartsand

anyotherconditionthatmayaffectthepowertools

operation.Ifdamaged,havethepowertoolrepaired

beforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedbypoorly

maintainedpowertools.

F.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare

lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

G.Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbitsetc.

inaccordancewiththeseinstructions,takinginto

accounttheworkingconditionsandtheworkto

beperformed..Useofthepowertoolforoperations

differentfromthoseintendedcouldresultinahazardous

situation.

5.Batterytooluseandcare

A.Rechargeonlywiththechargerspeciedbythe

manufacturer.Achargerthatissuitableforonetype

ofbatterypackmaycreateariskofrewhenusedwith

anotherbatterypack.

B.Usepowertoolsonlywithspecicallydesignated

batterypacks.Useanyotherbatterypacksmaycreate

ariskofinjuryandre.

C.Whenbatterypackisnotinuse,keepitawayfrom

theothermetalobjects,likepaperclips,coins,

keys,nails,screws,orothersmallmetalobjects

thatcanmakeaconnectionfromoneterminalto

another.Shortingthebatteryterminalstogethermay

causeburnsorare.

D.Underabusiveconditions,liquidmaybeejected

fromthebattery;avoidcontact.Ifcontact

accidentallyoccurs,ushwithwater.Ifliquid

contactseyes,additionallyseekmedicalhelp.Liquid

ejectedfromthebatterymaycauseirritationorburns.

E.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifthebatteryischarged

whenthetemperatureisnotbetween41to104degrees

F(5to40degreesC).

6.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings

•Usebothhandswhenoperatingthehedgetrimmer.

Usingonehandcouldcauselossofcontrolandresult

inseriouspersonalinjury.

•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutterblade.Do

notremovecutmaterialorholdmaterialtobecutwhen

bladesaremoving.Makesuretheswitchisoffwhen

clearingjammedmaterial.Bladescoastafterturnoff.A

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingthehedgetrimmermay

resultinseriouspersonalinjury.

•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewiththecutter

bladestopped.Properhandlingofthehedgetrimmerwill

reducepossiblepersonalinjuryfromthecutterblades.

•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfacesonly,

becausethecutterblademaycontacthiddenwiringorits

owncord.Cutterbladescontactinga“live”wiremaymake

exposedmetalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgive

theoperatoranelectricshock.

•DANGER–Keephandsawayfromblade.Contactwith

bladewillresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

121-7620

Model51496

1.Warning2.Readthe

Operator’s

Manual.

3.Donot

useinwet

conditions.

4.Weareye

protection.

121–7660

Model51496T

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

125–3226

121–7602

125–3291

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

Directcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

SPMStrokesperminuteSpeedofblade

VVoltsVoltage

Operation

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenitis

purchased.Beforeusingthehedgetrimmerforthersttime,

placethebatterypackinthechargerandchargeituntil

theLEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafety

precautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshortercharging

time.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiodoftime,removethe

battery.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethebatterypack

untiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

StartingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthecutterblades

(Figure1).

WARNING

Thehedgetrimmerbladescancausecutsor

amputation.

Becarefulwhenhandlingthehedgetrimmerwith

theprotectivecoverremoved.

G016138

Figure1

1.Protectivecover

2.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe

handlehousing(Figure2).

Figure2

1.Auxiliaryhandle4.Tongue

2.Lockswitch5.Latch

3.Trigger

3.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure2).

4.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocks

intoplace.

5.Placeonehandonthetriggerhandle.Placetheotherhand

ontheauxiliaryhandle(Figure2).

6.Slidethelockswitchbackwards,towardsyou,thensqueeze

thetriggerswitchtoturnonthehedgetrimmer(Figure2).

Thetrimmerwillstayonaslongasthetriggerswitchis

squeezed.Lock-offswitchmaybereleasedoncehedge

trimmerisrunning(Figure2).

RotatingtheHedgeTrimmer

Handle

1.Pressandholdtherotationallockbutton.

G016188

Figure3

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Handle

2.Rotationallockbutton

2.Rotatethehandletotherightorleftdependingondesired

cuttingdirection,thenreleasetherotationallockbuttonto

lockthehandleinthedesiredposition.

StoppingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Releasethetriggerswitch(Figure2).

2.Allowatleast5secondsforthecuttingbladetostopmoving.

ChargingtheBatteryPack

Important:Forbestresults,yourbatterypackshouldbe

chargedinalocationwherethetemperatureismorethan5°

C(41°F)butlessthan40°C(104°F).Toreducetheriskof

seriouspersonalinjury,donotstoreoutsideorinvehicles.

Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifnotchargedwithinthis

range.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminal

withtheslotinthecharger(

Figure4andFigure5).

G017407

Figure4

1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

G016223

Figure5

1.LEDindicators(levelof

charge)

3.Batteryterminal

2.Releasebutton

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthereleasebutton

andslidethebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorson

thebatterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

Left

RightIndicates:

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Green

Fullycharged

Red

Orange

Batteryistoo

warm:Remove

forapproximately

30minutes

Red

Green

Nobatterypresent

Red(blinking)Red(blinking)Defectivebattery

OperatingTips

•Theunitisusedforcuttingineitherdirectioninaslow,

sweepingactionfromsidetoside.

•Standsothatyouarestableandbalancedonbothfeet.Do

notoverreach.

•Inspectandcleartheareaofanyhiddenobjects.

•Neverusethehedgetrimmernearpowerlines,fencing,

posts,buildings,orotherimmovableobjects.

•Neveruseabladeafterhittingahardobjectwithoutrst

inspectingitfordamage.Donotuseifanydamageis

detected.

•Nevertouchbladesorserviceunitwiththepowersupply

connected.

•Donotforcethehedgetrimmerthroughheavyshrubbery.

Thiscancausethebladestobindandslowdown.Ifthe

bladesslowdown,reducethepace.

•Donotattempttocutstemsortwigsthatarelargerthan.71

inches(18mm),orthoseobviouslytoolargetofeedintothe

cuttingblade.Useahandsaworpruningsawtotrimlarge

stems.

•Ifbladesdobecomejammed,stopthemotor,allowtheblades

tostop,andremovethebatterybeforeattemptingtoremove

theobstruction.

•Ifdesired,youcanuseastringtohelpcutyourhedgelevel.

Decidehowhighyouwantthehedge.Stretchapieceof

stringalongthehedgeatthedesiredheight.Trimthehedge

justabovetheguidelineofstring.

•Trimthesideofahedgesothatitwillbeslightlynarrowerat

thetop.Moreofthehedgewillbeexposedwhenshapedthis

way,anditwillbemoreuniform.

•Weargloveswhentrimmingthornyorpricklygrowth.When

trimmingnewgrowth,useawidesweepingaction,sothatthe

stemsarefeddirectlyintothecuttingblade.

Maintenance

OilingtheTrimmerBlade

Note:Thetrimmerbladeshouldbeoiledbeforeandaftereach

use.

1.Stopthemotorandremovethebattery.

2.Cleandirtanddebrisfromthebodyofthehedgetrimmer,

usingadampclothwithamilddetergent.

Note:Donotuseanystrongdetergentsontheplastic

housingorthehandle.Theycanbedamagedbycertain

aromaticoilssuchaspineandlemon,andbysolventssuch

askerosene.

3.Laythehedgetrimmeronaatsurface.Applylightweight

machineoilalongtheedgeofthetopblade.Ifyouwillbe

usingthehedgetrimmerforanextendedperiodoftime,itis

advisabletooilthebladeduringuse.

Note:Donotoilwhilethehedgetrimmerisrunning.

PreparingtheBatteryPackfor

Recycling

WARNING

Beforerecycling,coverthebatterypack'sterminals

withheavy-dutyadhesivetape.Donotattemptto

destroyordisassemblethebatterypackorremove

anyofitscomponents.Lithium-ionbatteriesmustbe

recycledordisposedofproperlyatthenearestbattery

recyclingfacility.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorized

ToroServiceDealer.YourT oroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepair

ToroproductsandwillensurethatyourTorostays“All”T oro.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibleto

children.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicals

andde-icingsalts.

Troubleshooting

Usingthebatterywhenitishotcanreducetheoperatingtime.

Thebatterywillautomaticallystopworkingwhenitisoverheated

topreventdamagetoit.Removethebatteryfromthechargerand

allowittocoolbeforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthebatterywhenthereismoistureontheleadscancause

thetrimmertomalfunction.Allowthebatterytodryorwipeitdry

beforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

TheToroPromise-ElectricProducts

ATwo-YearFullWarrantyforResidentialUsefortheUnitedStatesandCanada

TheT oroCompanyanditsafliate,ToroWarrantyCompany,pursuanttoanagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductfortwoyearsagainst

defectsinmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidentialpurposes.*

IfyouthinkyourT oroProductcontainsadefectinmaterialsorworkmanship,ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,andbeforereturningthisproductcall

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Trimmers:Blowers:

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Toreceiveareplacementorrepair,atouroption,returnthecompleteunittotheseller.UnitedStatesandCanadacustomersmayreturntheirproduct,

withproofofpurchase,toanyAuthorizedServiceDealer.UnitedStatescustomersmayalsoreturntheirproduct,withproofofpurchase,postage

prepaid,totheToroServiceCenter,5500SEDelaware,Ankeny,IA50021.

Thiswarrantycoversproductdefectsonly.NeitherTheToroCompanynorToroWarrantyCompanyisliableforindirect,incidental,or

consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththeuseoftheToroProductscoveredbythiswarranty,includinganycostorexpenseofproviding

substituteequipmentorserviceduringreasonableperiodsofmalfunctionornon-usependingcompletionofrepairsunderthiswarranty.

Somestatesdonotallowexclusionsofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheaboveexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarranty

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AustraliancustomerswillnddetailsrelatingtotheAustralianConsumerLaweitherinsidetheboxoratyourlocalToroDealer.

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Category: Cordless hedge trimmers

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