Toro 14in Electric Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 14in Electric Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

Type: User manual

Toro 14in Electric Trimmer: Tame your lawn with precision and ease. Ideal for small to medium-sized yards, this electric trimmer boasts a powerful 5 amp motor that delivers reliable performance. Its 14-inch cutting swath tackles overgrown grass and weeds efficiently, while the adjustable height settings and pivoting head let you customize your trimming experience. Safety features like the cord retention system and the trigger lock enhance your control and peace of mind during operation. Experience effortless trimming with Toro's electric workhorse.

FormNo.3388-781RevA

14inElectricTrimmer

ModelNo.51480A—SerialNo.315000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,calltollfree1-888-367-6631

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

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

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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.)

32.8m(100ft)

49.2m(150ft)

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover49.2m(150

ft)long.

Toreducetheriskofdisconnectionoftheextensioncord

duringuse,connecttheextensioncordtothetrimmeras

illustratedinOperation(page6).

Theapplianceisnottobeusedbypersons(includingchildren)

withreducedphysical,sensoryormetalcapabilities,orlack

ofexperienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengiven

supervisionorinstruction.Childrenshouldbesupervisedto

ensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

Electricalspecications:120V~60Hz5A

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

Alternatingcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cycles

persecond)

rpm

Revolutionsper

minute

Speedofstring

VVoltsVoltage

131–0374

125–8328

125–8324

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;donotuseifthecordisdamaged;wear

eyeprotection.

131–0361

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

Qty.

Use

Auxiliaryhandle1

Latch1

Brace1

Installtheauxiliaryhandle.

Guard

Phillipsscrew1

Installtheguard.

Edgeguard1Installtheedgeguard.

Nopartsrequired

–

Adjustthetrimmerheightandthebase

position.

InstallingtheAuxiliaryHandle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Auxiliaryhandle

1Latch

1Brace

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwith

thesmoothsurfacefacingtheoperator(Figure1).

G017277

Figure1

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebrace

restsinthegroovealongtheshaft(Figure1).

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbrace,

andtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipsscrewdriver

(Figure1).

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

Guard

1Phillipsscrew

Procedure

1.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure2.

G015656

Figure2

1.Phillipsscrew

2.Guard

2.SecuretheguardusingthePhillipsscrew.

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Edgeguard

Procedure

Inserttheendsoftheedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer

housingasshowninFigure3.

G017621

Figure3

1.Edgeguard

AdjustingtheTrimmerHeight

andBasePosition

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

•Toadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe

desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby

closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure4).

G015655

Figure4

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Height-adjustmentlatch

2.Auxiliary-handlelatch

•Toadjustthetrimmerheight,opentheheightadjustment

latch,thenslidetheshaftupordowntodesiredheight,

securingitinplacewiththelatch(Figure4).

•Toadjustthepositionofthebase,pressdownontherotator

buttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethebase

tofacethedesireddirection(Figure5).

G015683

Figure5

1.Rotatorbutton

Operation

ConnectingtoaPowerSource

WARNING

Ifyoudonotfullyseattheextensioncordontheinlet

plug,thelooseplugcouldleadtooverheatingand

causeare,possiblyburningyouorothers.

Ensurethatyoufullyseatthecordonthepluganduse

thecordlockfeaturetosecurethecord.

NOTICE!Donotuseadamagedcord.

G015693

Figure6

1.Inletplug

3.Cordlock

2.Extensioncord

StartingtheTrimmer

Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheOnposition,

thensqueezethetrigger(Figure6).

G015658

Figure7

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

AdvancingtheLine

Note:Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Wait2seconds,thenpresstheswitchtrigger.

Note:Thelinewillextendapproximately6mm(1/4

inch)witheachstopandstartoftheswitchtrimmeruntil

thelinereachesthelengthofthegrassdeectorblade.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLineManually

Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpush

theredbuttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthe

trimmerlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.

Trimming

Figure8

Edging

Toconvertthetrimmertoanedger,presstherotatorbuttonand

rotatetheheadasshowninFigure9.

G015660

Figure9

1.Rotatorbutton2.Edgerguide

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thisavoidsthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcethe

stringheadintouncutgrass.

•Usingthetrimmeralongwireandpicketfences,stoneand

brickwalls,curbs,andwoodcancausethelinetorapidly

wearandevenbreak.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

G023661

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(065in)diametermonolament

string.Forbestperformance,useonlyTororeplacement

string(partnumber88512).

Important:Usingalargerdiameterstringmaycause

themotortooverheatandfail.

1.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure11).

G023662

Figure11

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

4.Tabs

2.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveit.

3.Removethespool.

4.Installthenewspool,makingsurethatthestringsare

capturedintheretainingslotsonthenewspool.

Note:Makesurethattheendsofthestringsextend

approximately152mm(6in).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringendsalignwith

theeyeletsinthestringhead,andthreadthestringends

throughtheeyelets.

6.Pullthestringsextendingfromthestringheadsothatthe

stringsreleasefromtheslotsinthespool.

7.Installthespoolretainerbypressingthetabsintotheslots

andpushingdownonthespooluntilthespoolretainerclicks

intoplace.

ReplacingtheString

Important:Useonly.065inch(1.65mm)diameter

monolamentstring.Donotuseanyothergaugeortype

ofstring,asthiscoulddamagethetrimmer.

1.Removethespool;refertoReplacingtheSpool(page7).

2.Removeanystringremainingonthespool.

3.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartof

thespool(Figure12).

Figure12

1.Slotinupperspoolange3.Slotinlowerspoolange

2.Hole

Note:Windthestringontothespoolinthedirection

shownbythearrowsonthespool.

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

4.Placethestringendsintheslotsontheupperspoolange,

leavingabout152mm(6in)beyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverllthespool.Afterwindingthe

string,thereshouldbeatleast6mm(1/4inch)between

eachofthewoundstringsandtheoutsideedgeofthe

spool.

5.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer;refertoReplacing

theSpool(page7).

Service

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsoftrouble-free

use.Shoulditneedservice,bringtheproducttoanAuthorized

ToroServiceDealerwhoisspeciallytrainedtorepairT oro

products.

Double-insulatedAppliance

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,2systemsofinsulationare

providedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansisprovided

onadouble-insulatedappliance,norshouldameansfor

groundingbeaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulated

appliancerequiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,

andshouldbedoneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnelat

yourAuthorizedT oroServiceDealer.Replacementpartsfora

double-insulatedappliancemustbeidenticaltothepartsthatthey

replace.Adouble-insulatedapplianceismarkedwiththewords

“DoubleInsulation”or“DoubleInsulated.”Thesymbol(square

withinasquare)mayalsobemarkedontheappliance.

Storage

Storethetrimmerandtheextensioncordindoorsinacool,dry

locationandoutofthereachofchildrenandanimals.

NOTICE!Donotrestthetrimmerontheguard,oritmaywarp

andinterferewiththecuttingline.

Note:Devicesforretainingextensioncordsarecommercially

available.

Notes:

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ATwo-YearFullWarrantyforResidentialUsefortheUnitedStatesandCanada

TheT oroCompanyanditsafliate,ToroWarrantyCompany,pursuanttoanagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductfortwoyearsagainst

defectsinmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidentialpurposes.*

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Toreceiveareplacementorrepair,atouroption,returnthecompleteunittotheseller.UnitedStatesandCanadacustomersmayreturntheirproduct,

withproofofpurchase,toanyAuthorizedServiceDealer.UnitedStatescustomersmayalsoreturntheirproduct,withproofofpurchase,postage

prepaid,totheT oroServiceCenter,5500SEDelaware,Ankeny,IA50021.

Thiswarrantycoversproductdefectsonly.NeitherTheToroCompanynorToroWarrantyCompanyisliableforindirect,incidental,or

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Toro 14in Electric Trimmer User manual

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Model: 14in Electric Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

Type: User manual

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