Toro 51480A Operator's Manual

FormNo.3424-779RevD

14inElectricTrimmer

51480A

Desbrozadoraeléctricade36cm(14

pulgadas)

51480A

Débroussailleuseélectriquede36cm(14
pouces)

51480A

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14inElectricTrimmer

ModelNo.51480A—SerialNo.320000001andUp

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FormNo.3424-776RevE

Operator'sManual

Thistrimmerisintendedtobeusedbyresidentialhomeowners
totrimgrassasneededoutdoors.Thistrimmermayonlyuse
Toro-approvedattachments.Usingthisproductforpurposes
otherthanitsintendedusecouldprovedangeroustoyouand
bystanders.

Readthisinformationcarefullytolearnhowtooperateand
maintainyourproductproperlyandtoavoidinjuryandproduct
damage.Y ouareresponsibleforoperatingtheproductproperly
andsafely.

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materials,accessoryinformation,helpndingadealer,orto
registeryourproduct.

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thepowercordonthisproductcontains

lead,achemicalknowntotheState

ofCaliforniatocausebirthdefects

orotherreproductiveharm.Wash

handsafterhandling.

Useofthisproductmaycauseexposure

tochemicalsknowntotheStateof

Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,

orotherreproductiveharm.

GeneralSafetyRules

WARNING:Whenusingelectricgardeningappliances,basic
safetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowedtoreducetheriskof
re,electricshock,andpersonalinjury ,includingthefollowing:

READALL
INSTRUCTIONS

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.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,usean

extensioncordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofa

cordsuitableforoutdoorusereducestheriskofelectric
shock.

F.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcewhen

theapplianceisnotinuse.

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3.Personalsafety

A.Stayalert;watchwhatyouaredoing,anduse

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

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingpowertoolsmay
resultinseriouspersonalinjury .

B.Usepersonalprotectiveequipment.Alwayswear

eyeprotection.Wearappropriateclothing,including

eyeprotection;longpants;substantial,slip-resistant
footwear;rubbergloves;andhearingprotection.Wear
adustmaskindustyoperatingconditions.

C.Dressproperly.Tiebacklonghairanddonotwear

looseclothingorjewelry .Keepyourhair,clothing
andglovesawayfrommovingparts.Looseclothes,

jewelry,orlonghaircanbecaughtinmovingparts.

D.Preventunintentionalstarting.Ensuretheswitch

isintheoff-positionbeforeconnectingtopower
source,pickinguporcarryingthetool.Carrying

powertoolswithyourngerontheswitchorenergizing
powertoolsthathavetheswitchoninvitesaccidents.

E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

F.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

G.Donotallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopletooperate

orservicethisdevice.Allowonlypeoplewhoare
responsible,trained,familiarwiththeinstructions,
andphysicallycapabletooperateorservicethe
device.

4.Powertooluseandcare

A.Donotforcethepowertool.Usethecorrectpower

toolforyourapplication.Thecorrectpowertoolwill
dothejobbetterandsaferattherateforwhichitwas
designed.

B.Donotusethepowertooliftheswitchdoesnotturn

itonandoff.Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrolled

withtheswitchisdangerousandmustberepaired.

C.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcefrom

thepowertoolbeforemakinganyadjustments,
changingaccessories,orstoringpowertools.Such

preventivesafetymeasuresreducetheriskofstarting
thepowertoolaccidentally.

D.Storeidlepowertoolsoutofthereachofchildren,

anddonotallowpersonsunfamiliarwiththepower
toolortheseinstructionstooperatethepowertool.

Powertoolsaredangerousinthehandsofuntrained
users.

E.Storeidleappliancesindoors.Whennotinuse,

appliancesshouldbestoredindoorsinadryandhigh
orlocked-upplace,outofthereachofchildren.

F.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

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

poorlymaintainedpowertools.

G.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare
lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

H.MaintainApplianceWithCare–Keepcuttingedge

sharpandcleanforbestperformanceandtoreduce
theriskofinjury.Followinstructionsforlubricating

andchangingaccessories.Inspectappliancecord
periodically,andifdamaged,haveitrepairedbyan
authorizedservicefacility.Inspectextensioncords
periodicallyandreplaceifdamaged.Keephandlesdry ,
clean,andfreefromoilandgrease.

I.CheckDamagedParts–Beforefurtheruseofthe

appliance,aguardorotherpartthatisdamaged
shouldbecarefullycheckedtodeterminethatit
willoperateproperlyandperformitsintended
function.Checkforalignmentofmovingparts,binding

ofmovingparts,breakageofparts,mounting,andany
otherconditionthatmayaffectitsoperation.Aguardor
otherpartthatisdamagedshouldbeproperlyrepaired
orreplacedbyanauthorizedservicecenterunless
indicatedelsewhereinthismanual.

J.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese

instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe
particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe
workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose
intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

K.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

L.GroundFaultCircuitInterrupter(GFCI)protection

shouldbeprovidedonthecircuit(s)oroutlet(s)tobe
usedforthegardeningappliance.Receptaclesare
availablehavingbuilt-inGFCIprotectionandmaybe
usedforthismeasureofsafety.

M.T oreducetheriskofelectricshock,thisappliancehasa

polarizedplug(onebladeiswiderthantheother)and
willrequiretheuseofapolarizedextensioncord.The
applianceplugwilltintoapolarizedextensioncord
onlyoneway.Iftheplugdoesnott,obtainacorrect

2

polarizedextensioncord.Apolarizedextensioncord
willrequiretheuseofapolarizedwalloutlet.Thisplug
willtintothepolarizedwalloutletonlyoneway.If
theplugstilldoesnott,contactaqualiedelectrician
toinstalltheproperwalloutlet.Donotchangethe
equipmentplug,extensioncordreceptacle,orextension
cordpluginanyway.

5.Service

A.Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair

personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.

Thiswillensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolis
maintained.

B.Ifthecordisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythe

manufacturer,itsauthorizedserviceagentora
similarlyqualiedinordertoavoidhazard.

6.Double-insulatedAppliance

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,2systemsofinsulation
areprovidedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeans
isprovidedonadouble-insulatedappliance,norshoulda
meansforgroundingbeaddedtotheappliance.Servicing
adouble-insulatedappliancerequiresextremecare
andknowledgeofthesystem,andshouldbedoneonly
bythequaliedservicepersonnelatyourAuthorized
ServiceDealer.Replacementpartsforadouble-insulated
appliancemustbeidenticaltothepartsthattheyreplace.
Adouble-insulatedapplianceismarkedwiththewords

“DoubleInsulation”or“DoubleInsulated.”Thesymbol(
shallalsobemarkedontheappliance.

7.ExtensionCord

withtheinstructions,andphysicallycapabletooperateorservice
thedevice.

SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS

Electricalspecications:120V~60Hz5A

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WARNING

Usinganincorrectextensioncordmayresultin
electricshock.

Useonlywithanextensioncordintendedfor
outdooruse,suchasanextensioncordofcord
typeSW-A,SOW-A,STW-A,STOW-A,SJW-A,
SJOW-A,SJTW-A,orSJTOW-A

Ensurethatyourextensioncordisingoodcondition.When
usinganextensioncord,useoneheavyenoughtocarry
thecurrentyourproductwilldraw.Anundersizedextension
cordwillcauseadropinlinevoltage,resultinginlossof
powerandoverheating.Thefollowingtableliststhecorrect
cordsizedependingonthelengthofthecord.Ifyouarein
doubt,usethenextheaviergauge.Thesmallerthegauge
number,theheavierthecord.

ExtensionCordLengthMinimumWireGauge

7.6m(25feet)

15.0m(50feet)

30.5m(100feet)

45.7m(150feet)

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover45.7m(150

feet)long.

Toreducetheriskofdisconnectionoftheextensioncord
duringuse,connecttheextensioncordtothetrimmeras
illustratedinConnectingtoaPowerSource(page8).

Donotallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopletooperateorservicethis
device.Allowonlypeoplewhoareresponsible,trained,familiar

(A.W.G.)

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SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.
Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

Symbol

AC

AAmperes

HzHertz

rpm

VVoltsVoltage

NameExplanation

Alternatingcurrent

Revolutionsper
minute

SafetyAlert

ReadThe
Operator’sManual

WetConditions
Alert

CableDamage
Alert

EyeProtectionAlwaysweareye

Typeofcurrent

Current

Frequency(cycles
persecond)

Speedofstring

Indicatesa
potentialpersonal
injuryhazard.

Toreducethe
riskofinjury,
usermustread
andunderstand
operator’smanual
beforeusingthis
product.

Donotexposeto
rainoruseindamp
locations.

Removeplug
fromthemains
immediatelyifcable
isdamagedorcut.

protectionwithside
shieldsmarkedto
complywithANSI
Z87.1.

decal125-8324c

125-8324

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

decal131-0361b

131-0361

decal138-6683

138-6683

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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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4

AdjustingtheTrimmer
HeightandBasePosition

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

•T oadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe
desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby
closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure4).

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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Operation

ConnectingtoaPower
Source

WARNING

Ifyoudonotfullyseattheextensioncordontheinlet
plug,thelooseplugcouldleadtooverheatingand
causeare,possiblyburningyouorothers.

Ensurethatyoufullyseatthecordonthepluganduse
thecordlockfeaturetosecurethecord.

NOTICE!Donotuseadamagedcord.

Note:Thisappliancehasapolarizedplug(onebladeiswider

thantheother)andonlytsintoapolarizedoutletorpolarized
extensioncordoneway .

Tietogether2connectionssothatthecordsdonotbecome
unpluggedasshowninFigure6.

StartingtheTrimmer

Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheONposition,
thensqueezethetrigger(Figure7).

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Figure7

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

Figure6

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

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