Toro 12in Cordless Trimmer User manual

FormNo.3371-41Rev C

12inCordlessTrimmer

ModelNo.51486—SerialNo.312000001andUp

Operator'sManual

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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)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.

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.

F.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentorbinding

ofmovingparts,breakageofpartsandanyother

conditionthatmayaffectthepowertoolsoperation.If

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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.

6.BatterySafety

A.Donotchargeapplianceinrain,orinwetlocations.

B.Donotusebattery-operatedapplianceintherain.

C.Useonlythefollowingtypeandsizebattery:Torobattery

model88504.

D.Removeordisconnectthebatterybeforeservicing,cleaning,

orremovingmaterialfromthegardeningappliance.

E.Donotdisposeofthebatteryinare.Thecellmay

explode.Checkwithlocalcodesforpossiblespecialdisposal

instructions.

F.Donotopenormutilatethebattery.Releasedelectrolyteis

corrosiveandmaycausedamagetotheeyesorskin.Itmay

betoxicifswallowed.

G.Exercisecareinhandlingbatteriesinordernottoshortthe

batterywithconductingmaterialssuchasrings,bracelets,and

keys.Thebatteryorconductormayoverheatandcauseburns.

H.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifthebatteryischargedwhen

thetemperatureisnotbetween41to104degreesF(5to40

degreesC).

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.Replace

anydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

DC

Directcurrent

Typeofcurrent

VVoltsVoltage

ID-1009

121-7614

121-7612

1.Warning2.Readthe

Operator’s

Manual.

3.Donot

useinwet

environments.

4.Weareye

protections.

2

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

Qty.

Use

Screw

2

1

Wall-mountingbracket1

Mountthewall-mountingbracket.

Auxiliaryhandle1

Latch1

2

Brace1

Installtheauxiliaryhandle.

Guard

1

3

Phillipsheadscrew1

Mounttheguardtothebaseofthetrimmer.

4

Wireedgeguard1Installtheedgeguard

5

Nopartsrequired

–

Adjustthetrimmerheightandbase

orientation

1

MountingtheWall-MountingBracket

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

Note:Thebracketshouldbemountedindoorsandoutofthereach

ofchildren.

1.Placethebracketagainstthewallandmarkthe2holelocations.

2.Drillthepilotholes.

A.Ifmountingthebracketonwallboard,plaster,orcement,

drill2holesforthewallanchors(notsupplied)atthemarked

locations.

B.Ifmountingthebracketonwood,drill2holesslightlysmaller

thanthediameterofthescrewthreadsatthemarkedlocations.

3.Installthescrews(Figure1).

A.Ifmountingthebracketonwallboard,plaster,orcement,

insertthe2wallanchors(notsupplied)intotheholesthen

threadthescrewsintothewallanchors.

B.Ifinstallingthebracketonwood,drivethe2screwsintothe

wall.

G018599

1

Figure1

3

2

InstallingtheAuxiliaryHandle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwiththe

smoothsurfacefacingtheoperator(Figure2).

G017277

Figure2

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebracerestsin

thegroovealongtheshaft(Figure2).

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbraceas

shownandtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipsheadscrewdriver

(Figure2).

3

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure3.

G017622

Figure3

1.Phillipsheadscrew

2.Guard

2.SecuretheguardusingaPhillipsheadscrew.

4

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

Inserttheendsofthewireedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer

housing,asshowninFigure4.

G017621

1

Figure4

1.Wireedgeguard

5

AdjustingtheTrimmerHeightandBase

Orientation

NoPartsRequired

•Toadjusthandleheight,iptheauxiliaryhandlelatch,slideitup

ordowntothedesiredheight,thensecureitinplacebyclosing

thelatch(Figure5).

G015655

Figure5

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Heightadjustmentlatch

2.Auxiliaryhandlelatch

•Toadjustthetrimmerheight,opentheheightadjustmentlatch,

thenslidetheshaftupordowntodesiredheight,securingitin

placewiththelatch(Figure5).

•Toadjusttheorientationofthebase,pressdownontherotator

buttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethebasetoface

thedesireddirection(Figure6).

1

G015683

Figure6

1.Rotatorbutton

Operation

NOTICE!Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenitis

purchased.Beforeusingthetrimmerforthersttime,placethe

batterypackinthechargerandchargeuntiltheLEDindicators

turngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafetyprecautions.Withregular

use,itwillneedshorterchargingtime.Ifstoringforaprolonged

periodoftime,removethebattery.Whenreadytouseagain,

chargethebatterypackuntiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

StartingtheTrimmer

1.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthehandle

housing(Figure7).

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g017453

1

2

3

Figure7

1.Triggerhandle3.Latch

2.Tongue

2.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure7).

3.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocksinto

place.

4.Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheOnposition,

thensqueezethetrigger(Figure8).

g017454

1

2

Figure8

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

ChargingtheBatteryPack

NOTICE!Forbestresults,yourbatterytoolshouldbechargedin

alocationwherethetemperatureismorethan41degreesF(5

degreesC)butlessthan104degreesF(40degreesC).Toreduce

theriskofseriouspersonalinjury,donotstoreoutsideorin

vehicles.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifnotchargedwithin

thisrange.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminalwith

theslotinthecharger(Figure9andFigure10).

G017407

1

2

Figure9

1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

G016223

1

2

3

Figure10

1.LEDindicators(levelof

charge)

3.Batteryterminal

2.Releasebutton

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthereleasebuttonandslide

thebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

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4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorsonthe

batterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

Left

RightIndicates:

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Green

Fullycharged

Red

Orange

Batteryistoo

warm:Removefor

approximately30

minutes

Red

Green

Nobatterypresent

Red(blinking)Red(blinking)Defectivebattery

AdvancingtheLine

Note:Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Waittwoseconds,thenpresstheswitchtrigger.

Note:Thelinewillextendapproximately1/4inch(6mm)with

eachstopandstartoftheswitchtrimmeruntilthelinereachesthe

lengthofthegrassdeectorblade.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLineManually

Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpushthered

buttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthetrimmer

linetomanuallyadvancetheline.

Trimming

G016254

Figure11

Edging

Asanedger,presstherotatorbuttonandrotatetheheadasshownin

Figure12.

1

2

G015660

Figure12

1.Rotatorbutton2.Edgerguide

UsingthePowerSaverFeature

Pushdownandrotatethepowersaverknob(Figure13)180degrees

(1/2turn)toshortenthelengthofthetrimmerline;thusreducingthe

powerconsumptionofthetrimmerandextendingtheruntimeofthe

battery.

Toresumeoperationintheregularmode,pushdownandrotatethe

powersaverknob180degrees(1/2turn).

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g017455

1

Figure13

1.Powersaverknob

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthebest

cuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromlefttoright.

Thiswillavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestringhead

intouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,evenbreakage.

Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywearstringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,and

fencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

Figure14

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

•Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

•Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereisan

accumulationofdebris.

•Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedorlost,

repairorreplaceit.

•Brushdebrisawayfromairintakeventsonthebackoftheshaftto

preventthemotorfromoverheating.

ReplacingtheSpool

Useonly.065inch(1.6mm)diametermonolamentstring.Use

originalmanufacturer’sreplacementstringforbestperformance(Toro

partnumber88532).

1.Removethebattery.

2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure15).

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1

2

3

4

G015663

Figure15

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

4.Tabs

3.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveitandremovethespool.

4.Toinstallthenewspool,makesurethestringiscapturedinone

oftheretainingslotsonthenewspool.Makesuretheendofthe

stringextendsapproximately6inches(152mm).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringalignswiththeeyeletinthe

stringhead.Threadthestringintotheeyelet.

6.Pullthestringextendingfromthestringheadsothestringreleases

fromtheslotinthespool.

7.Reinstallthespoolretainerbydepressingtabsintoslotsand

pushingdownuntilspoolretainerclicksintoplace.

ReplacingtheString

1.Removethebattery.

2.Removethespool.SeeReplacingtheSpool(Figure15).

1

2

G015662

Figure16

1.Spool

2.Hole

Note:Removeanyoldstringremainingonthespool.

3.Thespoolwillacceptupto15feet(4.5m)ofstring.Useonly.065

inch(1.6mm)diametermonolamentstring.

Note:Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeofstring,asthiscould

damagethetrimmer.

4.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartofthespool

(Figure16).Windthestringontothespoolinthedirectionshown

bythearrowsonthespool.

5.Placethestringintheslotontheupperspoolange,leavingabout

6inches(152mm)extendedbeyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverll.Afterwindingthestring,thereshouldbeat

least1/4inch(6mm)betweenthewoundstringandtheoutside

edgeofthespool.

6.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer.RefertoSpool

Replacementearlierinthismanual.

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.

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TheToroPromise-ElectricTrimmers

ATwo-YearFullWarrantyforResidentialUsefortheUnitedStatesandCanada

TheToroCompanyanditsafliate,ToroWarrantyCompany,pursuanttoanagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductfortwoyearsagainstdefects

inmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidentialpurposes.*

•

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proofofpurchase,toanyAuthorizedServiceDealer.UnitedStatescustomersmayalsoreturntheirproduct,withproofofpurchase,postageprepaid,tothe

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

Thiswarrantycoversproductdefectsonly.NeitherTheToroCompanynorToroWarrantyCompanyisliableforindirect,incidentalorconsequential

damagesinconnectionwiththeuseoftheToroProductscoveredbythiswarranty,includinganycostorexpenseofprovidingsubstituteequipment

orserviceduringreasonableperiodsofmalfunctionornon-usependingcompletionofrepairsunderthiswarranty.Somestatesdonotallow

exclusionsofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheaboveexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciclegalrights,andyou

mayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

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policiesforyourcountry,province,orstate.IfforanyreasonyouaredissatisedwithyourDistributor’sserviceorhavedifcultyobtainingguaranteeinformation,

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