Toro 51487, 51487T Operator's Manual

12inCordlessTrimmer

ModelNo.51487—SerialNo.313000001andUp

ModelNo.51487T—SerialNo.313000001andUp

Model51487Tdoesnotincludeabatteryoracharger.

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Operator'sManual

GeneralSafetyRules

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65W arning

Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated

accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,

chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia

tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.

Washhandsafterhandling.

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.UseofanRCDorGFI

reducestheriskofelectricshock.

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.Removeanyadjustingkeyorwrenchbeforeturning

thepowertoolon.Awrenchorakeyleftattachedto

arotatingpartofthepowertoolmayresultinpersonal
injury.

E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

F.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair ,clothingandglovesaway

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frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry ,orlonghair
canbecaughtinmovingparts.

G.Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingarea.

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.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.Usethepowertoolinaccordancewiththese

instructionsandinthemannerintendedforthe
particulartypeofpowertool,takingintoaccountthe
workingconditionsandtheworktobeperformed.

Useofthepowertoolforoperationsdifferentfromthose
intendedcouldresultinahazardoussituation.

H.Keepguardsinplaceandinworkingorder.

5.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair
personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

6.BatterySafety

A.Donotchargeapplianceinrain,orinwetlocations.

B.Donotusebattery-operatedapplianceintherain.

C.Useonlythefollowingtypeandsizebattery:T oro

batterymodel88504or88506andbatterycharger

88503.

D.Removeordisconnectthebatterybeforeservicing,

cleaning,orremovingmaterialfromthegardening
appliance.

E.Donotdisposeofthebatteryinare.Thecellmay

explode.Checkwithlocalcodesforpossiblespecial
disposalinstructions.

F.Donotopenormutilatethebattery .Releasedelectrolyte

iscorrosiveandmaycausedamagetotheeyesorskin.
Itmaybetoxicifswallowed.

G.Exercisecareinhandlingbatteriesinordernottoshort

thebatterywithconductingmaterialssuchasrings,
bracelets,andkeys.Thebatteryorconductormay
overheatandcauseburns.

H.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifthebatteryischarged

whenthetemperatureisnotbetween41to104degrees
F(5to40degreesC).

SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

2

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger .
Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

Symbol

DC

VVoltsVoltage

Name

Directcurrent

121–7615

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

Designation/Explanation

Typeofcurrent

121–7658

Model51487T

121–7614

125–3227

Model51487

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

125–3291

3

121–7606

121–7602

125–3226

4

Setup

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.

ProcedureDescription

1
2

3

4
5

6

1

MountingtheWall-Mounting Bracket

Qty.

Screw
Wall-mountingbracket1

Nopartsrequired

Auxiliaryhandle1
Latch1
Brace1
Guard
Phillipsheadscrew1

Wireedgeguard1Installtheedgeguard

Nopartsrequired

2

–

1

–

Mountthewall-mountingbracket.

Installtheauxiliaryhandle.

Mounttheguardtothebaseofthe
trimmer.

Adjustthetrimmerheightandbase
orientation

Use

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

2

Screw

1Wall-mountingbracket

Procedure

Note:Thebracketshouldbemountedindoorsandthetrimmer

shouldbeoutofthereachofchildren.

1.Placethebracketagainstthewallandmarkthe2hole
locations.

2.Drillthepilotholes.

A.Ifmountingthebracketonwallboard,plaster,or

cement,drill2holesforthewallanchors(notsupplied)
atthemarkedlocations.

B.Ifmountingthebracketonwood,drill2holesslightly

smallerthanthediameterofthescrewthreadsatthe
markedlocations.

3.Installthescrews(

A.Ifmountingthebracketonwallboard,plaster,or

cement,insertthe2wallanchors(notsupplied)intothe
holesthenthreadthescrewsintothewallanchors.

B.Ifinstallingthebracketonwood,drivethe2screwsinto

thewall.

Figure1).

Figure1

1.Screw

5

2

AssemblingtheTrimmer

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

1.Removethetapeandthetubefromtheupperpole

Figure2).

(

3.Cutthezip-tieandremoveitfromthetriggerhandle
(Figure4).

Figure4

1.Zip-tie

Figure2

1.Tube3.Lowerpole

2.Tape

2.Slidetheupperpoleintothelowerpole,liningupthetabin
theupperpolewiththereceivingtabsinthelowerpole,and
secureitbytighteningthescrew.

Note:Thereisanaudibleclickwhentheupperpoleand
lowerpoleareintheproperposition.

1.Upperpole

2.Screw

Figure3

3.Shaftclamp

6

3

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G017622

4

InstallingtheAuxiliaryHandle

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Auxiliaryhandle

1Latch

1Brace

Procedure

1.Positiontheauxiliaryhandleontheshaftofthetrimmerwith
thesmoothsurfacefacingtheoperator(Figure5).

InstallingtheGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1

Guard

1Phillipsheadscrew

Procedure

1.RemovethePhillipsheadscrewtapedtotheguard
(Figure6).

2.SlidetheguardontothetrimmerbaseasshowninFigure6.

Figure5

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Brace

2.Latch

2.Slidethebraceintotheauxiliaryhandlesothatthebrace
restsinthegroovealongtheshaft(

3.Slidethelatchfromtheleftthroughthehandleandbrace
asshownandtightenthelatchscrewwithaPhillipshead
screwdriver(Figure5).

Figure5).

Figure6

1.Phillipsheadscrew

3.SecuretheguardusingaPhillipsheadscrew.

2.Guard

7

5

G017621

1

1

G015683

6

InstallingtheEdgeGuard

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1Wireedgeguard

Procedure

Inserttheendsofthewireedgeguardintotheholesinthetrimmer
housing,asshownin

Figure7.

AdjustingtheHandleHeight andBaseOrientation

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

•Toadjusttheauxiliaryhandleheight,releasetheauxiliary

handlelatch,slidetheauxiliaryhandleupordowntothe
desiredheight,thensecuretheauxiliaryhandleinplaceby
closingtheauxiliarylatch(Figure8).

Figure8

1.Wireedgeguard

1.Auxiliaryhandle2.Auxiliaryhandlelatch

•Toadjusttheorientationofthebase,pressdownonthe

rotatorbuttonlocatedatthebaseoftheshaft,thenmovethe
basetofacethedesireddirection(Figure9).

Figure7

Figure9

1.Rotatorbutton

8

Operation

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1

2

3

g017454

1

2

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenit
ispurchased.Beforeusingthetrimmerforthersttime,
placethebatterypackinthechargerandchargeuntilthe
LEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafety
precautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshortercharging
time.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiodoftime,removethe
battery.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethebatterypack
untiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

StartingtheTrimmer

1.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe
handlehousing(Figure10).

Figure11

1.Lockswitch2.Trigger

StoppingtheTrimmer

Tostopthetrimmer,releasethetrigger.

Figure10

1.Triggerhandle3.Latch

2.Tongue

2.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure10).

3.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocks
intoplace.

4.Tostartthetrimmer,slidethelockswitchbacktotheOn
position,thensqueezethetrigger(

Figure1 1).

9

ChargingtheBatteryPack

G017407

1

2

G016223

1

2

3

Important:Forbestresults,yourbatterytoolshouldbe
chargedinalocationwherethetemperatureismorethan
41degreesF(5degreesC)butlessthan104degreesF(40
degreesC).T oreducetheriskofseriouspersonalinjury ,
donotstoreoutsideorinvehicles.Chargingtimewillbe
increasedifnotchargedwithinthisrange.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminal
withtheslotinthecharger(

Figure12andFigure13).

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorson
thebatterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

Left

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Red

Red

Red(blinking)Red(blinking)Defectivebattery

RightIndicates:

Green

Orange

Green

Fullycharged

Batteryistoo
warm:Remove
forapproximately
30minutes

Nobatterypresent

AdvancingtheLine

Thetrimmerisequippedwithanauto-feedhead.Thelinewill
advance6mm(1/4inch)eachtimeyoustopandstartthe
trimmer.Whenthelinereachesthebladeinthedeector,itwill

becutoffatthatlength.

1.Withthetrimmerrunning,releasetheswitchtrigger.

2.Waittwoseconds,thenpresstheswitchtrigger .

3.Resumetrimming.

Figure12

1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

1.LEDindicators(levelof
charge)

2.Releasebutton

Figure13

3.Batteryterminal

AdvancingtheLineManually

Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpush
theredbuttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthe
trimmerlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.

Figure14

1.Button

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthereleasebutton
andslidethebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

10

Trimming

G016254

1

2

G015660

g017455

1

Pushdownandrotatethepowersaverknob(Figure17)180
degrees(1/2turn)toshortenthelengthofthetrimmerline.This
reducesthepowerconsumptionofthetrimmerandextendsthe
runtimeofthebattery .

Toresumeoperationintheregularmode,pushdownandrotate
thepowersaverknob180degrees(1/2turn).

Figure15

Edging

Tousethetrimmerasedger,presstherotatorbuttonandrotate
theheadasshowninFigure16.

Figure16

1.Rotatorbutton2.Edgerguide

UsingthePowerSaverFeature

Figure17

1.Powersaverknob

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Tiltthetrimmersothatthetrimmerstringislowestonthe

rightside.

•Thestringtrimmercutsbestwhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thiswillalsoavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestring

headintouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,even

breakage.Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywear
stringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

Engagingthepowersaverfeaturewillextendtheruntimeofthe
batterybyshorteningthelengthofthetrimmerlineanddecreasing
theloadonthemotor.

Ifyouareexperiencingreducedbatteryruntime,itisrecommended
thatyouengagethepowersaverfeature.

11

Figure18

1

2

3

4

G015663

1

2

G015662

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.

Figure19

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(

Figure19).

ReplacingtheSpool

Useonly.065inch(1.6mm)diametermonolamentstring.Use
originalmanufacturer’sreplacementstringforbestperformance
(Toropartnumber88532or88524).

Important:Useofalargerdiameterstringwillcausethe
motortooverheatandfail.

1.Removethebattery .

2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure19).

1.Slotinupperspoolange

12

Figure20

2.Hole

Note:Removeanyoldstringremainingonthespool.

3.Thespoolwillacceptupto15feet(4.5m)ofstring.Use

only.065inch(1.6mm)diametermonolamentstring.

PreparingtheBatteryPackfor Recycling

Note:Donotuseanyothergaugeortypeofstring,asthis

coulddamagethetrimmer.

4.Insertthestringintotheanchorholeintheupperpartof
thespool(Figure20).Windthestringontothespoolinthe
directionshownbythearrowsonthespool.

5.Placethestringintheslotontheupperspoolange,leaving
about6inches(152mm)extendedbeyondtheslot.

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

6.Replacethespoolandthespoolretainer.Referto
ReplacingtheSpool(page12).

WARNING

Beforerecycling,coverthebatterypack'sterminals
withheavy-dutyadhesivetape.Donotattemptto
destroyordisassemblethebatterypackorremove
anyofitscomponents.Lithium-ionbatteriesmustbe
recycledordisposedofproperlyatthenearestbattery
recyclingfacility.

Service

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

Storage

•Cleanallforeignmaterialfromtheproduct.

•Storeitinawell-ventilatedplacethatisinaccessibleto

children.

•Keepawayfromcorrosiveagentssuchasgardenchemicals

andde-icingsalts.

Troubleshooting

Usingthebatterywhenitishotcanreducetheoperatingtime.
Thebatterywillautomaticallystopworkingwhenitisoverheated
topreventdamagetoit.Removethebatteryfromthechargerand
allowittocoolbeforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthebatterywhenthereismoistureontheleadscancause
thetrimmertomalfunction.Allowthebatterytodryorwipeitdry
beforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer .

Usingthetrimmertocutthickgrassintemperaturesabove90
Fahrenheit(32Celsius)mayreducetheruntime.Engagethe
powersavingfeaturetohelpincreasetheoperatingtime.Referto
UsingthePowerSaverFeature(page11).

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Notes:

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Notes:

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