Toro 14in Electric Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 14in Electric Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

Type: User manual

Toro 14in Electric Trimmer: Keep your lawn neat and tidy with this corded electric trimmer. Its powerful 5 Amp motor tackles overgrown grass and weeds, while the 14-inch cutting swath covers more ground in less time. Adjust the trimmer height and base position to suit your needs, and use the edge guard to protect your flowers and landscaping. For added safety, the trimmer features a cord retention system to prevent accidental disconnections.

FormNo.3424-776RevC

14inElectricTrimmer

ModelNo.51480A—SerialNo.319000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,calltollfree1-888-367-6631

(US),1-888-430-1687(Canada),or1-800-450-9350(Mexico)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.

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,gases,ordust.Powertoolscreatesparks,

whichmayignitethedustorfumes.

C.Keepchildrenandbystandersawaywhileoperating

apowertool.Distractionscancauseyoutolose

control.

2.Electricalsafety

A.Powertoolplugsmustmatchtheoutlet.Never

modifythepluginanyway.Donotuseany

adapterplugswithearthed(grounded)powertools.

Unmodiedplugsandmatchingoutletswillreducerisk

ofelectricshock.

B.Avoidbodycontactwithearthedorgrounded

surfaces.Thereisanincreasedriskofelectricshockif

yourbodyisearthedorgrounded.

C.Donotabusethecord.Neverusethecordfor

carrying,pulling,orunpluggingthepowertool.

Keepcordawayfromheat,oil,sharpedges,or

movingparts.Damagedorentangledcordsincrease

theriskofelectricshock.

D.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.

Waterenteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskof

electricshock.

E.Ifoperatingapowertoolinadamplocationis

unavoidable,useasupplyprotectedbyaresidual

currentdevice(RCD)inAUSoragroundfault

interrupt(GFI)intheUSA.

UseofanRCDorGFIreducestheriskofelectricshock.

F.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,usean

extensioncordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofa

cordsuitableforoutdoorusereducestheriskofelectric

shock.

G.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcewhen

theapplianceisnotinuse.

3.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert;watchwhatyouaredoing,anduse

commonsensewhenoperatingapowertool.Do

notuseapowertoolwhileyouaretiredorunder

theinuenceofdrugs,alcohol,ormedication.A

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingpowertoolsmay

resultinseriouspersonalinjury.

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.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

E.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair,clothingandglovesaway

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Bloomington,MN55420Registeratwww.Toro.com.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinChina

AllRightsReserved

*3424-776*

frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghair

canbecaughtinmovingparts.

F.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

G.Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedbypersons

(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensory

ormentalabilities,orlackofexperienceor

knowledge,unlesssuchpersonsaresupervision

ortrainingtooperatetheappliancebyaperson

responsiblefortheirsafety.Childrenshouldbe

supervisedtonotusethedeviceasatoy.

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.Removethebatterypackfromthepowertoolbefore

makinganyadjustments,changingaccessories,or

storingpowertools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasures

reducetheriskofstartingthepowertoolaccidentally.

E.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren,

anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower

toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained

users.

F.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,

appliancesshouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhigh

orlocked-upplace,outofthereachofchildren.

G.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

bindingofmovingparts,breakageofparts,and

anyotherconditionthatmayaffecttheoperation

ofthepowertool.Ifdamaged,havethepowertool

repairedbeforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedby

poorlymaintainedpowertools.

H.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare

lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

I.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese

instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe

particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe

workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose

intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

J.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

5.Service

A.Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.

Thiswillensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolis

maintained.

B.Ifthecordisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythe

manufacturer,itsauthorizedserviceagentora

similarlyqualiedinordertoavoidhazard.

6.ExtensionCord

Ensurethatyourextensioncordisingoodcondition.When

usinganextensioncord,useoneheavyenoughtocarry

thecurrentyourproductwilldraw.Anundersizedextension

cordwillcauseadropinlinevoltage,resultinginlossof

powerandoverheating.Thefollowingtableliststhecorrect

cordsizedependingonthelengthofthecord.Ifyouarein

doubt,usethenextheaviergauge.Thesmallerthegauge

number,theheavierthegauge.

ExtensionCordLengthMinimumWireGauge

(A.W.G.)

7.6m(25feet)

15.0m(50feet)

30.5m(100feet)

45.7m(150feet)

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover45.7m(150

feet)long.

Toreducetheriskofdisconnectionoftheextensioncord

duringuse,connecttheextensioncordtothetrimmeras

illustratedinOperation(page6).

Theapplianceisnottobeusedbypersons(includingchildren)

withreducedphysical,sensoryormetalcapabilities,orlack

ofexperienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengiven

supervisionorinstruction.Childrenshouldbesupervisedto

ensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

Electricalspecications:120V~60Hz5A

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

Symbol

NameExplanation

Alternatingcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cycles

persecond)

rpm

Revolutionsper

minute

Speedofstring

VVoltsVoltage

decal125-8324c

125-8324

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;donotuseifthecordisdamaged;wear

eyeprotection.

decal131-0361b

131-0361

decal138-6683

138-6683

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

Qty.

Use

Auxiliaryhandle1

Latch1

Brace1

Installtheauxiliaryhandle.

Guard

Phillipsscrew1

Installtheguard.

Edgeguard1Installtheedgeguard.

Nopartsrequired

–

Adjustthetrimmerheightandthebase

position.

InstallingtheAuxiliary

Handle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Auxiliaryhandle

1Latch

1Brace

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwith

thesmoothsurfacefacingyou(Figure1).

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Figure1

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebrace

restsinthegroovealongtheshaft(Figure1).

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbrace,

andtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipsscrewdriver

(Figure1).

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

Guard

1Phillipsscrew

Procedure

1.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure2.

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Figure2

1.Phillipsscrew

2.Guard

2.SecuretheguardusingthePhillipsscrew.

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Edgeguard

Procedure

Inserttheendsoftheedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer

housingasshowninFigure3.

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Figure3

1.Edgeguard

AdjustingtheTrimmer

HeightandBasePosition

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

•T oadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe

desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby

closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure4).

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Figure4

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Height-adjustmentlatch

2.Auxiliary-handlelatch

•T oadjustthetrimmerheight,opentheheightadjustment

latch,thenslidetheshaftupordowntodesiredheight,

securingitinplacewiththelatch(Figure4).

•T oadjustthepositionofthebase,pressdownontherotator

buttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethebase

tofacethedesireddirection(Figure5).

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Figure5

1.Rotatorbutton

Operation

ConnectingtoaPower

Source

WARNING

Ifyoudonotfullyseattheextensioncordontheinlet

plug,thelooseplugcouldleadtooverheatingand

causeare,possiblyburningyouorothers.

Ensurethatyoufullyseatthecordonthepluganduse

thecordlockfeaturetosecurethecord.

NOTICE!Donotuseadamagedcord.

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Figure6

1.Inletplug

3.Cordlock

2.Extensioncord

StartingtheTrimmer

Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheONposition,

thensqueezethetrigger(Figure7).

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Figure7

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

AdvancingtheLine

Note:Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Wait2seconds,thenpresstheswitchtrigger.

Note:Thelineextendsapproximately6mm(1/4inch)

witheachstopandstartoftheswitchtrimmeruntiltheline

reachesthelengthofthegrassdeectorblade.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLine

Manually

Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpush

theredbuttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthe

trimmerlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.

Trimming

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Figure8

Edging

Toconvertthetrimmertoanedger,presstherotatorbuttonand

rotatetheheadasshowninFigure9.

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Figure9

1.Rotatorbutton2.Edgerguide

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thisavoidsthrowingdebrisatyou.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcethe

stringheadintouncutgrass.

•Usingthetrimmeralongwireandpicketfences,stoneand

brickwalls,curbs,andwoodcancausethelinetorapidly

wearandevenbreak.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

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Figure10

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

2.Wipeorscrapecleananydebrisfromthecutting-headarea.

3.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor

lost,repairorreplaceit.

4.Brushdebrisawayfromtheairintakeventsonthemotor

housingtopreventthemotorfromoverheating.

ReplacingtheSpool

Note:Useonly1.65mm(0.065in)diametermonolament

string.Forbestperformance,useonlyTororeplacementstring

(PartNo.88512).

Important:Usingalargerdiameterstringmaycausethe

motortooverheatandfail.

1.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure11).

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Figure11

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

4.Tabs

2.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveit.

3.Removethespool.

4.Installthenewspool,makingsurethatthestringsare

capturedintheretainingslotsonthenewspool.

Note:Makesurethattheendsofthestringsextend

approximately152mm(6inches).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringendsalignwith

theeyeletsinthestringhead,andthreadthestringends

throughtheeyelets.

6.Pullthestringsextendingfromthestringheadsothatthe

stringsreleasefromtheslotsinthespool.

7.Installthespoolretainerbypressingthetabsintotheslots

andpushingdownonthespooluntilthespoolretainerclicks

intoplace.

ReplacingtheString

Important:Useonly1.65mm(0.065inch)diameter

monolamentstring.Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeof

string,asthiscoulddamagethetrimmer.

1.Removethespool;refertoReplacingtheSpool(page8).

2.Removeanystringremainingonthespool.

3.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartof

thespool(Figure12).

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Figure12

1.Slotinupperspoolange3.Slotinlowerspoolange

2.Hole

Note:Windthestringontothespoolinthedirection

shownbythearrowsonthespool.

Note:Thespoolcanacceptupto4.6m(15ft)ofstring.

4.Placethestringendsintheslotsontheupperspoolange,

leavingabout152mm(6inches)beyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverllthespool.Afterwindingthestring,

thereshouldbeatleast6mm(1/4inch)betweeneachofthe

woundstringsandtheoutsideedgeofthespool.

5.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer;refertoReplacing

theSpool(page8).

Service

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsoftrouble-free

use.Shoulditneedservice,bringtheproducttoyourAuthorized

ServiceDealer.

Double-insulatedAppliance

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,2systemsofinsulationare

providedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansisprovided

onadouble-insulatedappliance,norshouldameansfor

groundingbeaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulated

appliancerequiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,

andshouldbedoneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnel

atyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.Replacementpartsfora

double-insulatedappliancemustbeidenticaltothepartsthatthey

replace.Adouble-insulatedapplianceismarkedwiththewords

“DoubleInsulation”or“DoubleInsulated.”Thesymbol(square

withinasquare)mayalsobemarkedontheappliance.

Storage

Storethetrimmerandtheextensioncordindoorsinacool,dry

locationandoutofthereachofchildrenandanimals.

Important:Donotrestthetrimmerontheguard,oritmay

warpandinterferewiththecuttingline.

Note:Devicesforretainingextensioncordsarecommercially

available.

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.

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