Toro 51480A Operator's Manual

14inElectricTrimmer

ModelNo.51480A—SerialNo.319000001andUp

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FormNo.3424-776RevA

Operator'sManual

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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,gases,ordust.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,pulling,orunpluggingthepowertool.
Keepcordawayfromheat,oil,sharpedges,or
movingparts.Damagedorentangledcordsincrease

theriskofelectricshock.

D.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.

Waterenteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskof
electricshock.

E.Ifoperatingapowertoolinadamplocationis

unavoidable,useasupplyprotectedbyaresidual
currentdevice(RCD)inAUSoragroundfault
interrupt(GFI)intheUSA.

UseofanRCDorGFIreducestheriskofelectricshock.

F.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,usean

extensioncordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofa

cordsuitableforoutdoorusereducestheriskofelectric
shock.

G.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcewhen

theapplianceisnotinuse.

3.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert;watchwhatyouaredoing,anduse

commonsensewhenoperatingapowertool.Do
notuseapowertoolwhileyouaretiredorunder
theinuenceofdrugs,alcohol,ormedication.A

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingpowertoolsmay
resultinseriouspersonalinjury .

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

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frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghair
canbecaughtinmovingparts.

F.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

G.Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedbypersons

(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensory
ormentalabilities,orlackofexperienceor
knowledge,unlesssuchpersonsaresupervision
ortrainingtooperatetheappliancebyaperson
responsiblefortheirsafety .Childrenshouldbe
supervisedtonotusethedeviceasatoy.

4.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpower

toolforyourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwill
dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas
designed.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturn

itonandoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolled

withtheswitchisdangerousandmustberepaired.

C.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourceand/or

thebatterypackfromthepowertoolbeforemaking
anyadjustments,changingaccessories,orstoring
powertools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasuresreduce

theriskofstartingthepowertoolaccidentally .

D.Removethebatterypackfromthepowertoolbefore

makinganyadjustments,changingaccessories,or
storingpowertools.Suchpreventivesafetymeasures

reducetheriskofstartingthepowertoolaccidentally.

E.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren,

anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower
toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained
users.

F.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,

appliancesshouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhigh
orlocked-upplace,outofthereachofchildren.

G.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

bindingofmovingparts,breakageofparts,and
anyotherconditionthatmayaffecttheoperation
ofthepowertool.Ifdamaged,havethepowertool
repairedbeforeuse.Manyaccidentsarecausedby

poorlymaintainedpowertools.

H.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare
lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

I.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese

instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe
particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe
workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose
intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

J.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder .

5.Service

A.Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.

Thiswillensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolis
maintained.

B.Ifthecordisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythe

manufacturer,itsauthorizedserviceagentora
similarlyqualiedinordertoavoidhazard.

6.ExtensionCord

Ensurethatyourextensioncordisingoodcondition.When
usinganextensioncord,useoneheavyenoughtocarry

thecurrentyourproductwilldraw.Anundersizedextension
cordwillcauseadropinlinevoltage,resultinginlossof
powerandoverheating.Thefollowingtableliststhecorrect
cordsizedependingonthelengthofthecord.Ifyouarein
doubt,usethenextheaviergauge.Thesmallerthegauge
number,theheavierthegauge.

ExtensionCordLengthMinimumWireGauge

32.8m(100ft)

49.2m(150ft)

(A.W.G.)

16

14

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover49.2m(150

ft)long.

Toreducetheriskofdisconnectionoftheextensioncord
duringuse,connecttheextensioncordtothetrimmeras
illustratedinOperation(page6).

Theapplianceisnottobeusedbypersons(includingchildren)
withreducedphysical,sensoryormetalcapabilities,orlack
ofexperienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengiven
supervisionorinstruction.Childrenshouldbesupervisedto
ensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

Electricalspecications:120V~60Hz5A

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SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.
Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

Symbol

AC

NameExplanation

Alternatingcurrent

AAmperes

HzHertz

rpm

Revolutionsper
minute

VVoltsVoltage

131-0374

Typeofcurrent

Current

Frequency(cycles
persecond)

Speedofstring

decal138-6683

138-6683

decal131-0374b

decal125-8324c

125-8324

1.Warning—readtheOperator’sManual;donotoperatein
wetconditions;donotuseifthecordisdamaged;wear
eyeprotection.

decal131-0361b

131-0361

3

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

1

2
3

4

1

InstallingtheAuxiliary Handle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Auxiliaryhandle

1Latch

1Brace

Qty.

Auxiliaryhandle1
Latch1
Brace1
Guard
Phillipsscrew1

Edgeguard1Installtheedgeguard.

Nopartsrequired

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebrace

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbrace,

1

–

restsinthegroovealongtheshaft(Figure1).

andtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipsscrewdriver
(Figure1).

Installtheauxiliaryhandle.

Installtheguard.

Adjustthetrimmerheightandthebase
position.

Use

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwith
thesmoothsurfacefacingyou(Figure1).

Figure1

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

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2

3

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1

Guard

1Phillipsscrew

Procedure

1.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure2.

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Edgeguard

Procedure

Inserttheendsoftheedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer
housingasshowninFigure3.

Figure2

1.Phillipsscrew

2.SecuretheguardusingthePhillipsscrew .

2.Guard

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Figure3

1.Edgeguard

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Operation

4

AdjustingtheTrimmer HeightandBasePosition

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

•T oadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe
desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby
closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure4).

ConnectingtoaPower Source

WARNING

Ifyoudonotfullyseattheextensioncordontheinlet
plug,thelooseplugcouldleadtooverheatingand
causeare,possiblyburningyouorothers.

Ensurethatyoufullyseatthecordonthepluganduse
thecordlockfeaturetosecurethecord.

NOTICE!Donotuseadamagedcord.

Figure4

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Height-adjustmentlatch

2.Auxiliary-handlelatch

•T oadjustthetrimmerheight,opentheheightadjustment

latch,thenslidetheshaftupordowntodesiredheight,
securingitinplacewiththelatch(Figure4).

•T oadjustthepositionofthebase,pressdownontherotator

buttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethebase
tofacethedesireddirection(Figure5).

Figure5

1.Rotatorbutton

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Figure6

1.Inletplug

2.Extensioncord

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3.Cordlock

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StartingtheTrimmer

AdvancingtheLine

Tostartthetrimmer ,slidethelockswitchbacktotheONposition,
thensqueezethetrigger(Figure7).

Figure7

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Note:Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Wait2seconds,thenpresstheswitchtrigger .

Note:Thelineextendsapproximately6mm(1/4inch)

witheachstopandstartoftheswitchtrimmeruntiltheline
reachesthelengthofthegrassdeectorblade.

3.Resumetrimming.

AdvancingtheLine Manually

Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpush
theredbuttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthe
trimmerlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.

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Trimming

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

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Figure8

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Edging

Toconvertthetrimmertoanedger,presstherotatorbuttonand
rotatetheheadasshowninFigure9.

Figure9

1.Rotatorbutton2.Edgerguide

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thisavoidsthrowingdebrisatyou.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcethe

stringheadintouncutgrass.

•Usingthetrimmeralongwireandpicketfences,stoneand

brickwalls,curbs,andwoodcancausethelinetorapidly
wearandevenbreak.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

2.Wipeorscrapecleananydebrisfromthecutting-headarea.

3.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor
lost,repairorreplaceit.

4.Brushdebrisawayfromtheairintakeventsonthemotor
housingtopreventthemotorfromoverheating.

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ReplacingtheSpool

Note:Useonly1.65mm(0.065in)diametermonolament

string.Forbestperformance,useonlyT ororeplacementstring
(PartNo.88512).

Important:Usingalargerdiameterstringmaycausethe

motortooverheatandfail.

1.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure1 1).

Figure10

1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

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Figure11

1.Spoolretainer3.Slots

2.Spool

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2.Pullthespoolretaineruptoremoveit.

3.Removethespool.

4.Installthenewspool,makingsurethatthestringsare
capturedintheretainingslotsonthenewspool.

4.Tabs

Note:Makesurethattheendsofthestringsextend

approximately152mm(6inches).

5.Installthenewspoolsothatthestringendsalignwith
theeyeletsinthestringhead,andthreadthestringends
throughtheeyelets.

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6.Pullthestringsextendingfromthestringheadsothatthe
stringsreleasefromtheslotsinthespool.

7.Installthespoolretainerbypressingthetabsintotheslots
andpushingdownonthespooluntilthespoolretainerclicks
intoplace.

ReplacingtheString

Important:Useonly1.65mm(0.065inch)diameter

monolamentstring.Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeof
string,asthiscoulddamagethetrimmer.

1.Removethespool;refertoReplacingtheSpool(page8).

2.Removeanystringremainingonthespool.

3.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartof
thespool(Figure12).

Figure12

1.Slotinupperspoolange3.Slotinlowerspoolange

2.Hole

Note:Windthestringontothespoolinthedirection

shownbythearrowsonthespool.

Note:Thespoolcanacceptupto4.6m(15ft)ofstring.

4.Placethestringendsintheslotsontheupperspoolange,
leavingabout152mm(6inches)beyondtheslot.

Note:Donotoverllthespool.Afterwindingthestring,

thereshouldbeatleast6mm(1/4inch)betweeneachofthe
woundstringsandtheoutsideedgeofthespool.

5.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer;refertoReplacing

theSpool(page8).

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Service

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsoftrouble-free
use.Shoulditneedservice,bringtheproducttoyourAuthorized
ServiceDealer.

Double-insulatedAppliance

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,2systemsofinsulationare
providedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansisprovided
onadouble-insulatedappliance,norshouldameansfor
groundingbeaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulated
appliancerequiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,
andshouldbedoneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnel
atyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.Replacementpartsfora
double-insulatedappliancemustbeidenticaltothepartsthatthey
replace.Adouble-insulatedapplianceismarkedwiththewords
“DoubleInsulation”or“DoubleInsulated.”Thesymbol(square
withinasquare)mayalsobemarkedontheappliance.

Storage

Storethetrimmerandtheextensioncordindoorsinacool,dry
locationandoutofthereachofchildrenandanimals.

Important:Donotrestthetrimmerontheguard,oritmay

warpandinterferewiththecuttingline.

Note:Devicesforretainingextensioncordsarecommercially

available.

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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.Toroprovideswarningsincertaincasesbasedonitsknowledgeofthepresenceofoneormorelistedchemicalswithoutevaluatingthelevelof
exposure,asnotallthelistedchemicalsprovideexposurelimitrequirements.WhiletheexposurefromToroproductsmaybenegligibleorwellwithinthe
“nosignicantrisk”range,outofanabundanceofcaution,T orohaselectedtoprovidetheProp65warnings.Moreover,ifT orodoesnotprovidethese
warnings,itcouldbesuedbytheStateofCaliforniaorbyprivatepartiesseekingtoenforceProp65andsubjecttosubstantialpenalties.

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