Toro 24in Cordless Hedge Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 24in Cordless Hedge Trimmer

Category: Cordless hedge trimmers

Type: User manual

Toro 24in Cordless Hedge Trimmer is a versatile and powerful tool designed to make hedge trimming and maintenance a breeze. With its 24-inch cutting blade, it can handle even the widest hedges efficiently. The trimmer is cordless, providing excellent maneuverability and freedom of movement, allowing you to reach those hard-to-access areas without the hassle of cords.

It features a user-friendly design with an auxiliary handle for comfortable two-handed operation, ensuring stability and control during use. The rotational handle allows you to adjust the cutting angle effortlessly, making it convenient to trim hedges at various heights and angles. The trimmer is equipped with a lock-off switch for added safety, preventing accidental starts.

FormNo.3371-418RevB

24inCordlessHedgeTrimmer

ModelNo.51496—SerialNo.312000001andUp

Operator'sManual

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www.Toro.comorcalltollfree1-800-237-2654(US)or

1-800-248-3258(Canada)beforereturningthisproduct.

GeneralPowerToolSafety

Warnings

WARNINGReadallsafetywarningsandallinstructions.Failureto

followthewarningsandinstructionsmayresultinelectricshock,re,

and/orseriousinjury.

Saveallwarningsandinstructionsforfuturereference.

Theterm“powertool”inallofthewarningslistedbelowreferstoyour

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ngerontheswitchorenergisingpower

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.

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.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentorbinding

ofmovingparts,breakageofpartsandanyother

conditionthatmayaffectthepowertoolsoperation.If

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damaged,havethepowertoolrepairedbeforeuse.Many

accidentsarecausedbypoorlymaintainedpowertools.

F.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properlymaintained

cuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesarelesslikelytobind

andareeasiertocontrol.

G.Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbitsetc.in

accordancewiththeseinstructions,takingintoaccount

theworkingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed..

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose

intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

5.Batterytooluseandcare

A.Rechargeonlywiththechargerspeciedbythe

manufacturer.Achargerthatissuitableforonetypeof

batterypackmaycreateariskofrewhenusedwithanother

batterypack.

B.Usepowertoolsonlywithspecicallydesignatedbattery

packs.Useanyotherbatterypacksmaycreateariskofinjury

andre.

C.Whenbatterypackisnotinuse,keepitawayfromthe

othermetalobjects,likepaperclips,coins,keys,nails,

screws,orothersmallmetalobjectsthatcanmakea

connectionfromoneterminaltoanother.Shortingthe

batteryterminalstogethermaycauseburnsorare.

D.Underabusiveconditions,liquidmaybeejectedfromthe

battery;avoidcontact.Ifcontactaccidentallyoccurs,

ushwithwater.Ifliquidcontactseyes,additionallyseek

medicalhelp.Liquidejectedfromthebatterymaycause

irritationorburns.

E.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifthebatteryischargedwhen

thetemperatureisnotbetween41to104degreesF(5to40

degreesC).

6.Service

A.Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings

•Usebothhandswhenoperatingthehedgetrimmer.Using

onehandcouldcauselossofcontrolandresultinserious

personalinjury.

•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutterblade.Do

notremovecutmaterialorholdmaterialtobecutwhen

bladesaremoving.Makesuretheswitchisoffwhenclearing

jammedmaterial.Bladescoastafterturnoff.Amomentof

inattentionwhileoperatingthehedgetrimmermayresultinserious

personalinjury.

•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewiththecutterblade

stopped.Properhandlingofthehedgetrimmerwillreduce

possiblepersonalinjuryfromthecutterblades.

•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfacesonly,

becausethecutterblademaycontacthiddenwiringoritsown

cord.Cutterbladescontactinga“live”wiremaymakeexposed

metalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgivetheoperator

anelectricshock.

•DANGER–Keephandsawayfromblade.Contactwithblade

willresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.Replace

anydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

121-7620

1.Warning2.Readthe

Operator’s

Manual.

3.Donot

useinwet

environments.

4.Weareye

protections.

121–7608

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

Directcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

SPMStrokesperminuteSpeedofblade

VVoltsVoltage

Operation

StartingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthecutterblades(Figure1).

G016138

Figure1

1.Protectivecover

2.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthehandle

housing(Figure2).

Figure2

1.Auxiliaryhandle4.Tongue

2.Lockswitch5.Latch

3.Trigger

3.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure2).

4.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocksinto

place.

NOTICE!Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenitis

purchased.Beforeusingthehedgetrimmerfortherst

time,placethebatterypackinthechargerchargeuntilthe

LEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafety

precautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshortercharging

time.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiodoftime,removethe

battery.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethebatterypack

untiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

5.Placeonehandonthetriggerhandle.Placetheotherhandon

theauxiliaryhandle(

Figure2).

6.Slidethelockswitchbackwards,towardsyou,thensqueezethe

triggerswitchtoturnonthehedgetrimmer(Figure2).Thetrimmer

willstayonaslongasthetriggerswitchissqueezed.Lock-off

switchmaybereleasedoncehedgetrimmerisrunning(Figure2).

RotatingtheHedgeTrimmerHandle

1.Pressandholdtherotationallockbutton.

G016188

Figure3

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Handle

2.Rotationallockbutton

2.Rotatethehandletotherightorleftdependingondesiredcutting

direction,thenreleasetherotationallockbuttontolockthehandle

inthedesiredposition.

StoppingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Releasethetriggerswitch(Figure2).

2.Allowatleast5secondsforthecuttingbladetostopmoving.

ChargingtheBatteryPack

NOTICE!Forbestresults,yourbatterytoolshouldbechargedin

alocationwherethetemperatureismorethan41degreesF(5

degreesC)butlessthan104degreesF(40degreesC).Toreduce

theriskofseriouspersonalinjury,donotstoreoutsideorin

vehicles.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifnotchargedwithin

thisrange.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminalwith

theslotinthecharger(Figure4andFigure5).

G017407

Figure4

1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

G016223

Figure5

1.LEDindicators(levelof

charge)

3.Batteryterminal

2.Releasebutton

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthereleasebuttonandslide

thebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

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

OperatingTips

•Theunitisusedforcuttingineitherdirectioninaslow,sweeping

actionfromsidetoside.

•Standsothatyouarestableandbalancedonbothfeet.Donot

overreach.

•Inspectandcleartheareaofanyhiddenobjects.

•Neverusethehedgetrimmernearpowerlines,fencing,posts,

buildings,orotherimmovableobjects.

•Neveruseabladeafterhittingahardobjectwithoutrstinspecting

itfordamage.Donotuseifanydamageisdetected.

•Nevertouchbladesorserviceunitwiththepowersupply

connected.

•Donotforcethehedgetrimmerthroughheavyshrubbery.This

cancausethebladestobindandslowdown.Ifthebladesslow

down,reducethepace.

•Donotattempttocutstemsortwigsthatarelargerthan5/8inch(

mm),orthoseobviouslytoolargetofeedintothecuttingblade.

Useanon-poweredhandsaworpruningsawtotrimlargestems.

•Ifbladesdobecomejammed,stopthemotor,allowtheblades

tostop,andremovethebatterybeforeattemptingtoremovethe

obstruction.

•Ifdesired,youcanuseastringtohelpcutyourhedgelevel.

Decidehowhighyouwantthehedge.Stretchapieceofstring

alongthehedgeatthedesiredheight.Trimthehedgejustabove

theguidelineofstring.

•Trimthesideofahedgesothatitwillbeslightlynarroweratthe

top.Moreofthehedgewillbeexposedwhenshapedthisway,and

itwillbemoreuniform.

•Weargloveswhentrimmingthornyorpricklygrowth.When

trimmingnewgrowth,useawidesweepingaction,sothatthe

stemsarefeddirectlyintothecuttingblade.Oldergrowthwill

havethickerstemsandwillbetrimmedeasiestbyusingasawing

movement.

Maintenance

OilingtheTrimmerBlade

Note:Thetrimmerbladeshouldbeoiledbeforeandaftereachuse.

1.Stopthemotorandremovethebattery.

2.Cleandirtanddebrisfromthebodyofthehedgetrimmer,usinga

dampclothwithamilddetergent.

Note:Donotuseanystrongdetergentsontheplastichousingor

thehandle.Theycanbedamagedbycertainaromaticoilssuchas

pineandlemon,andbysolventssuchaskerosene.

3.Laythehedgetrimmeronaatsurface.Applylightweight

machineoilalongtheedgeofthetopblade.Ifyouwillbeusing

thehedgetrimmerforanextendedperiodoftime,itisadvisableto

oilthebladeduringuse.

Note:Donotoilwhilethehedgetrimmerisrunning.

BatteryPackPreparationForRecycling

WARNING

Uponremoval,coverthebatterypack'sterminalswithheavy-duty

adhesivetape.Donotattempttodestroyordisassemblethe

batterypackorremoveanyofitscomponents.Lithium-ion

batteriesmustberecycledordisposedofproperlyatthenearest

batteryrecyclingfacility.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorizedT oro

ServiceDealer.YourToroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepairToro

productsandwillensurethatyourTorostays“All”T oro.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibletochildren.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicalsand

de-icingsalts.

TheToroPromise-ElectricTrimmers

ATwo-YearFullWarrantyforResidentialUsefor

theUnitedStatesandCanada

TheT oroCompanyanditsafliate,T oroWarrantyCompany,pursuantto

anagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductfortwoyears

againstdefectsinmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidential

purposes.*

•

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,orbeforereturningthisproduct,calltoll

free:1-800-237–2654(US)or1-800-248-3258(Canada).

•

Toreceiveareplacementorrepair,atouroption,returnthecompleteunitto

theseller.UnitedStatesandCanadacustomersmayreturntheirproduct,with

proofofpurchase,toanyAuthorizedServiceDealer.UnitedStatescustomers

mayalsoreturntheirproduct,withproofofpurchase,postageprepaid,tothe

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

Thiswarrantycoversproductdefectsonly.NeitherTheToroCompanynor

ToroWarrantyCompanyisliableforindirect,incidentalorconsequential

damagesinconnectionwiththeuseoftheToroProductscoveredby

thiswarranty,includinganycostorexpenseofprovidingsubstitute

equipmentorserviceduringreasonableperiodsofmalfunctionor

non-usependingcompletionofrepairsunderthiswarranty.Somestates

donotallowexclusionsofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sothe

aboveexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecic

legalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

CountriesOtherthantheUnitedStatesandCanada

CustomerswhohavepurchasedT oroproductsexportedfromtheUnited

StatesorCanadashouldcontacttheirToroDistributor(Dealer)toobtain

guaranteepoliciesforyourcountry,province,orstate.Ifforanyreasonyou

aredissatisedwithyourDistributor’sserviceorhavedifcultyobtaining

guaranteeinformation,contacttheT oroimporter.Ifallotherremediesfail,you

maycontactusatToroWarrantyCompany.

*Residentialusemeansuseoftheproductonthesame

lotasyourhome.

PartNumber

374-0279Rev.A

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Model: 24in Cordless Hedge Trimmer

Category: Cordless hedge trimmers

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