Toro 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

Type: User manual

Toro 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer is a powerful tool for trimming grass and weeds in your garden. It features a 12-inch cutting swath and a single-line design that makes it easy to maneuver. The trimmer is powered by a rechargeable battery pack and has a variable speed control that allows you to adjust the cutting speed to suit the task at hand. It also has an adjustable auxiliary handle and trimmer height for added comfort and control.

FormNo.3424-781RevA

12inCordlessSingle-LineTrimmer

ModelNo.51484—SerialNo.319000001andUp

ModelNo.51484T—SerialNo.319000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Model51484Tdoesnotincludeabatterypackoracharger.

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusatwww.Toro.comor

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

returningthisproduct.

YoumaycontactT orodirectlyatwww.T oro.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,gasesordust.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,pullingorunpluggingthepowertool.

Keepcordawayfromheat,oil,sharpedgesor

movingparts.Damagedorentangledcordsincrease

theriskofelectricshock.

D.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.

Waterenteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskof

electricshock.

E.Ifoperatingapowertoolinadamplocationis

unavoidable,useasupplyprotectedbyaresidual

currentdevice(RCD)inAUSoragroundfault

interrupt(GFI)intheUSA.

UseofanRCDorGFIreducestheriskofelectricshock.

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.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

E.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair,clothingandglovesaway

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Registeratwww.Toro.com.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinChina

AllRightsReserved

*3424-781*A

frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghair

canbecaughtinmovingparts.

F.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

4.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpower

toolforyourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwill

dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas

designed.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturn

itonandoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolled

withtheswitchisdangerousandmustberepaired.

C.Removethebatterypackfromthepowertoolbefore

makinganyadjustments,changingaccessories,or

storingpowertools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasures

reducetheriskofstartingthepowertoolaccidentally.

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.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese

instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe

particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe

workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose

intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

I.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

5.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

6.BatterySafety

A.Donotchargeapplianceinrain,orinwetlocations.

B.Donotusebattery-operatedapplianceintherain.

C.Useonlythefollowingtypeandsizebattery(ies):T oro

batterypackmodel88502.

D.Removeordisconnectthebatterypackbeforeservicing,

cleaning,orremovingmaterialfromthegardening

appliance.

E.Donotdisposeofthebatterypackinare.Thecell

mayexplode.Checkwithlocalcodesforpossible

specialdisposalinstructions.

F.Donotopenormutilatethebatterypack.Released

electrolyteiscorrosiveandmaycausedamagetothe

eyesorskin.Itmaybetoxicifswallowed.

G.Exercisecareinhandlingbatteriesinordernotto

shortthebatterypackwithconductingmaterialssuch

asrings,bracelets,andkeys.Thebatterypackor

conductormayoverheatandcauseburns.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

Directcurrent

Typeofcurrent

VVoltsVoltage

decal125-3281

125-3281

Model51484

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

decal121-7657

121-7657

Model51484T

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

decal121-7691

121-7691

decal125-3279

125-3279

decal125-3295

125-3295

decal138-6681

138-6681

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

Qty.

Use

Auxiliaryhandle1

Latch1

Brace1

Installingauxiliaryhandle.

Guard

Phillipsscrew1

Mountingtheguardtothebaseofthe

trimmer.

Wireedgeguard1Installingtheedgeguard

Nopartsrequired

–

Adjusttheauxiliaryhandle,trimmer

height,andbaseposition.

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

asshownandtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipshead

screwdriver(Figure1).

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

Guard

1Phillipsscrew

Procedure

1.RemovethePhillipsscrewthatistapedtotheguard(Figure

2).

2.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure2.

g017506

Figure2

1.Phillipsscrew

2.Guard

3.SecuretheguardusingaPhillipsscrew.

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Wireedgeguard

Procedure

Inserttheendsofthewireedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer

housingasshowninFigure3.

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Figure3

1.Wireedgeguard

AdjustingtheAuxiliary

Handle,TrimmerHeight,

andBasePosition

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

•T oadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe

desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby

closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure4).

g015655

Figure4

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Heightadjustmentlatch

2.Auxiliaryhandlelatch

•T oadjustthetrimmerheight,opentheheightadjustment

latch,thenslidetheshaftupordowntodesiredheight,

securingitinplacewiththelatch(Figure4).

•T oadjustthepositionofthebase,pressdownontherotator

buttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethebase

tofacethedesireddirection(Figure5).

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Figure5

1.Rotatorbutton

Operation

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhen

itispurchased.Beforeusingthetrimmerforthersttime,

placethebatterypackinthechargerandchargeuntilthe

LEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafety

precautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshortercharging

time.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiodoftime,removethe

batterypack.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethebattery

packuntiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

StartingtheTrimmer

1.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe

handlehousing(Figure6).

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Figure6

1.Triggerhandle3.Latch

2.Tongue

2.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure6).

3.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocks

intoplace.

4.Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheON

position,thensqueezethetrigger(Figure6).

g016189

Figure7

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

ChargingtheBatteryPack

Important:Forbestresults,chargeyourbatterytool

wherethetemperatureismorethan0°C(32°F)butlessthan

40°C(104°F).Toreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury,do

notstoreitoutsideorinvehicles.Chargingtimewillincrease

ifyoudonotchargeitwithinthisrange.

1.Turnthebatterypackupsidedownandlineupthebattery

terminalwiththeslotinthecharger(Figure8andFigure9).

g019895

Figure8

1.LEDindicators2.Insertthebatterypack

here.

g016223

Figure9

1.LEDindicators(levelof

charge)

3.Batteryterminal

2.Releasebutton

2.Slidethebatterypackintothechargeruntilitclicksinto

place.

3.Toremovethebatterypack,pressdownontherelease

buttonandslidethebatterypackbackwardoutofthe

charger.

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorson

thebatterycharger.

TopBottomIndicates

RedRedBatterypackis

charging

Red

Green

Batterypackis

charged

Red

Orange

Batterypackistoo

warm:Removefor

approximately30

minutes

AdvancingtheLine

Note:Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Waittwoseconds,thenslidethelockswitchbacktotheON

positionandsqueezethetrigger.

Note:Thelineextendsapproximately6mm(1/4inch)

witheachstopandstartoftheswitchtrimmeruntiltheline

reachesthelengthofthegrassdeectorblade.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLine

Manually

Removethebatteryfromthetrimmer,thenpushtheredbutton

atthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthetrimmerline

tomanuallyadvancetheline.

Trimming

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Figure10

Edging

Asanedger,presstherotatorbuttonandrotatetheheadas

showninFigure11.

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Figure11

1.Rotatorbutton

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thiswillavoidthrowingdebrisatyou.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestring

headintouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,even

breakage.Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywear

stringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

g017508

Figure12

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Removethebatteryfromthetrimmer.

2.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

CAUTION

Thelinecut-offbladeonthedeectorissharpand

cancutyou.

Donotuseyourhandstocleanthedeector

shieldandblade.

3.Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereis

anaccumulationofdebris.

4.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor

lost,repairorreplaceit.

5.Brushdebrisawayfromairintakeventsonmotorhousing

topreventthemotorfromoverheating.

ReplacingtheSpool

Useonly1.65mm(0.065inch)diametermonolamentstring.Use

originalmanufacturer’sreplacementstringforbestperformance

(ToroPartNo.88532or88524).

Important:Usingalargerdiameterstringwillcausethe

motortooverheatandfail.

1.Removethebattery.

2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure13).

g017510

Figure13

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

4.Tabs

3.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveitandremovethespool.

4.Toinstallthenewspool,ensurethatthestringiscapturedin

oneoftheretainingslotsonthenewspool.Makesurethe

endofthestringextendsapproximately6inches(152mm).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringalignswiththeeyelet

inthestringhead.Threadthestringintotheeyelet.

6.Pullthestringextendingfromthestringheadsothestring

releasesfromtheslotinthespool.

7.Reinstallthespoolretainerbydepressingtabsintoslotsand

pushingdownuntilspoolretainerclicksintoplace.

ReplacingtheString

1.Removethebattery.

2.Removethespool;refertoReplacingtheSpool(Figure13).

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Figure14

1.Spool

2.Hole

Note:Removeanyoldstringremainingonthespool.

3.Thespoolacceptsupto4.5m(15ft)ofstring.Useonly1.65

mm(0.065inch)diametermonolamentstring.

Note:Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeofstring,asthis

coulddamagethetrimmer.

4.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartof

thespool(Figure14).Windthestringontothespoolinthe

directionshownbythearrowsonthespool.

5.Placethestringintheslotontheupperspoolange,leaving

about152mm6inch(6inches)extendedbeyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverll.Afterwindingthestring,thereshould

beatleast6mm1/4inch(1/4inch)betweenthewound

stringandtheoutsideedgeofthespool.

6.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer.RefertoReplacing

theSpool(page10)earlierinthismanual.

PreparingtheBatteryPack

forRecycling

Important:Uponremoval,covertheterminalsofthe

batterypackwithheavy-dutyadhesivetape.Donotattempt

todestroyordisassemblethebatterypackorremoveanyof

itscomponents.Recycleorproperlydisposeoflithium-ion

batterypacksatabatteryrecyclingfacility.

Formoreinformationonrecyclinglithium-ion

batterypacksandtolocatethebattery

recyclingfacilityclosesttoyou,visit

www.Call2Recycle.org(USandCanadaonly).

IfyouarelocatedoutsideoftheUSand

Canada,pleasecontactyourauthorizedToro

distributor.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorized

ServiceDealer.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibleto

children.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicals

andde-icingsalts.

Troubleshooting

Usingthebatterywhenitishotcanreducetheoperatingtime.

Thebatteryautomaticallystopsworkingwhenitisoverheatedto

preventdamagetoit.Removethebatteryfromthechargerand

allowittocoolbeforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthebatterywhenthereismoistureontheleadscancause

thetrimmertomalfunction.Allowthebatterytodryorwipeitdry

beforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

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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