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 suitable for trimming and edging tasks around the lawn, thanks to its adjustable features like the auxiliary handle, trimmer height, and base position, which provide a comfortable grip for various heights and tasks. A wire edge guard can protect flower beds and fences from damage. Always stay alert and follow the safety instructions provided in the manual to ensure a safe operation.

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

8111LyndaleAvenueSouth

Bloomington,MN55420

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).

g017277

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.

g017642

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).

g017507

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).

g016190

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

g016254

Figure10

Edging

Asanedger,presstherotatorbuttonandrotatetheheadas

showninFigure11.

g017509

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).

g015662

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.

RevA

Toro 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer User manual

Brand: Toro

Model: 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer

Category: Grass trimmers

Type: User manual

Download PDF

report

Toro 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer User manual

Toro 12in Cordless Single-Line Trimmer User manual

Related papers

Other documents