Toro 13in Cordless Dual-Line Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 13in Cordless Dual-Line Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

Type: User manual

Toro 13in Cordless Dual-Line Trimmer is a powerful gardening tool, ideal for trimming grass and weeds in your yard. It features a 13-inch cutting swath, allowing you to cover more ground in less time. The trimmer is powered by a rechargeable battery, eliminating the need for extension cords or gas. It also has an adjustable handle and auxiliary handle for added comfort and control. With its lightweight design and easy-to-use features, the Toro 13in Cordless Dual-Line Trimmer is a great choice for any homeowner looking to keep their lawn looking its best.

FormNo.3376-743RevC

13inCordlessTrimmer

ModelNo.51488—SerialNo.313000001andUp

ModelNo.51488T—SerialNo.313000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Model51488Tdoesnotincludeabatteryoracharger.

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusatwww.Toro.comor

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

returningthisproduct.

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,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.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.Removeanyadjustingkeyorwrenchbeforeturning

thepowertoolon.Awrenchorakeyleftattachedto

thepowertoolmayresultinpersonalinjury.

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.

H.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

4.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpower

toolforyourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwill

dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas

designed.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturn

itonandoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolled

withtheswitchisdangerousandmustberepaired.

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OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinChina.

AllRightsReserved

*3376-743*C

C.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourceand/or

thebatterypackfromthepowertoolbeforemaking

anyadjustments,changingaccessories,orstoring

powertools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasuresreduce

theriskofstartingthepowertoolaccidentally.

D.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren

anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower

toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained

users.

E.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,

appliancesshouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhigh

orlocked-upplace,outofthereachofchildren.

F.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

bindingofmovingparts,breakageofpartsand

anyotherconditionthatmayaffectthepowertools

operation.Ifdamaged,havethepowertoolrepaired

beforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedbypoorly

maintainedpowertools.

G.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare

lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

H.Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbitsetc.,

inaccordancewiththeseinstructionsandinthe

mannerintendedfortheparticulartypeofpower

tool,takingintoaccounttheworkingconditions

andtheworktobeperformed.Useofthepowertool

foroperationsdifferentfromthoseintendedcouldresult

inahazardoussituation.

I.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

5.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

6.BatterySafety

A.Donotchargeapplianceinrain,orinwetlocations.

B.Donotusebattery-operatedapplianceintherain.

C.Useonlythefollowingtypeandsizebattery:Toro

batterymodel88508or88509andbatterycharger

88507or88510.

D.Removeordisconnectthebatterybeforeservicing,

cleaning,orremovingmaterialfromthegardening

appliance.

E.Donotdisposeofthebatteryinare.Thecellmay

explode.Checkwithlocalcodesforpossiblespecial

disposalinstructions.

F.Donotopenormutilatethebattery.Releasedelectrolyte

iscorrosiveandmaycausedamagetotheeyesorskin.

Itmaybetoxicifswallowed.

G.Donotopenormutilatethebattery.Releasedelectrolyte

isammableandcancausedamageifexposedtore.

H.Exercisecareinhandlingbatteriesinordernottoshort

thebatterywithconductingmaterialssuchasrings,

bracelets,andkeys.Thebatteryorconductormay

overheatandcauseburns.

I.Idealchargingtemperatureisbetween5°Cand40°C

(32°and122°F).Chargingoutsideofthistemperature

rangewillincreasethechargingtime.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

Directcurrent

Typeofcurrent

VVoltsVoltage

125–3240

121–7667

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

therain;weareyeprotection.

125–3236

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

therain;weareyeprotection.

125–3225

121–7654

121–7651

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

Qty.

Use

Nopartsrequired

–

Guard

Phillipsheadscrew2

Mounttheguardtothebaseofthe

trimmer.

Auxiliaryhandle1

Latch1

Brace1

Installtheauxiliaryhandle.

Nopartsrequired

–

Adjustingthehandleheight.

AssemblingtheTrimmer

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

1.Removethetapeandthetubefromtheupperpole(Figure

1).

Figure1

1.Tube3.Upperpole

2.Tape

2.Slidetheupperpoleintothelowerpole,liningupthetabsin

theupperpolewiththereceivingtabsinthelowerpole,and

secureitbytighteningthescrew(Figure2).

Note:Thereisanaudibleclickwhentheupperpoleand

lowerpoleareintheproperposition.

Figure2

1.Upperpole

3.Clamp

2.Screw

3.Cutthezip-tieawayfromyourbodyandremoveitfromthe

triggerhandle(Figure3).

Figure3

1.Zip-tie

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

Guard

2Phillipsheadscrew

Procedure

1.Removethe2Phillipsheadscrewstapedtotheguard

(Figure4).

2.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure4.

Figure4

1.Phillipsheadscrew

3.Guard

2.Washer4.Lockwasher

3.Securetheguardusing2Phillipsheadscrews.

InstallingtheAuxiliaryHandle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Auxiliaryhandle

1Latch

1Brace

Procedure

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheuppershaftofthe

trimmerwiththesmoothsurfacefacingtheoperator(Figure

5).

Figure5

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

4.Uppershaft

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebrace

restsinthegroovealongtheshaft(

Figure5).

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbraceas

shownin

Figure5andtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillips

headscrewdriver.

AdjustingtheHandleHeight

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

Toadjusthandleheight,iptheauxiliaryhandlelatch,slideitup

ordowntothedesiredheight,thensecureitinplacebyclosing

thelatch(Figure6).

Figure6

1.Auxiliaryhandle2.Auxiliaryhandlelatch

Operation

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenitis

purchased.Beforeusingthetrimmerforthersttime,place

thebatterypackinthechargerandchargeituntiltheLED

displayindicatesthebatteryischarged.Makesuretoread

allsafetyprecautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshorter

chargingtime.Ifstoringfor1monthorlonger,enablestorage

modeonthecharger.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethe

batterypackuntiltheLEDdisplayindicatesthebatteryis

charged.Referto

ChargingtheBatteryPack(page8).

StartingtheTrimmer

1.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe

handlehousing(Figure7).

Figure7

1.Triggerhandle3.Latch

2.Tongue

2.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure7).

3.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocks

intoplace.

4.Tostartthetrimmer,holddownthelockswitch,thensqueeze

thetrigger(Figure8).

Figure8

1.Thumbwheel3.Trigger

2.Lockswitch

5.Slidethethumbwheelawayfromyoutoincreasethemotor

speed,andtowardsyoutodecreasemotorspeed(Figure9).

Note:Ahighermotorspeediseffectivefortrimmingthicker

grass,butwilldecreasethebatteryoperationtime.Usea

lowermotorspeedtoincreasetheoperationtime.

Figure9

1.Thumbwheel

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger(Figure8).

ChargingtheBatteryPack

Important:Forbestresults,yourbatterytoolshouldbe

chargedinalocationwherethetemperatureismorethan5°

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

seriouspersonalinjury,donotstoreoutsideorinvehicles.

Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifnotchargedwithinthis

range.

1.Ifthepowercordisnotpluggedintothecharger,plugitin

tothecharger(

Figure10),thenplugthepowercordinto

apowersocket.

2.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminal

withtheslotinthecharger(Figure10andFigure11).

Figure10

1.Insertbatteryhere

3.Charge/storagemode

switch

2.LEDindicators4.Powercordplug-in

location

Figure11

1.LEDindicators(levelof

charge)

3.Batteryterminal

2.Releasebutton4.Testbutton

3.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

4.Toremovethebattery,pulluponthereleasebuttonand

slidethebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

5.RefertoFigure12tointerprettheLEDindicatorsonthe

batterycharger.

Figure12

1.Redlighton;green

lightashing—batteryis

charging.

5.Redlightoff;green

lightashing—batteryis

preparingforstorage.

2.Redlighton;green

lighton—batteryisfully

charged.

6.Redlightoff;greenlight

on—batteryisprepared

forstorage.

3.Redlightashing;green

lightoff—abnormalbattery

temperature(greaterthan

40C(104F)orlessthan5

C(41F).

7.Redlighton;greenlight

off—nobatteryinserted.

4.Charge/storagemode

switch

8.Redlightashing;green

lightashing—batteryis

defective.

Important:Ifthechargerindicatesanabnormalbattery

temperature,allowthebatterytocoolorwarmupasneeded

beforeinsertingthebatteryintothecharger.

Storingalithium-ionbatteryat40%ofitscapacitymaximizes

batterylife.

Usestoragemode(

Figure12)whenthebatterywillnotbeused

for1monthorlonger.

1.Insertthebatteryintothecharger.

2.Turnstoragemodeon.

3.Thebatterywillchargeordischargeasnecessaryto

approximately40%charge.

4.Whenthebatteryisreadyforstorage(Figure12,item6.),

removethebatteryfromthecharger.

AdvancingtheLine

Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.Thelinewill

advance6mm(1/4inch)eachtimeyoustopandstartthe

trimmer.Whenthelinereachesthebladeinthedeector,itwill

becutoffatthatlength.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Waittwosecondstoallowthetrimmerheadtostoprotating,

thenpresstheswitchtrigger.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLineManually

Removethebatteryfromthestringtrimmer,thenpushthered

buttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthe

trimmerlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.

Figure13

1.Button

Trimming

Figure14

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea(Figure15,item2.).

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thiswillavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestring

headintouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,even

breakage.Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywear

stringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

Figure15

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Removethebatteryfromthetrimmer.

2.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

CAUTION

Thelinecut-offbladeonthedeectorissharpand

cancutyou.Donotuseyourhandstocleanthe

deectorshieldandblade.

3.Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereis

anaccumulationofdebris.

4.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor

lost,repairorreplaceit.

5.Brushdebrisawayfromtheairventsonthemotorhousing

andshafttopreventthemotorfromoverheating(

Figure16).

Figure16

1.Airvents

ReplacingtheSpool

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

originalmanufacturer’sreplacementstringforbestperformance

(Toropartnumber88518and88528).

1.Removethebattery.

2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure17).

Figure17

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

4.Tabs

3.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveitandremovethespool.

4.Toinstallthenewspool,makesurethestringsarecaptured

intheretainingslotsonthenewspool.Makesuretheendof

thestringsextendsapproximately6inches(152mm).

5.Threadthestringsintotheeyelet.Installthenewspoolso

thatthestringsalignwiththeeyeletsinthestringhead.

6.Pullthestringsextendingfromthestringheadsothestrings

releasefromtheslotsinthespool.

7.Reinstallthespoolretainerbydepressingtabsintoslotsand

pushingdownuntilspoolretainerclicksintoplace.

ReplacingtheString

1.Removethebattery.

2.Removethespool.SeeReplacingtheSpool(Figure17).

Figure18

1.Slotinupperspoolange3.Slotinlowerspoolange

2.Hole

Note:Removeanyoldstringremainingonthespool.

3.Thespoolwillacceptupto15feet(4.5m)ofstring.Use

only.065inch(1.6mm)diametermonolamentstring.

Note:Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeofstring,asthis

coulddamagethetrimmer.

4.Insertthestringintotheanchorholesintheupperpartof

thespool(Figure18).Windthestringontothespoolinthe

directionshownbythearrowsonthespool.

5.Placethestringintheslotontheupperspoolange,leaving

about6inches(152mm)extendedbeyondtheslot.

6.Repeatsteps4and5forthelowerstring.

Note:Donotoverll.Afterwindingthestring,thereshould

beatleast1/4inch(6mm)betweenthewoundstringand

theoutsideedgeofthespool.

7.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer.RefertoSpool

Replacementearlierinthismanual.

BatteryPackPreparationFor

Recycling

WARNING

Uponremoval,coverthebatterypack'sterminalswith

heavy-dutyadhesivetape.Donotattempttodestroy

ordisassemblethebatterypackorremoveanyofits

components.Lithium-ionbatteriesmustberecycledor

disposedofproperlyatthenearestbatteryrecycling

facility.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorized

ToroServiceDealer.YourT oroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepair

ToroproductsandwillensurethatyourTorostays“All”T oro.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibleto

children.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicals

andde-icingsalts.

•Usethestoragemodeonthebatterychargerifitwillbe

unusedfor1monthorlonger.RefertoChargingtheBattery

Pack(page8).

Troubleshooting

Usingthebatterywhenitishotcanreducetheoperatingtime.

Thebatterywillautomaticallystopworkingwhenitisoverheated

topreventdamagetoit.Removethebatteryfromthechargerand

allowittocoolbeforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthebatterywhenthereismoistureontheleadscancause

thetrimmertomalfunction.Allowthebatterytodryorwipeitdry

beforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthetrimmertocutthickgrassintemperaturesabove32°C

(90°F)mayreducetheruntime.Decreasethemotorspeedto

helpincreasetheoperatingtime;referto(

StartingtheTrimmer

(page7).

Failingtocleardebrisfromthetrimmerheadventsmayresultin

reducedruntime.Thetrimmermayalsostopworkingwhenit

isoverheatedtopreventdamagetothetrimmer.Cleardebris

fromtheairventsonthemotorhousingandshaftandallowthe

trimmertocoolbeforeattemptingtousethetrimmeragain.Refer

Maintenance(page10)

Notes:

TheToroPromise-ElectricProducts

AThree-YearFullWarrantyforResidentialUsefortheUnitedStatesandCanada

TheToroCompanyanditsafliate,ToroWarrantyCompany,pursuanttoanagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductforthreeyears

againstdefectsinmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidentialpurposes.*

IfyouthinkyourT oroProductcontainsadefectinmaterialsorworkmanship,ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,andbeforereturningthisproductcall

tollfree:

Trimmers:Blowers:

Snowthrowers:

1-800-237-2654(US)

1-800-248-3258(Canada)

1-888-367-6631(US)

1-888-430-1687(Canada)

1-800-808-2963(US)

1-800-808-3072(Canada)

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

givesyouspeciclegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

CountriesOtherthantheUnitedStatesandCanada

CustomerswhohavepurchasedT oroproductsexportedfromtheUnitedStatesorCanadashouldcontacttheirToroDistributor(Dealer)toobtain

guaranteepoliciesforyourcountry,province,orstate.IfforanyreasonyouaredissatisedwithyourDistributor’sserviceorhavedifcultyobtaining

guaranteeinformation,contacttheToroimporter.Ifallotherremediesfail,youmaycontactusatToroWarrantyCompany.

AustralianConsumerLaw

AustraliancustomerswillnddetailsrelatingtotheAustralianConsumerLaweitherinsidetheboxoratyourlocalT oroDealer.

*Residentialusemeansuseoftheproductonthesamelotasyourhome.PartNumber374-0262Rev.F

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