Toro 22in Electric Hedge Trimmer User manual

FormNo.3424-790RevB

22inElectricHedgeTrimmer

51490

Cortasetoseléctricode55cm(22pulgadas)

51490

Taille-haieélectriquede56cm(22pouces)

51490

www.T oro.com.

*3424-790*B

Page is loading ...

FormNo.3424-787RevB

22inElectricHedgeTrimmer

ModelNo.51490—SerialNo.319000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusatwww.Toro.comor

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

returningthisproduct.

YoumaycontactT orodirectlyatwww.Toro.comforproduct

andaccessoryinformation,helpndingadealer,thecomplete

warrantydetails,ortoregisteryourproduct.

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thepowercordonthisproductcontains

lead,achemicalknowntotheState

ofCaliforniatocausebirthdefects

orotherreproductiveharm.Wash

handsafterhandling.

Useofthisproductmaycauseexposure

tochemicalsknowntotheStateof

Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,

orotherreproductiveharm.

GeneralPowerTool

SafetyWarnings

WARNINGReadallsafetywarningsandinstructions.

Failuretofollowthewarningsandinstructionsmayresultin

electricshock,re,and/orseriousinjury.

Saveallwarningsandinstructionsforfuturereference.

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

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,usearesidualcurrentdevice(RCD)

protectedsupply.UseofanRCDreducestheriskof

electricshock.

3.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert,watchwhatyouaredoinganduse

commonsensewhenoperatingapowertool.Do

notuseapowertoolwhileyouaretiredorunderthe

inuenceofdrugs,alcoholormedication.Amoment

ofinattentionwhileoperatingpowertoolsmayresult

inseriouspersonalinjury.

B.Usesafetyequipment.Alwaysweareyeprotection.

Safetyequipmentsuchasdustmask,non-skid

safetyshoes,hardhat,orhearingprotectionusedfor

appropriateconditionswillreducepersonalinjuries.

C.Avoidaccidentalstarting.Ensuretheswitchisin

theoff-positionbeforepluggingin.Carryingpower

toolswithyourngerontheswitchorplugginginpower

toolsthathavetheswitchoninvitesaccidents.

D.Removeanyadjustingkeyorwrenchbeforeturning

thepowertoolon.Awrenchorakeyleftattachedto

arotatingpartofthepowertoolmayresultinpersonal

injury.

E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

F.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair,clothingandglovesaway

8111LyndaleAvenueSouth

Bloomington,MN55420

Registeratwww.T oro.com.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinChina.

AllRightsReserved

*3424-787*B

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.,

inaccordancewiththeseinstructionsandinthe

mannerintendedfortheparticulartypeofpower

tool,takingintoaccounttheworkingconditions

andtheworktobeperformed.Useofthepowertool

foroperationsdifferentfromthoseintendedcouldresult

inahazardoussituation.

5.Service

A.Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.

Thiswillensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolis

maintained.

B.

HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings

•Usebothhandswhenoperatingthehedgetrimmer.

Usingonehandcouldcauselossofcontrolandresult

inseriouspersonalinjury.

•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutterblade.Do

notremovecutmaterialorholdmaterialtobecutwhen

bladesaremoving.Makesuretheswitchisoffwhen

clearingjammedmaterial.Bladescoastafterturnoff.A

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingthehedgetrimmermay

resultinseriouspersonalinjury.

•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewiththecutter

bladestopped.Whentransportingorstoringthehedge

trimmeralwaystthecuttingdevicecover.Proper

handlingofthehedgetrimmerwillreducepossiblepersonal

injuryfromthecutterblades.

•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfacesonly,

becausethecutterblademaycontacthiddenwiringorits

owncord.Cutterbladescontactinga“live”wiremaymake

exposedmetalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgive

theoperatoranelectricshock.

•Keepcableawayfromcuttingarea.Duringoperationthe

cablemaybehiddeninshrubsandcanbeaccidentallycut

bytheblade.

•DANGER–Keephandsawayfromblade.Contactwith

bladewillresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

2

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

AC

Alternatingcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

SPMStrokesperminuteSpeedofblade

VVoltsVoltage

decal121-7693

121–7693

1.Warning;removeplugfromthesocketifthewireisdamaged—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperateinwetconditions;

weareyeprotection.

decal138-6699

138-6699

3

Operation

PreparingtheAppliance

Forsafeandefcientuseofyourhedgetrimmer,useonlya

UL-listedextensioncordrecommendedforoutdooruse.Referto

theExtensionCordChartbelow.

MinimumGaugefor

ExtensionCords

(AWG—120VOnly)

ExtensionCordLength

MinimumWireGage

(A.W.G.)

7.6m(25feet)

16

15.0m(50feet)

16

30.5m(100feet)

16

45.7m(150feet)

14

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover150feet(45.7m)long.

Important:Checkthepowercordfrequentlyduringuse

forholesintheinsulation.Donotuseadamagedcord.

Donotrunthecordthroughstandingwaterorwetgrass.

Removeplugfromthemainsimmediatelyifcableisdamaged

orcut.

ConnectingtoPower

Supply

Thisproductisdesignedwithacordretainerthatpreventsthe

extensioncordfrombeingpulledloosewhileinuse.

1.Formaloopwiththeendoftheextensioncord.

2.Insertloopportionofextensioncordthroughopeninginthe

bottomoftherearhandleandplaceovercordretainer.

3.Slowlypullloopagainstcordretaineruntiltheslackis

removed.

4.Plugproductintoextensioncord(Figure1).

g015652

Figure1

1.Auxiliaryhandle4.2-prongplug

2.Lockswitch5.Extensioncord

3.Trigger

6.Cordretainer

StartingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthecutterblades(Figure

2).

g015651

Figure2

1.Protectivecover

2.Attachanextensioncordtothetrimmer(Figure1).

3.Placeonehandonthetriggerhandle.Placetheotherhand

ontheauxiliaryhandle.

4.Slidethelockswitchbackwards,towardsyou,thensqueeze

thetriggerswitchtoturnonthehedgetrimmer(Figure1).

Thetrimmerwillstayonaslongasthetriggerswitchis

squeezed.Lock-offswitchmaybereleasedoncehedge

trimmerisrunning.

StoppingtheHedge

Trimmer

1.Releasethetriggerswitch(Figure1).

2.Allowatleast5secondsforthecuttingbladetostopmoving.

4

OperatingTips

•Theunitisusedforcuttingineitherdirectioninaslow,

sweepingactionfromsidetoside.

•Standsothatyouarestableandbalancedonbothfeet.Do

notoverreach.

•Inspectandcleartheareaofanyhiddenobjects.

•Neverusethehedgetrimmernearpowerlines,fencing,

posts,buildings,orotherimmovableobjects.

•Neveruseabladeafterhittingahardobjectwithoutrst

inspectingitfordamage.Donotuseifanydamageis

detected.

•Nevertouchbladesorserviceunitwiththepowersupply

connected.

•Whenoperatingthehedgetrimmer,keeptheextensioncord

behindthetrimmer.Neverdrapeitoverthehedgebeing

trimmed.

•Donotforcethehedgetrimmerthroughheavyshrubbery.

Thiscancausethebladestobindandslowdown.Ifthe

bladesslowdown,reducethepace.

•Donotattempttocutstemsortwigsthatarelargerthan

9/16in.,orthoseobviouslytoolargetofeedintothecutting

blade.Useanon-poweredhandsaworpruningsawtotrim

largestems.

•Ifbladesdobecomejammed,stopthemotor,allowtheblades

tostop,anddisconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcebefore

attemptingtoremovetheobstruction.

•Ifdesired,youcanuseastringtohelpcutyourhedgelevel.

Decidehowhighyouwantthehedge.Stretchapieceofstring

alongthehedgeatthedesiredheight.Trimthehedgejust

abovetheguidelineofstring.Trimthesideofahedgesothat

itwillbeslightlynarroweratthetop.Moreofthehedgewillbe

exposedwhenshapedthisway,anditwillbemoreuniform.

•Weargloveswhentrimmingthornyorpricklygrowth.When

trimmingnewgrowth,useawidesweepingaction,sothatthe

stemsarefeddirectlyintothecuttingblade.Oldergrowthwill

havethickerstemsandwillbetrimmedeasiestbyusinga

sawingmovement.

Maintenance

OilingtheTrimmerBlade

1.Stopthemotoranddisconnectfrompowersupply.

2.Cleandirtanddebrisfromthebodyofthehedgetrimmer,

usingadampclothwithamilddetergent.

Note:Donotuseanystrongdetergentsontheplastic

housingorthehandle.Theycanbedamagedbycertain

aromaticoilssuchaspineandlemon,andbysolventssuch

askerosene.

3.Laythehedgetrimmeronaatsurface.Applylightweight

machineoilalongtheedgeofthetopblade.Ifyouwillbe

usingthehedgetrimmerforanextendedperiodoftime,itis

advisabletooilthebladeduringuse.

Note:Donotoilwhilethehedgetrimmerisrunning.

5

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorized

ToroServiceDealer.YourToroDealerisspeciallytrainedtox

ToroproductsandwillensurethatyourT orostays“All”T oro.

Double-insulatedAppliance

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,twosystemsofinsulation

areprovidedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansis

providedonadouble-insulatedappliance,norshouldameansfor

groundingbeaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulated

appliancerequiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,

andshouldbedoneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnelat

yourAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.Replacementpartsfora

double-insulatedappliancemustbeidenticaltothepartsthey

replace.Adouble-insulatedapplianceismarkedwiththewords

“DoubleInsulation”or“DoubleInsulated.”Thesymbol(square

withinasquare)mayalsobemarkedontheappliance.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibleto

children.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicals

andde-icingsalts.

6

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.

RevA

Page is loading ...

Toro 22in Electric Hedge Trimmer User manual

Toro 22in Electric Hedge Trimmer User manual

in other languages

Related papers

Other documents