Toro 22in Cordless Hedge Trimmer User manual

FormNo.3424-794RevA

22inCordlessHedgeTrimmer

51494,51494T

Cortasetosinalámbricode55cm(22

pulgadas)

51494,51494T

Taille-haiesanscordonde55cm(22pouces)

51494,51494T

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FormNo.3424-791RevA

22inCordlessHedgeTrimmer

ModelNo.51494—SerialNo.319000001andUp

ModelNo.51494T—SerialNo.319000001andUp

Operator'sManual

Model51494Tdoesnotincludeabatteryoracharger.

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusatwww.Toro.comor

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

GeneralPowerTool

SafetyWarnings

WARNINGReadallsafetywarningsandallinstructions.Failure

tofollowthewarningsandinstructionsmayresultinelectricshock,

re,and/orseriousinjury.

Saveallwarningsandinstructionsforfuturereference.

Theterm“powertool”inallofthewarningslistedbelowrefers

toyourmains-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

surfacessuchaspipes,radiators,rangesand

refrigerators.Thereisanincreasedriskofelectric

shockifyourbodyisearthedorgrounded.

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.UseofanRCDorGFI

reducestheriskofelectricshock.

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.Removeanyadjustingkeyorwrenchbeforeturning

thepowertoolon.Awrenchorakeyleftattachedto

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arotatingpartofthepowertoolmayresultinpersonal

injury.

E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

F.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair,clothingandglovesaway

frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghair

canbecaughtinmovingparts.

4.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpower

toolforyourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwill

dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas

designed.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturn

itonandoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolled

withtheswitchisdangerousandmustberepaired.

C.Disconnectthebatterypackfromthepower

toolbeforemakinganyadjustments,changing

accessories,orstoringpowertools.Suchpreventive

safetymeasuresreducetheriskofstartingthepower

toolaccidentally.

D.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren

anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower

toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained

users.

E.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

bindingofmovingparts,breakageofpartsand

anyotherconditionthatmayaffectthepowertools

operation.Ifdamaged,havethepowertoolrepaired

beforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedbypoorly

maintainedpowertools.

F.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare

lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

G.Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbitsetc.

inaccordancewiththeseinstructions,takinginto

accounttheworkingconditionsandtheworkto

beperformed..Useofthepowertoolforoperations

differentfromthoseintendedcouldresultinahazardous

situation.

5.Batterytooluseandcare

A.Rechargeonlywiththechargerspeciedbythe

manufacturer.Achargerthatissuitableforonetype

ofbatterypackmaycreateariskofrewhenusedwith

anotherbatterypack.

B.Usepowertoolsonlywithspecicallydesignated

batterypacks.Useofanyotherbatterypacksmay

createariskofinjuryandre.

C.Whenbatterypackisnotinuse,keepitawayfrom

othermetalobjects,likepaperclips,coins,keys,

nails,screws,orothersmallmetalobjectsthatcan

makeaconnectionfromoneterminaltoanother.

Shortingthebatteryterminalstogethermaycause

burnsorare.

D.Underabusiveconditions,liquidmaybeejected

fromthebattery;avoidcontact.Ifcontact

accidentallyoccurs,ushwithwater.Ifliquid

contactseyes,additionallyseekmedicalhelp.Liquid

ejectedfromthebatterymaycauseirritationorburns.

E.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifthebatteryischarged

whenthetemperatureisnotbetween0°C(32°F)and

40°C(104°F).

6.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings

•Usebothhandswhenoperatingthehedgetrimmer.

Usingonehandcouldcauselossofcontrolandresult

inseriouspersonalinjury.

•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutterblade.Do

notremovecutmaterialorholdmaterialtobecutwhen

bladesaremoving.Makesuretheswitchisoffwhen

clearingjammedmaterial.Bladescoastafterturnoff.A

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingthehedgetrimmermay

resultinseriouspersonalinjury.

•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewiththecutter

bladestopped.Properhandlingofthehedgetrimmerwill

reducepossiblepersonalinjuryfromthecutterblades.

•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfacesonly,

becausethecutterblademaycontacthiddenwiringorits

owncord.Cutterbladescontactinga“live”wiremaymake

exposedmetalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgive

theoperatoranelectricshock.

•DANGER–Keephandsawayfromblade.Contactwith

bladewillresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.

Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

Name

Designation/Explanation

DC

Directcurrent

Typeofcurrent

AAmperes

Current

HzHertz

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

SPMStrokesperminuteSpeedofblade

VVoltsVoltage

2

decal125-3277

125–3277

Model51494

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

decal121-7659

121–7659

Model51494T

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein

wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

decal121-7691

121–7691

decal125-3279

125–3279

decal125-3295

125–3295

decal138-6699

138-6699

3

Operation

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhen

itispurchased.Beforeusingthehedgetrimmerforthe

rsttime,placethebatterypackinthechargerchargeuntil

theLEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafety

precautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshortercharging

time.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiodoftime,removethe

battery.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethebatterypack

untiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

StartingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthecutterblades(Figure

1).

WARNING

Thehedgetrimmerbladescancausecutsor

amputation.

Becarefulwhenhandlingthehedgetrimmerwith

theprotectivecoverremoved.

g016138

Figure1

1.Protectivecover

2.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe

handlehousing(Figure2).

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Figure2

1.Auxiliaryhandle4.Tongue

2.Lockswitch5.Latch

3.Trigger

3.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure2)..

4.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocks

intoplace.

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullycharged

whenitispurchased.Beforeusingthehedgetrimmer

forthersttime,placethebatterypackinthecharger

chargeuntiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesure

toreadallsafetyprecautions.Withregularuse,itwill

needshorterchargingtime.Ifstoringforaprolonged

periodoftime,removethebattery.Whenreadytouse

again,chargethebatterypackuntiltheLEDindicators

turngreen.

5.Placeonehandonthetriggerhandle.Placetheotherhand

ontheauxiliaryhandle(Figure2).

6.Slidethelockswitchbackwards,towardsyou,thensqueeze

thetriggerswitchtoturnonthehedgetrimmer(Figure2).

Thetrimmerwillstayonaslongasthetriggerswitchis

squeezed.Lock-offswitchmaybereleasedoncehedge

trimmerisrunning(Figure2).

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RotatingtheHedgeTrimmer

Handle

1.Pressandholdtherotationallockbutton.

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Figure3

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Handle

2.Rotationallockbutton

2.Rotatethehandletotherightorleftdependingondesired

cuttingdirection,thenreleasetherotationallockbuttonto

lockthehandleinthedesiredposition.

StoppingtheHedge

Trimmer

1.Releasethetriggerswitch(Figure2).

2.Allowatleast5secondsforthecuttingbladetostopmoving.

ChargingtheBatteryPack

Important:Forbestresults,yourbatterypackshouldbe

chargedinalocationwherethetemperatureismorethan0°

C(32°F)butlessthan40°C(104°F).Toreducetheriskof

seriouspersonalinjury,donotstoreoutsideorinvehicles.

Chargingtimewillincreaseifitisnotchargedwithinthis

range.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminal

withtheslotinthecharger(Figure4andFigure5).

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Figure4

1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

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Figure5

1.LEDindicators(levelof

charge)

3.Batteryterminal

2.Releasebutton

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthereleasebutton

andslidethebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

5

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorson

thebatterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

TopBottomIndicates:

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Green

Fullycharged

Red

Orange

Batteryistoo

warm:Remove

forapproximately

30minutes

OperatingTips

•Theunitisusedforcuttingineitherdirectioninaslow,

sweepingactionfromsidetoside.

•Standsothatyouarestableandbalancedonbothfeet.Do

notoverreach.

•Inspectandcleartheareaofanyhiddenobjects.

•Neverusethehedgetrimmernearpowerlines,fencing,

posts,buildings,orotherimmovableobjects.

•Neveruseabladeafterhittingahardobjectwithoutrst

inspectingitfordamage.Donotuseifanydamageis

detected.

•Nevertouchbladesorserviceunitwiththepowersupply

connected.

•Donotforcethehedgetrimmerthroughheavyshrubbery.

Thiscancausethebladestobindandslowdown.Ifthe

bladesslowdown,reducethepace.

•Donotattempttocutstemsortwigsthatarelargerthan

9/16in.,orthoseobviouslytoolargetofeedintothecutting

blade.Useanon-poweredhandsaworpruningsawtotrim

largestems.

•Ifbladesdobecomejammed,stopthemotor,allowtheblades

tostop,andremovethebatterybeforeattemptingtoremove

theobstruction.

•Ifdesired,youcanuseastringtohelpcutyourhedgelevel.

Decidehowhighyouwantthehedge.Stretchapieceof

stringalongthehedgeatthedesiredheight.Trimthehedge

justabovetheguidelineofstring.

•Trimthesideofahedgesothatitwillbeslightlynarrowerat

thetop.Moreofthehedgewillbeexposedwhenshapedthis

way,anditwillbemoreuniform.

•Weargloveswhentrimmingthornyorpricklygrowth.When

trimmingnewgrowth,useawidesweepingaction,sothatthe

stemsarefeddirectlyintothecuttingblade.

Maintenance

OilingtheTrimmerBlade

Note:Thetrimmerbladeshouldbeoiledbeforeandaftereach

use.

1.Stopthemotorandremovethebattery.

2.Cleandirtanddebrisfromthebodyofthehedgetrimmer,

usingadampclothwithamilddetergent.

Note:Donotuseanystrongdetergentsontheplastic

housingorthehandle.Theycanbedamagedbycertain

aromaticoilssuchaspineandlemon,andbysolventssuch

askerosene.

3.Laythehedgetrimmeronaatsurface.Applylightweight

machineoilalongtheedgeofthetopblade.Ifyouwillbe

usingthehedgetrimmerforanextendedperiodoftime,itis

advisabletooilthebladeduringuse.

Note:Donotoilwhilethehedgetrimmerisrunning.

PreparingtheBatteryPack

forRecycling

WARNING

Beforerecycling,coverthebatterypack'sterminals

withheavy-dutyadhesivetape.Donotattemptto

destroyordisassemblethebatterypackorremove

anyofitscomponents.Lithium-ionbatteriesmustbe

recycledordisposedofproperlyatthenearestbattery

recyclingfacility.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorized

ToroServiceDealer.YourT oroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepair

ToroproductsandwillensurethatyourT orostays“All”Toro.

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibleto

children.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicals

andde-icingsalts.

Troubleshooting

Usingthebatterywhenitishotcanreducetheoperatingtime.

Thebatterywillautomaticallystopworkingwhenitisoverheated

topreventdamagetoit.Removethebatteryfromthechargerand

allowittocoolbeforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthebatterywhenthereismoistureontheleadscancause

thetrimmertomalfunction.Allowthebatterytodryorwipeitdry

beforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

6

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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