Toro 14in Electric Trimmer User manual

FormNo.3424-779RevC

14inElectricTrimmer

51480A

Desbrozadoraeléctricade36cm(14

pulgadas)

51480A

Débroussailleuseélectriquede36cm(14

pouces)

51480A

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FormNo.3424-776RevC

14inElectricTrimmer

ModelNo.51480A—SerialNo.319000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,calltollfree1-888-367-6631

(US),1-888-430-1687(Canada),or1-800-450-9350(Mexico)before

returningthisproduct.

YoumaycontactT orodirectlyatwww.T oro.comforproduct

andaccessoryinformation,helpndingadealer,thecomplete

warrantydetails,ortoregisteryourproduct.

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thepowercordonthisproductcontains

lead,achemicalknowntotheState

ofCaliforniatocausebirthdefects

orotherreproductiveharm.Wash

handsafterhandling.

Useofthisproductmaycauseexposure

tochemicalsknowntotheStateof

Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,

orotherreproductiveharm.

GeneralSafetyRules

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,gases,ordust.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,pulling,orunpluggingthepowertool.

Keepcordawayfromheat,oil,sharpedges,or

movingparts.Damagedorentangledcordsincrease

theriskofelectricshock.

D.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.

Waterenteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskof

electricshock.

E.Ifoperatingapowertoolinadamplocationis

unavoidable,useasupplyprotectedbyaresidual

currentdevice(RCD)inAUSoragroundfault

interrupt(GFI)intheUSA.

UseofanRCDorGFIreducestheriskofelectricshock.

F.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,usean

extensioncordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofa

cordsuitableforoutdoorusereducestheriskofelectric

shock.

G.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcewhen

theapplianceisnotinuse.

3.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert;watchwhatyouaredoing,anduse

commonsensewhenoperatingapowertool.Do

notuseapowertoolwhileyouaretiredorunder

theinuenceofdrugs,alcohol,ormedication.A

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingpowertoolsmay

resultinseriouspersonalinjury.

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.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

E.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair,clothingandglovesaway

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OriginalInstructions(EN)

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frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghair

canbecaughtinmovingparts.

F.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

G.Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedbypersons

(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensory

ormentalabilities,orlackofexperienceor

knowledge,unlesssuchpersonsaresupervision

ortrainingtooperatetheappliancebyaperson

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.Removethebatterypackfromthepowertoolbefore

makinganyadjustments,changingaccessories,or

storingpowertools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasures

reducetheriskofstartingthepowertoolaccidentally.

E.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren,

anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower

toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained

users.

F.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,

appliancesshouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhigh

orlocked-upplace,outofthereachofchildren.

G.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

bindingofmovingparts,breakageofparts,and

anyotherconditionthatmayaffecttheoperation

ofthepowertool.Ifdamaged,havethepowertool

repairedbeforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedby

poorlymaintainedpowertools.

H.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare

lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

I.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese

instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe

particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe

workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose

intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

J.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

5.Service

A.Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.

Thiswillensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolis

maintained.

B.Ifthecordisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythe

manufacturer,itsauthorizedserviceagentora

similarlyqualiedinordertoavoidhazard.

6.ExtensionCord

Ensurethatyourextensioncordisingoodcondition.When

usinganextensioncord,useoneheavyenoughtocarry

thecurrentyourproductwilldraw.Anundersizedextension

cordwillcauseadropinlinevoltage,resultinginlossof

powerandoverheating.Thefollowingtableliststhecorrect

cordsizedependingonthelengthofthecord.Ifyouarein

doubt,usethenextheaviergauge.Thesmallerthegauge

number,theheavierthegauge.

ExtensionCordLengthMinimumWireGauge

(A.W.G.)

7.6m(25feet)

16

15.0m(50feet)

16

30.5m(100feet)

16

45.7m(150feet)

14

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover45.7m(150

feet)long.

Toreducetheriskofdisconnectionoftheextensioncord

duringuse,connecttheextensioncordtothetrimmeras

illustratedinOperation(page6).

Theapplianceisnottobeusedbypersons(includingchildren)

withreducedphysical,sensoryormetalcapabilities,orlack

ofexperienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengiven

supervisionorinstruction.Childrenshouldbesupervisedto

ensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

Electricalspecications:120V~60Hz5A

2

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

Symbol

NameExplanation

AC

Alternatingcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cycles

persecond)

rpm

Revolutionsper

minute

Speedofstring

VVoltsVoltage

decal125-8324c

125-8324

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;donotuseifthecordisdamaged;wear

eyeprotection.

decal131-0361b

131-0361

decal138-6683

138-6683

3

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

Qty.

Use

Auxiliaryhandle1

Latch1

1

Brace1

Installtheauxiliaryhandle.

Guard

1

2

Phillipsscrew1

Installtheguard.

3

Edgeguard1Installtheedgeguard.

4

Nopartsrequired

–

Adjustthetrimmerheightandthebase

position.

1

InstallingtheAuxiliary

Handle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Auxiliaryhandle

1Latch

1Brace

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwith

thesmoothsurfacefacingyou(Figure1).

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Figure1

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebrace

restsinthegroovealongtheshaft(Figure1).

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbrace,

andtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipsscrewdriver

(Figure1).

4

2

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1

Guard

1Phillipsscrew

Procedure

1.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure2.

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Figure2

1.Phillipsscrew

2.Guard

2.SecuretheguardusingthePhillipsscrew.

3

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Edgeguard

Procedure

Inserttheendsoftheedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer

housingasshowninFigure3.

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Figure3

1.Edgeguard

5

4

AdjustingtheTrimmer

HeightandBasePosition

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

•T oadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe

desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby

closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure4).

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Figure4

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Height-adjustmentlatch

2.Auxiliary-handlelatch

•T oadjustthetrimmerheight,opentheheightadjustment

latch,thenslidetheshaftupordowntodesiredheight,

securingitinplacewiththelatch(Figure4).

•T oadjustthepositionofthebase,pressdownontherotator

buttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethebase

tofacethedesireddirection(Figure5).

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Figure5

1.Rotatorbutton

Operation

ConnectingtoaPower

Source

WARNING

Ifyoudonotfullyseattheextensioncordontheinlet

plug,thelooseplugcouldleadtooverheatingand

causeare,possiblyburningyouorothers.

Ensurethatyoufullyseatthecordonthepluganduse

thecordlockfeaturetosecurethecord.

NOTICE!Donotuseadamagedcord.

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Figure6

1.Inletplug

3.Cordlock

2.Extensioncord

6

StartingtheTrimmer

Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheONposition,

thensqueezethetrigger(Figure7).

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Figure7

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

AdvancingtheLine

Note:Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Wait2seconds,thenpresstheswitchtrigger.

Note:Thelineextendsapproximately6mm(1/4inch)

witheachstopandstartoftheswitchtrimmeruntiltheline

reachesthelengthofthegrassdeectorblade.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLine

Manually

Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpush

theredbuttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthe

trimmerlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.

Trimming

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Figure8

7

Edging

Toconvertthetrimmertoanedger,presstherotatorbuttonand

rotatetheheadasshowninFigure9.

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Figure9

1.Rotatorbutton2.Edgerguide

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thisavoidsthrowingdebrisatyou.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcethe

stringheadintouncutgrass.

•Usingthetrimmeralongwireandpicketfences,stoneand

brickwalls,curbs,andwoodcancausethelinetorapidly

wearandevenbreak.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

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Figure10

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

2.Wipeorscrapecleananydebrisfromthecutting-headarea.

3.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor

lost,repairorreplaceit.

4.Brushdebrisawayfromtheairintakeventsonthemotor

housingtopreventthemotorfromoverheating.

ReplacingtheSpool

Note:Useonly1.65mm(0.065in)diametermonolament

string.Forbestperformance,useonlyT ororeplacementstring

(PartNo.88512).

Important:Usingalargerdiameterstringmaycausethe

motortooverheatandfail.

1.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure11).

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Figure11

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

4.Tabs

2.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveit.

3.Removethespool.

4.Installthenewspool,makingsurethatthestringsare

capturedintheretainingslotsonthenewspool.

Note:Makesurethattheendsofthestringsextend

approximately152mm(6inches).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringendsalignwith

theeyeletsinthestringhead,andthreadthestringends

throughtheeyelets.

8

6.Pullthestringsextendingfromthestringheadsothatthe

stringsreleasefromtheslotsinthespool.

7.Installthespoolretainerbypressingthetabsintotheslots

andpushingdownonthespooluntilthespoolretainerclicks

intoplace.

ReplacingtheString

Important:Useonly1.65mm(0.065inch)diameter

monolamentstring.Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeof

string,asthiscoulddamagethetrimmer.

1.Removethespool;refertoReplacingtheSpool(page8).

2.Removeanystringremainingonthespool.

3.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartof

thespool(Figure12).

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Figure12

1.Slotinupperspoolange3.Slotinlowerspoolange

2.Hole

Note:Windthestringontothespoolinthedirection

shownbythearrowsonthespool.

Note:Thespoolcanacceptupto4.6m(15ft)ofstring.

4.Placethestringendsintheslotsontheupperspoolange,

leavingabout152mm(6inches)beyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverllthespool.Afterwindingthestring,

thereshouldbeatleast6mm(1/4inch)betweeneachofthe

woundstringsandtheoutsideedgeofthespool.

5.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer;refertoReplacing

theSpool(page8).

9

Service

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsoftrouble-free

use.Shoulditneedservice,bringtheproducttoyourAuthorized

ServiceDealer.

Double-insulatedAppliance

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,2systemsofinsulationare

providedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansisprovided

onadouble-insulatedappliance,norshouldameansfor

groundingbeaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulated

appliancerequiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,

andshouldbedoneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnel

atyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.Replacementpartsfora

double-insulatedappliancemustbeidenticaltothepartsthatthey

replace.Adouble-insulatedapplianceismarkedwiththewords

“DoubleInsulation”or“DoubleInsulated.”Thesymbol(square

withinasquare)mayalsobemarkedontheappliance.

Storage

Storethetrimmerandtheextensioncordindoorsinacool,dry

locationandoutofthereachofchildrenandanimals.

Important:Donotrestthetrimmerontheguard,oritmay

warpandinterferewiththecuttingline.

Note:Devicesforretainingextensioncordsarecommercially

available.

10

CaliforniaProposition65WarningInformation

Whatisthiswarning?

Youmayseeaproductforsalethathasawarninglabellikethefollowing:

WARNING:CancerandReproductiveHarm—www.p65Warnings.ca.gov.

WhatisProp65?

Prop65appliestoanycompanyoperatinginCalifornia,sellingproductsinCalifornia,ormanufacturingproductsthatmaybesoldinorbroughtinto

California.ItmandatesthattheGovernorofCaliforniamaintainandpublishalistofchemicalsknowntocausecancer,birthdefects,and/orother

reproductiveharm.Thelist,whichisupdatedannually,includeshundredsofchemicalsfoundinmanyeverydayitems.ThepurposeofProp65isto

informthepublicaboutexposuretothesechemicals.

Prop65doesnotbanthesaleofproductscontainingthesechemicalsbutinsteadrequireswarningsonanyproduct,productpackaging,orliteraturewith

theproduct.Moreover,aProp65warningdoesnotmeanthataproductisinviolationofanyproductsafetystandardsorrequirements.Infact,the

CaliforniagovernmenthasclariedthataProp65warning“isnotthesameasaregulatorydecisionthataproductis‘safe’or‘unsafe.’”Manyofthese

chemicalshavebeenusedineverydayproductsforyearswithoutdocumentedharm.Formoreinformation,gotohttps://oag.ca.gov/prop65/faqs-view-all

.

AProp65warningmeansthatacompanyhaseither(1)evaluatedtheexposureandhasconcludedthatitexceedsthe“nosignicantrisklevel”;or(2)

haschosentoprovideawarningbasedonitsunderstandingaboutthepresenceofalistedchemicalwithoutattemptingtoevaluatetheexposure.

Doesthislawapplyeverywhere?

Prop65warningsarerequiredunderCalifornialawonly.ThesewarningsareseenthroughoutCaliforniainawiderangeofsettings,includingbutnot

limitedtorestaurants,grocerystores,hotels,schools,andhospitals,andonawidevarietyofproducts.Additionally,someonlineandmailorder

retailersprovideProp65warningsontheirwebsitesorincatalogs.

HowdotheCaliforniawarningscomparetofederallimits?

Prop65standardsareoftenmorestringentthanfederalandinternationalstandards.TherearevarioussubstancesthatrequireaProp65warning

atlevelsthatarefarlowerthanfederalactionlimits.Forexample,theProp65standardforwarningsforleadis0.5μg/day,whichiswellbelow

thefederalandinternationalstandards.

Whydon’tallsimilarproductscarrythewarning?

•ProductssoldinCaliforniarequireProp65labellingwhilesimilarproductssoldelsewheredonot.

•AcompanyinvolvedinaProp65lawsuitreachingasettlementmayberequiredtouseProp65warningsforitsproducts,butothercompanies

makingsimilarproductsmayhavenosuchrequirement.

•TheenforcementofProp65isinconsistent.

•CompaniesmayelectnottoprovidewarningsbecausetheyconcludethattheyarenotrequiredtodosounderProp65;alackofwarningsfora

productdoesnotmeanthattheproductisfreeoflistedchemicalsatsimilarlevels.

WhydoesToroincludethiswarning?

Torohaschosentoprovideconsumerswithasmuchinformationaspossiblesothattheycanmakeinformeddecisionsabouttheproductstheybuyand

use.T oroprovideswarningsincertaincasesbasedonitsknowledgeofthepresenceofoneormorelistedchemicalswithoutevaluatingthelevelof

exposure,asnotallthelistedchemicalsprovideexposurelimitrequirements.WhiletheexposurefromToroproductsmaybenegligibleorwellwithinthe

“nosignicantrisk”range,outofanabundanceofcaution,T orohaselectedtoprovidetheProp65warnings.Moreover,ifTorodoesnotprovidethese

warnings,itcouldbesuedbytheStateofCaliforniaorbyprivatepartiesseekingtoenforceProp65andsubjecttosubstantialpenalties.

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