Toro 51434, 51484, 51484T Operator's Manual

12inCordlessTrimmer

ModelNo.51484—SerialNo.314000001andUp

ModelNo.51484T—SerialNo.314000001andUp

Model51484Tdoesnotincludeabatteryoracharger.

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,contactusatwww.Toro.comor
calltollfree1-800-237-2654(US)or1-800-248-3258(Canada)before
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FormNo.3379-689RevA

Operator'sManual

GeneralSafetyRules

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65W arning

Thisproductcontainsachemicalorchemicals

knowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,

birthdefects,orreproductiveharm.

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
frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry ,orlonghair

canbecaughtinmovingparts.

F.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

4.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpower

toolforyourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwill
dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas
designed.

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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):Toro

batterymodel88502.

D.Removeordisconnectthebatterybeforeservicing,

cleaning,orremovingmaterialfromthegardening
appliance.

E.Donotdisposeofthebattery(ies)inare.Thecellmay

explode.Checkwithlocalcodesforpossiblespecial
disposalinstructions.

F.Donotopenormutilatethebattery(ies).Released

electrolyteiscorrosiveandmaycausedamagetothe
eyesorskin.Itmaybetoxicifswallowed.

G.Exercisecareinhandlingbatteriesinordernottoshort

thebatterywithconductingmaterialssuchasrings,
bracelets,andkeys.Thebatteryorconductormay
overheatandcauseburns.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

2

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger .
Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

DC

VVoltsVoltage

Name

Directcurrent

125–3281

Model51484

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein
wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

Designation/Explanation

Typeofcurrent

125–3280

121–7657

Model51484T

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein
wetconditions;weareyeprotection.

121–7615

121–7691

3

125–3279

125–3295

4

Setup

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1

2

3

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

Auxiliaryhandle1

1

2
3

4

Latch1
Brace1
Guard
Phillipsheadscrew1

Wireedgeguard1Installingtheedgeguard

Nopartsrequired

1

InstallingtheAuxiliaryHandle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Auxiliaryhandle

1Latch

1Brace

Qty.

Installingauxiliaryhandle.

1

–

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbrace
asshownandtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipshead
screwdriver(Figure1).

Mountingtheguardtothebaseofthe
trimmer.

Adjusttheauxiliaryhandle,trimmer
height,andbaseposition.

Use

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwith
thesmoothsurfacefacingtheoperator(Figure1).

Figure1

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebrace
restsinthegroovealongtheshaft(Figure1).

5

2

G017506

g017642

1

3

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1

Guard

1Phillipsheadscrew

Procedure

1.RemovethePhillipsthatistapedtotheguard(Figure2).

2.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure2.

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Wireedgeguard

Procedure

Inserttheendsofthewireedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer
housing,asshownin

Figure3.

Figure2

1.Phillipsheadscrew

3.SecuretheguardusingaPhillipsheadscrew.

2.Guard

Figure3

1.Wireedgeguard

6

4

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G017507

1

2

3

G016190

G016189

1

2

AdjustingtheAuxiliary

placethebatterypackinthechargerandchargeuntilthe
LEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafety
precautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshortercharging
time.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiodoftime,removethe
battery.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethebatterypack
untiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

Handle,TrimmerHeight,and
BasePosition

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

•Toadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe
desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby
closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure4).

Figure4

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Heightadjustmentlatch

2.Auxiliaryhandlelatch

•Toadjustthetrimmerheight,opentheheightadjustment

latch,thenslidetheshaftupordowntodesiredheight,
securingitinplacewiththelatch(Figure4).

•Toadjustthepositionofthebase,pressdownontherotator

buttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethebase
tofacethedesireddirection(

Figure5).

StartingtheTrimmer

1.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe
handlehousing(Figure6).

Figure6

1.Triggerhandle3.Latch

2.Tongue

2.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure6).

3.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocks
intoplace.

4.Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheOn
position,thensqueezethetrigger(Figure6).

Figure5

1.Rotatorbutton

Operation

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenit
ispurchased.Beforeusingthetrimmerforthersttime,

Figure7

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

7

StoppingtheTrimmer

G016223

1

2

3

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

ChargingtheBatteryPack

Important:Forbestresults,yourbatterytoolshouldbe
chargedinalocationwherethetemperatureismorethan0°
C(32°F)butlessthan40°C(104°F).T oreducetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjury,donotstoreoutsideorinvehicles.
Chargingtimewillincreaseifnotchargedwithinthisrange.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminal
withtheslotinthecharger(Figure8andFigure9).

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthereleasebutton
andslidethebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

Figure8

1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

Figure9

1.LEDindicators(levelof
charge)

2.Releasebutton

3.Batteryterminal

8

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorson

G016254

G017509

thebatterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

TopBottomIndicates:

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Red

Green

Orange

Fullycharged

Batteryistoo
warm:Remove
forapproximately
30minutes

AdvancingtheLine

Note:Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Waittwoseconds,thenslidethelockswitchbacktotheOn
positionandsqueezethetrigger.

Note:Thelinewillextendapproximately1/4inch(6mm)
witheachstopandstartoftheswitchtrimmeruntiltheline
reachesthelengthofthegrassdeectorblade.

3.Resumetrimming.

Trimming

AdvancingtheLineManually

Removethebatteryfromthetrimmerk,thenpushtheredbutton
atthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthetrimmerline
tomanuallyadvancetheline.

Figure10

Edging

Asanedger,presstherotatorbuttonandrotatetheheadas
showninFigure1 1.

Figure11

1.Rotatorbutton

9

OperatingTips

G017508

G017510

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thiswillavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestring

headintouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,even

breakage.Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywear
stringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

ReplacingtheSpool

Useonly.065inch(1.65mm)diametermonolamentstring.Use
originalmanufacturer’sreplacementstringforbestperformance
(Toropartnumber88532or88524).

Important:Useofalargerdiameterstringwillcausethe
motortooverheatandfail.

1.Removethebattery .

2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure13).

Figure12

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Removethebatteryfromthetrimmer.

2.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe
trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

CAUTION

Thelinecut-offbladeonthedeectorissharpand
cancutyou.Donotuseyourhandstocleanthe
deectorshieldandblade.

3.Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereis
anaccumulationofdebris.

4.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor
lost,repairorreplaceit.

5.Brushdebrisawayfromairintakeventsonmotorhousing
topreventthemotorfromoverheating.

Figure13

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

3.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveitandremovethespool.

4.Toinstallthenewspool,makesurethestringiscapturedin
oneoftheretainingslotsonthenewspool.Makesurethe
endofthestringextendsapproximately6inches(152mm).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringalignswiththeeyelet
inthestringhead.Threadthestringintotheeyelet.

6.Pullthestringextendingfromthestringheadsothestring
releasesfromtheslotinthespool.

7.Reinstallthespoolretainerbydepressingtabsintoslotsand
pushingdownuntilspoolretainerclicksintoplace.

4.Tabs

ReplacingtheString

1.Removethebattery .

2.Removethespool.SeeReplacingtheSpool(

Figure13).

10

1

2

G015662

Figure14

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibleto

children.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicals

andde-icingsalts.

Troubleshooting

Usingthebatterywhenitishotcanreducetheoperatingtime.
Thebatterywillautomaticallystopworkingwhenitisoverheated
topreventdamagetoit.Removethebatteryfromthechargerand
allowittocoolbeforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthebatterywhenthereismoistureontheleadscancause
thetrimmertomalfunction.Allowthebatterytodryorwipeitdry
beforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer .

1.Spool

Note:Removeanyoldstringremainingonthespool.

3.Thespoolwillacceptupto15feetofstring.Useonly.065

inch(1.65mm)diametermonolamentstring.

Note:Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeofstring,asthis

coulddamagethetrimmer.

4.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartof
thespool(
directionshownbythearrowsonthespool.

5.Placethestringintheslotontheupperspoolange,leaving
about6inch(152mm)extendedbeyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverll.Afterwindingthestring,thereshould
beatleast1/4inch(6mm)betweenthewoundstringand
theoutsideedgeofthespool.

6.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer.RefertoSpool
Replacementearlierinthismanual.

Figure14).Windthestringontothespoolinthe

2.Hole

PreparingtheBatteryPackfor Recycling

WARNING

Beforerecycling,covertheterminalsofthebattery
packwithheavy-dutyadhesivetape.Donotattempt
todestroyordisassemblethebatterypackorremove
anyofitscomponents.Lithium-ionbatteriesmustbe
recycledordisposedofproperlyatthenearestbattery
recyclingfacility.

Service

Shouldthisitemneedservice,taketheproducttoyourAuthorized
ToroServiceDealer .YourT oroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepair
ToroproductsandwillensurethatyourT orostays“AllT oro.”

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

11

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TheT oroCompanyanditsafliate,T oroWarrantyCompany,pursuanttoanagreementbetweenthem,jointlywarrantthisproductfortwoyearsagainst
defectsinmaterialorworkmanshipwhenusedfornormalresidentialpurposes.*

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consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththeuseoftheToroProductscoveredbythiswarranty ,includinganycostorexpenseofproviding
substituteequipmentorserviceduringreasonableperiodsofmalfunctionornon-usependingcompletionofrepairsunderthiswarranty .
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givesyouspeciclegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

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