Toro 51467 Operator's Manual

FormNo.3379-657RevA

8inCordlessTrimmer

ModelNo.51467—SerialNo.314000001andUp

Operator'sManual

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returningthisproduct.

GeneralSafetyRules

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

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.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturn

itonandoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolled

withtheswitchisdangerousandmustberepaired.

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C.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren

anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower
toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained
users.

D.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,

appliancesshouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhigh
orlocked-upplace,outofthereachofchildren.

E.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

bindingofmovingparts,breakageofpartsand
anyotherconditionthatmayaffectthepowertools
operation.Ifdamaged,havethepowertoolrepaired
beforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedbypoorly

maintainedpowertools.

F.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare
lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

G.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese

instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe
particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe
workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose
intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

H.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

5.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair
personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

6.BatterySafety

A.Donotchargeapplianceinrain,orinwetlocations.

B.Donotusebattery-operatedapplianceintherain.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

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SafetyandInstructional
Decals

Important:Safetyandinstructiondecalsarelocatednearareasofpotentialdanger.Replacedamagedorlostdecals.

112–1565

Artforpartnumber127–7003

112–1577

1.Feedthecordintothecentersectionbeforeassembling
thehandle.

3

Setup

1

AssemblingtheTrimmer

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

Figure1

4

2

InstallingtheGuard

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

Snaptheguardintoplace(Figure2).

Figure3

Important:Useonlythechargersuppliedwiththe
trimmeroraTorochargerobtainedfromanAuthorized
ToroServiceDealer.

2.Plugthechargerintoapoweroutlet.

Note:Thechargelightisredwhilethebatteryischarging;
itturnsgreenwhenthebatteryisfullychargedorwhenthe
trimmerisnotconnected.

3.Chargethebatteryfor24hoursoruntilthechargelightturns
green.

4.Disconnectthechargerfromthepoweroutletandthe
trimmer.

Figure2

Operation

ChargingtheBattery

Chargethebatteryfor24hoursoruntilthechargelightonthe
chargerisgreenbeforetherstuseandaftereachusethereafter.

Important:Alwayschargethebatteryaftereachuse.Storing
theunitwithadischargedbatterywillreducethelifeofyour
battery.Thislead-acidbatteryhasnomemoryanddoesnot
needtobefullydischargedbeforecharging.

1.Insertthechargeplugintothetrimmerreceptacle(

Figure3).

Note:Thechargelightisalwaysonwhenthetrimmeris
connectedtothechargerandtothepoweroutlet;itstayson
evenafterthebatteryisfullycharged.

StartingtheTrimmer

Pushinthesidebuttonandthenpullthetrigger(Figure4).

Figure4

5

StoppingtheTrimmer

Releasethetrigger.

LengtheningtheLine

Thetipofthecuttinglinewillwearduringuseandreducethe
cuttingswath.

OperatingTips

WARNING

Whenthetrimmerisrunning,thecuttingheadis
spinning.Ifyoucontactthecuttinglineorcuttinghead,
youcouldbeinjured.

•Keepthecuttingheadawayfromyourfeetand

bystanders.

•Ensurethatthecuttingheadhasstoppedandthe

trimmerisunpluggedbeforeinvertingit.Donot
startthetrimmerwhenitisinverted.

WARNING

Duringoperation,thetrimmermaythrowobjectsinthe
operator'sorabystander'sdirection,causinginjury.

•Wearsafetygogglesorothersuitableeye

protection,longpants,andshoeswhileoperating
thetrimmer.

•Donotusethetrimmerasanedger.

•Keeppeopleandpetsawayfromthetrimmingarea.

Toreducelinewearandandimprovetrimmingperformance,use
thefollowingtechniqueswhentrimming:

•Inspecttheareatobetrimmedforanywire,rope,orstring-like

matterwhichcouldbecomeentangledintherotatingline.
Removeanyobjectsordebristhatcouldbethrownbythe
trimmer.

•Trimonlywhenthegrassandweedsaredry.

•Slowlymovethetrimmerinandoutoftheareabeingcut

(

Figure5).

Toincreasethelengthoftheline,tapthespoolontheground
whilethetrimmerisrunning(Figure6).

Figure6

Note:Thebladeundertheguardwillautomaticallycutthelineto

thecorrectlength.

Important:Takethefollowingprecautionstoensureoptimal
lineperformance:

•Donotholdthespoolontheground.

•Tapthespoolonlyoncetolengthentheline.Ifyouneed

additionalline,waitafewsecondsbeforetappingthespool.

•Donotallowthelinetoweartooshort.

•Keepthelinelengthatfullcuttingdiameterasmuchas

possible.

•Ifthelineisnotadvancedoccasionally,itwillweardowntothe

eyelet.Whenthetrimmerstops,thelinetendstorelaxand
mayretractintothecutterhead.Shouldthisoccur,remove
thespool,re-feedthelinethroughtheeyelet,andassemble
thespooltothetrimmer.

Figure5

•Cutgrassorweedsover8inchestallfromthetoptothe

bottominsmallincrements.

•Donotforcethetrimmer.Allowtheverytipofthenylonline

todothecutting,especiallyalongwalls.

•Donotdragthetrimmerspoolonthegroundwhile

trimming.

•Aftereachuse,feedoutsomelinetopreventitfromretracting

intothecuttinghead.

•Thetrimmercannotbeovercharged.Keepitonthecharger

whenyouarenotusingitduringthetrimmingseason.

•Storethetrimmerinacool,drylocationawayfromdirect

sunlightandheatsources.

ReplacingtheLine

Forreplacementline,youcanpurchaseeitheranew,pre-wound
spoolofline(modelno.88185or88045)orbulkline(0.065inch
dia.x10ft.)thatyoucanwindontotheoldspool.Bothare
availablefromanAuthorizedT oroServiceDealer .

CAUTION

IfyouuselineotherthanT oro.065inchdia.nylon
monolament,itcouldcutthroughclothesandskin
causinginjuryand/oroverloadthemotor,possibly
causingareorelectricalshock.Donotusemetal
wire,rope,plasticknives,oranycuttinglineormaterial
otherthanToro.065inchdia.nylonmonolament,10
footmaximumlinelength.

Thespoolmaywearduringnormaluseandrequireoccasional
replacement.

Note:Ifthelineshouldtangleorbreakattheeyelet,stopthe
trimmer,removethespoolasdescribedbelow,feedtheline
throughtheeyelet,andreassemblethespooltothecuttinghead.

6

CAUTION

Ifyoudonotfullyinstallthespoolandcap,thetrimmer
couldthrowthemduringoperation,causinginjuryto
theoperatororbystanders.Ensurethatyoufullyinstall
thespoolandcap,withthetwolockingtabsonthecap
securedinthespoolhousing.

1.Pressinthetabsoneachsideofthecap(Figure7).

Figure7

Thetrimmerwillnotfunctionproperlyifthelineiswound
inthewrongdirection,theendofthelineprotrudes
morethan1/8inch,orthelineiswoundbeyondthe
outeredgesofthespool.

5.Unwindnomorethan3inchesoflinefromspool(eithernew
orre-wound)andholdthelineandspooltopreventtheline
fromunraveling.

6.Whileholdingthelineandspool,placethecaponthespool.

7.Insertthelineintotheeyelet,aligningthecaptabswiththe
slotsinthecutterhead.

8.Pressinthetabsandpushdownthecapandspooltolock
thecapinplace(Figure9).

1.Cap3.Spring

2.Spool

Note:Y oumayneedascrewdrivertopressinthetabson
thecapofanewtrimmer .

Note:Ifthespringfallsoffthetrimmerhead,installthe
springbeforeinstallingthespoolandcap.

2.Ifthereisanycuttinglineleft(thereshouldbeashortpiece),
removeanddiscardit.

3.Thoroughlycleanthetrimmerhead.Inspectforany
damagedorwornparts.

4.Ifyouarewindinganewlineontotheoldspool,complete
thefollowingsteps:

A.Hookoneendoflineintotheslotonthespool,allowing

nomorethan1/8inchtoprotrude,andpushtheend
ofthelineallthewaytotheinnerendoftheslot.

B.Windthelineinthedirectionofthearrowonthespool,

inlevelrows,betweenthespoolanges(

4.Trimmerhead

Figure9

Note:Youmayneedtorotatethespooltofullyinstallit.

ThefullyinstalledcuttingheadshouldappearasshowninFigure

10.

Figure8).

Figure10

Figure8

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,dothefollowing:

•Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmerseitinwater.

•Wipeorscrapecleananyaccumulationofdirtorcuttingsfrom

thetrimmerheadandspool.

7

•Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor

lost,repairorreplaceit.

•Removeanydebrisawayfromairintakevents(Figure11).

Figure11

Storage

Foridleperiodsofmorethanamonth,disconnectthecharger
fromthepoweroutletandtrimmerafterthetrimmerisfully
charged.Donotstorethetrimmerwiththechargerpluggedin.
Storingthetrimmerinawarmareawilldecreasethebatterylife.If
youmuststorethetrimmerinawarmarea,chargethebatteryfor
24hoursevery2to3monthsduringstorage.

Important:Keeptheairintakeventsfreeofgrassand
debristopreventthemotorfromoverheating.

DisposingoftheBattery

Whenthebatterynolongerholdsacharge,youcanpurchasea
newbatteryandhaveitinstalledbyanAuthorizedT oroService
Dealer.Ifyouwanttodiscardthetrimmer,removeandrecyclethe
batterybeforediscardingthetrimmer.

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated

accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,

chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia

tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.

Washhandsafterhandling.

1.Removethe8screwsthatsecurethetwohalvesofthe

handlesectiontogetherandpullthehalvesapart.

2.Removethebatteryanddisconnectitfromthewireleads.

3.Discardthetrimmer.

4.Recyclethelead-acidbatteryaccordingtolocalcodes.

Service

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsoftrouble-free
use.Shoulditneedservice,taketheproducttoanAuthorized
ToroServiceDealer.TheT oroDealerisspeciallytrainedtox
ToroproductsandwillensurethatyourT oroproductstaysallT oro.

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