Toro 51490 User guide

Brand: Toro

Model: 51490

Category: Power hedge trimmers

Type: User guide

This manual is also suitable for

22in Electric Hedge Trimmer

Toro 51490 is a 22-inch electric hedge trimmer designed for trimming hedges and shrubs. It features a powerful motor for fast and efficient cutting, a double-edged blade for clean and precise cuts, and a lightweight design for easy handling. With its safety features such as a lock-off switch and a protective cover, the Toro 51490 ensures safe operation.

FormNo.3367-114RevB

22inchElectricHedgeTrimmer

ModelNo.51490—SerialNo.311000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusatwww.Toro.comorcall

tollfree1-800-237-2654(US)or1-800-248-3258(Canada)beforereturning

thisproduct.

GeneralPowerToolSafety

Warnings

WARNINGReadallsafetywarningsandinstructions.Failure

tofollowthewarningsandinstructionsmayresultinelectricshock,

re,and/orseriousinjury.

Saveallwarningsandinstructionsforfuturereference.

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.Usesafetyequipment.Alwaysweareyeprotection.Safety

equipmentsuchasdustmask,non-skidsafetyshoes,hard

hat,orhearingprotectionusedforappropriateconditionswill

reducepersonalinjuries.

C.Avoidaccidentalstarting.Ensuretheswitchisinthe

off-positionbeforepluggingin.Carryingpowertoolswith

yourngerontheswitchorplugginginpowertoolsthathave

theswitchoninvitesaccidents.

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

damaged,havethepowertoolrepairedbeforeuse.Many

accidentsarecausedbypoorlymaintainedpowertools.

F.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properlymaintained

cuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesarelesslikelytobind

andareeasiertocontrol.

G.Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbitsetc.,in

accordancewiththeseinstructionsandinthemanner

intendedfortheparticulartypeofpowertool,taking

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OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinChina.

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intoaccounttheworkingconditionsandtheworktobe

performed.Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfrom

thoseintendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

5.Service

A.Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings

•Usebothhandswhenoperatingthehedgetrimmer.Using

onehandcouldcauselossofcontrolandresultinserious

personalinjury.

•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutterblade.Do

notremovecutmaterialorholdmaterialtobecutwhen

bladesaremoving.Makesuretheswitchisoffwhenclearing

jammedmaterial.Bladescoastafterturnoff.Amomentof

inattentionwhileoperatingthehedgetrimmermayresultinserious

personalinjury.

•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewiththecutterblade

stopped.Whentransportingorstoringthehedgetrimmer

alwaystthecuttingdevicecover.Properhandlingofthehedge

trimmerwillreducepossiblepersonalinjuryfromthecutterblades.

•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfacesonly,

becausethecutterblademaycontacthiddenwiringoritsown

cord.Cutterbladescontactinga“live”wiremaymakeexposed

metalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgivetheoperator

anelectricshock.

•Keepcableawayfromcuttingarea.Duringoperationthecable

maybehiddeninshrubsandcanbeaccidentallycutbytheblade.

•DANGER–Keephandsawayfromblade.Contactwithblade

willresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.Replace

anydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

Alternatingcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

SPMStrokesperminuteSpeedofblade

VVoltsVoltage

ID-1002

1.Warning

4.Donotuseifcordisdamaged

2.ReadtheOperator’sManual.

5.Weareyeprotection

3.Donotuseinwetenvironments.

Operation

PreparingtheAppliance

Forsafeandefcientuseofyourhedgetrimmer,useonlyaUL-listed

extensioncordrecommendedforoutdooruse.RefertotheExtension

CordChartbelow.

MinimumGaugeforExtensionCords

(AWG—120VOnly)

AmpRating

TotalLengthofCordinFeet(meters)

Than

NotMore

Than

25’

(7.6m)

50’

(15m)

100’

(30.4m)

150’

(45.7m)

0618161614

61018161412

101216161412

12161412NotRecommended

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover150feet(46m)long.

NOTICE!Checkthepowercordfrequentlyduringuseforholes

intheinsulation.Donotuseadamagedcord.Donotrunthe

cordthroughstandingwaterorwetgrass.Removeplugfromthe

mainsimmediatelyifcableisdamagedorcut.

ConnectingtoPowerSupply

Thisproductisdesignedwithacordretainerthatpreventsthe

extensioncordfrombeingpulledloosewhileinuse.

1.Formaloopwiththeendoftheextensioncord.

2.Insertloopportionofextensioncordthroughopeninginthebottom

oftherearhandleandplaceovercordretainer.

3.Slowlypullloopagainstcordretaineruntiltheslackisremoved.

4.Plugproductintoextensioncord(Figure1).

G015652

Figure1

1.Auxiliaryhandle4.2–prongplug

2.Lockswitch5.Extensioncord

3.Trigger

6.Cordretainer

StartingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthecutterblades(Figure2).

G015651

Figure2

1.Protectivecover

2.Attachanextensioncordtothetrimmer(Figure1).

3.Placeonehandonthetriggerhandle.Placetheotherhandon

theauxiliaryhandle.

4.Slidethelockswitchbackwards,towardsyou,thensqueezethe

triggerswitchtoturnonthehedgetrimmer(

Figure1).Thetrimmer

willstayonaslongasthetriggerswitchissqueezed.Lock-off

switchmaybereleasedoncehedgetrimmerisrunning.

StoppingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Releasethetriggerswitch(Figure1).

2.Allowatleast5secondsforthecuttingbladetostopmoving.

OperatingTips

•Theunitisusedforcuttingineitherdirectioninaslow,sweeping

actionfromsidetoside.

•Standsothatyouarestableandbalancedonbothfeet.Donot

overreach.

•Inspectandcleartheareaofanyhiddenobjects.

•Neverusethehedgetrimmernearpowerlines,fencing,posts,

buildings,orotherimmovableobjects.

•Neveruseabladeafterhittingahardobjectwithoutrstinspecting

itfordamage.Donotuseifanydamageisdetected.

•Nevertouchbladesorserviceunitwiththepowersupply

connected.

•Whenoperatingthehedgetrimmer,keeptheextensioncord

behindthetrimmer.Neverdrapeitoverthehedgebeingtrimmed.

•Donotforcethehedgetrimmerthroughheavyshrubbery.This

cancausethebladestobindandslowdown.Ifthebladesslow

down,reducethepace.

•Donotattempttocutstemsortwigsthatarelargerthan9/16in.,

orthoseobviouslytoolargetofeedintothecuttingblade.Usea

non-poweredhandsaworpruningsawtotrimlargestems.

•Ifbladesdobecomejammed,stopthemotor,allowtheblades

tostop,anddisconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcebefore

attemptingtoremovetheobstruction.

•Ifdesired,youcanuseastringtohelpcutyourhedgelevel.

Decidehowhighyouwantthehedge.Stretchapieceofstring

alongthehedgeatthedesiredheight.Trimthehedgejustabove

theguidelineofstring.Trimthesideofahedgesothatitwillbe

slightlynarroweratthetop.Moreofthehedgewillbeexposed

whenshapedthisway,anditwillbemoreuniform.

•Weargloveswhentrimmingthornyorpricklygrowth.When

trimmingnewgrowth,useawidesweepingaction,sothatthe

stemsarefeddirectlyintothecuttingblade.Oldergrowthwill

havethickerstemsandwillbetrimmedeasiestbyusingasawing

movement.

Maintenance

OilingtheTrimmerBlade

1.Stopthemotoranddisconnectfrompowersupply.

2.Cleandirtanddebrisfromthebodyofthehedgetrimmer,usinga

dampclothwithamilddetergent.

Note:Donotuseanystrongdetergentsontheplastichousingor

thehandle.Theycanbedamagedbycertainaromaticoilssuchas

pineandlemon,andbysolventssuchaskerosene.

3.Laythehedgetrimmeronaatsurface.Applylightweight

machineoilalongtheedgeofthetopblade.Ifyouwillbeusing

thehedgetrimmerforanextendedperiodoftime,itisadvisableto

oilthebladeduringuse.

Note:Donotoilwhilethehedgetrimmerisrunning.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorized

ToroServiceDealer.YourT oroDealerisspeciallytrainedtoxT oro

productsandwillensurethatyourT orostays“All”T oro.

Double-insulatedAppliance

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,twosystemsofinsulationare

providedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansisprovidedon

adouble-insulatedappliance,norshouldameansforgrounding

beaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulatedappliance

requiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,andshouldbe

doneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnelatyourAuthorizedT oro

ServiceDealer.Replacementpartsforadouble-insulatedappliance

mustbeidenticaltothepartstheyreplace.Adouble-insulated

applianceismarkedwiththewords“DoubleInsulation”or“Double

Insulated.”Thesymbol(squarewithinasquare)mayalsobemarked

ontheappliance.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibletochildren.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicalsand

de-icingsalts.

TheToroPromise-ElectricTrimmers

ATwo-YearFullWarrantyforResidentialUsefortheUnitedStatesandCanada

TheToroCompanyanditsafliate,T oroWarrantyCompany,pursuanttoanagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductfortwoyearsagainstdefects

inmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidentialpurposes.*

•

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,orbeforereturningthisproduct,calltollfree:1-800-237–2654(US)or1-800-248-3258(Canada).

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proofofpurchase,toanyAuthorizedServiceDealer.UnitedStatescustomersmayalsoreturntheirproduct,withproofofpurchase,postageprepaid,tothe

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

Thiswarrantycoversproductdefectsonly.NeitherTheToroCompanynorToroWarrantyCompanyisliableforindirect,incidentalorconsequential

damagesinconnectionwiththeuseoftheToroProductscoveredbythiswarranty,includinganycostorexpenseofprovidingsubstitute

equipmentorserviceduringreasonableperiodsofmalfunctionornon-usependingcompletionofrepairsunderthiswarranty.Somestatesdonot

allowexclusionsofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheaboveexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciclegal

rights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

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

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Model: 51490

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