Toro 21080, 21090 Operator's Manual

Eurocycler™34cmand41cmElectricLawnMowers

ModelNo.21080—SerialNo.310000001andUp

ModelNo.21090—SerialNo.310000001andUp

FormNo.3365-374RevA

Operator'sManual

Contents

Introduction.................................................................1

Safety...........................................................................1

SafeOperatingPractices.......................................2

SoundPressure.....................................................2

SoundPower........................................................3

Hand-ArmVibration............................................3

............................................................................3

WasteofElectrical/ElectronicEquipment

(WEEE)...........................................................3

SafetyandInstructionalDecals.............................3

Setup............................................................................4

1UnfoldingtheHandle........................................4

2AssemblingtheGrassBox.................................5

ProductOverview........................................................6

Specications.......................................................6

Operation.....................................................................7

SecuringtheExtensionCord................................7

PlanningYourMowingPattern.............................7

StartingtheMotor................................................7

StoppingtheMotor..............................................8

AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut.................................8

BaggingtheClippings...........................................9

MowingTips......................................................10

Maintenance...............................................................10

Double-insulatedAppliances..............................10

CleaningtheMowerHousing..............................10

ServicingtheBlade.............................................11

ServicingtheOn/OffandBladeBrake

System............................................................12

Storage.......................................................................12

Troubleshooting.........................................................13

Introduction

Thisrotary-blade,walk-behindlawnmoweris
intendedtobeusedbyresidentialhomeowners
orprofessional,hiredoperators.Itisdesigned
primarilyforcuttinggrassonwell-maintainedlawns
onresidentialorcommercialproperties.Itisnot
designedforcuttingbrushorforagriculturaluses.

ThankyouforchoosingaToroelectricmowerfor
residentialuse.Readthismanualcarefullytolearnhow
tooperateandmaintainyourmowerproperly .The
informationinthismanualcanhelpyouandothers
avoidinjuryandproductdamage.AlthoughT oro
designsandproducessafeproducts,youareresponsible
foroperatingtheproductproperlyandsafely.

Regulationsontheoperationofmowersvaryfrom
oneareatoanother.Consultwithlocalauthoritiesfor
regulationsandrestrictionsregardingpermittedmowing
timesinyourarea.

Safety

Readandunderstandthecontentsofthismanual
beforestartingthemotor.

Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Itisusedtoalert
youtopotentialpersonalinjuryhazards.Obeyall
safetymessagesthatfollowthissymboltoavoid
possibleinjuryordeath.

Improperlyusingormaintainingthislawn
mowercouldresultininjuryordeath.T oreduce
thispotential,complywiththefollowingsafety
instructions.

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WARNING

Toreducetheriskofre,electricshock,and
personalinjurywhenusingthiselectriclawn
mower,alwaysfollowthesesafetyinstructions.

Thefollowingsafetyinformationhasbeenadapted
fromEuropeanStandardEN836:1997andCEI/IEC
60335-77:2001.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinPoland

AllRightsReserved

SafeOperatingPractices

•Switchonthemotorcarefullyaccordingto
instructionsandwithfeetwellawayfromtheblade.

GeneralInformation

•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththe
controlsandtheproperuseoftheequipment.

•Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfamiliarwith
theseinstructionstousethelawnmower.Local
regulationscanrestricttheageoftheoperator.

•Nevermowwhilepeople,especiallychildrenorpets,
arenearby.

•Theoperatororuserisresponsibleforaccidentsor
hazardsoccurringtootherpeopleortheirproperty.

Preparation

•Whilemowing,alwayswearsubstantialfootwearand
longtrousers.Donotoperatetheequipmentwhen
barefootorwearingopensandals.

•Thoroughlyinspecttheareawheretheequipment
istobeusedandremoveallobjectswhichcanbe
thrownbythemachine.

•Beforeusing,alwaysvisuallyinspecttoseethatthe
blade,bladebolts,andcutterassemblyarenotworn
ordamaged.Replaceawornordamagedbladeand
boltsasasettopreservebalance.

•Tororecommendsthatthemowershouldbe
suppliedwitharesidualcurrentdevice(RCD)having
atrippingcurrentofnotmorethan30mA.

•Useonly1.00mm
30mlongsuitableforoutdooruse(ifapplicable).

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sizeextensioncordnomorethan

•Donottiltthelawnmowerwhenswitchingonthe
motor,exceptifthelawnmowerhastobetilted
forstarting.Inthiscase,donottiltitmorethan
absolutelynecessaryandliftonlythepartwhichis
awayfromtheoperator.Alwaysensurethatboth
handsareintheoperatingpositionbeforereturning
theappliancetotheground.

•Donotputhandsorfeetnearorunderrotatingparts.
Keepclearofthedischargeopeningatalltimes.

•Neverpickuporcarryalawnmowerwhilethe
motorisrunning.

•Pulltheplugfromthesocket:

–wheneveryouleavethelawnmower;

–beforeclearingablockageorremovingmaterial

fromthechute;

–beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingonthe

lawnmower;

–afterstrikingaforeignobject.Inspectthelawn

mowerfordamageandmakerepairsbefore
restartingandoperatingthelawnmower;

–ifthelawnmowerstartstovibrateabnormally

(checkimmediately).

•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Ifyousee
lightningorhearthunderinthearea,donotoperate
themachine;seekshelter.

Handling

•Mowonlyindaylightoringoodarticiallight.

•Avoidoperatingtheequipmentinwetgrass,where
feasible.

•Alwaysbesureofyourfootingonslopes.

•Walk;neverrun.

•Forwheeledrotarymowers,mowacrossthefaceof
slopes,neverupanddown.

•Exerciseextremecautionwhenchangingdirection
onslopes.

•Donotmowexcessivelysteepslopes.

•Useextremecautionwhenreversingorpullingthe
lawnmowertowardyou.

•Switchoffthemowerwhentransportingitfromone
cuttingareatoanother.Stopthebladewheneveryou
movethemoweroffthelawn.

•Neveroperatethelawnmowerwithdefectiveguards
orwithoutmountedsafetydevices(forexample,
deectorsand/orgrasscatchers)inplace.

MaintenanceandStorage

•Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewstighttobesurethe
equipmentisinsafeworkingcondition.

•Checkthegrasscatcherfrequentlyforwearor
deterioration.

•Replacewornordamagedpartsforsafety .

•Ensurethatonlytheproperreplacementcutting
bladeisused.

•PurchaseonlygenuineTororeplacementpartsand
accessories.

SoundPressure

Thisunithasasoundpressurelevelattheoperator’s
earof86dBA,whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)
of1dBA.

Soundpressurelevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinENISO11201.

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SoundPower

UncertaintyValue(K)=1.6m/s

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Thisunithasaguaranteedsoundpowerlevelof96dBA,
whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of1dBA.

Soundpowerlevelwasdeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinISO11094.

Measuredvaluesweredeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN1032.

Model21090

Measuredvibrationlevelforlefthand=3.0m/s

Hand-ArmVibration

Measuredvibrationlevelforrighthand=1.7m/s

UncertaintyValue(K)=1.5m/s

Model21080

Measuredvibrationlevelforlefthand=3.1m/s

Measuredvibrationlevelforrighthand=2.2m/s

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Measuredvaluesweredeterminedaccordingtothe
proceduresoutlinedinEN1032.

WasteofElectrical/ElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

•EUdirective2002/96/ECclassiesthisproductasanelectricalorelectronictool.

•DoNotdisposeofthistoolasunsortedmunicipalwaste.

•Disposeofthistoolatacollectionorrecyclingcenteraccordingtolocalandnationallaw.

•Theconsumerhasanimportantroleinreducingthedisposalofwastebyreturningwasteelectronic/electrical
toolsforrecycling.

•Recyclingavoidsthedispersionofhazardousmaterialsintothemunicipalwastestream.

•Thecrossed-outbinsymbolremindstheusernottodisposeofthisproductasunsortedmunicipalwaste.

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SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Important:Safetyandinstructiondecalsarelocatednearareasofpotentialdanger.Replacedamagedor

lostdecals.

110-1168

1.Off

2.On

3.Toengagethemower,pressandholdthebuttonwhile
pullingbackonthecontrolbar.

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual.

2.Thrownobjecthazard—keepbystandersasafedistance
fromthemachine.

3.Attention,donottouchrotatingblade!Disconnect
powercordandreadtheinstructionsbeforeservicingor
performingmaintenance.

4.Electricshockhazard—keepthemachineoutoftherain
andotherwetconditions.

5.Electricalhazard,cuttingofelectricalcord—donotpushthe
machineoverthepowercord.

110-8417

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Setup

Note:Donotconnectthemowertoapowersource

untilthemowerisfullyassembled.

1

UnfoldingtheHandle

NoPartsRequired

1.Alignthemarks

Procedure

Figure1

Figure3

Figure4

Figure2

Figure5

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Figure6

1.Marksforhandlepositions

Note:Youcansettheupperhandleto1of3positions.
Lineupthemarkto1ofthe3marksontheinnerside
oftheupperhandlelock(Figure6).

Figure8

3.Startingattherear,alignandpushtheremainderof
thesidelatchestogether(Figure9).

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AssemblingtheGrassBox

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

Important:Followthestepsintheordershown.

1.Slidethesideintothelatchesinthetop(Figure7).

Figure7

Figure9

Figure10

2.Slidetheothersideintothelatchesinthetopand
latchtherearofthe2sidestogether(Figure8).

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