Toro 51496, 51496T Operator's Manual

24inCordlessHedgeTrimmer

ModelNo.51496—SerialNo.314000001andUp

ModelNo.51496T—SerialNo.314000001andUp

Model51496Tdoesnotincludeabatteryoracharger.

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FormNo.3379-707RevA

Operator'sManual

GeneralPowerTool SafetyWarnings

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thisproductcontainsachemicalorchemicals

knowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancer,

birthdefects,orreproductiveharm.

WARNINGReadallsafetywarningsandallinstructions.

Failuretofollowthewarningsandinstructionsmayresultin
electricshock,re,and/orseriousinjury.

Saveallwarningsandinstructionsforfuturereference.

Theterm“powertool”inallofthewarningslistedbelowrefers
toyourmains-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

surfacessuchaspipes,radiators,rangesand
refrigerators.Thereisanincreasedriskofelectric

shockifyourbodyisearthedorgrounded.

C.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.

Waterenteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskof
electricshock.

D.Donotabusethecord.Neverusethecordfor

carrying,pullingorunpluggingthepowertool.
Keepcordawayfromheat,oil,sharpedgesor
movingparts.Damagedorentangledcordsincrease

theriskofelectricshock.

E.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,usean

extensioncordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofa

cordsuitableforoutdoorusereducestheriskofelectric
shock.

F.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

switchorenergisingpowertoolsthathavetheswitch
oninvitesaccidents.

D.Removeanyadjustingkeyorwrenchbeforeturning

thepowertoolon.Awrenchorakeyleftattachedto

arotatingpartofthepowertoolmayresultinpersonal
injury.

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E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

F.Dressproperly.Donotwearlooseclothingor

jewelry.Keepyourhair ,clothingandglovesaway
frommovingparts.Looseclothes,jewelry ,orlonghair

canbecaughtinmovingparts.

G.Ifdevicesareprovidedfortheconnectionofdust

extractionandcollectionfacilities,ensuretheseare
connectedandproperlyused.Useofthesedevices

canreducedust-relatedhazards.

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.Maintainpowertools.Checkformisalignmentor

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

maintainedpowertools.

F.Keepcuttingtoolssharpandclean.Properly

maintainedcuttingtoolswithsharpcuttingedgesare
lesslikelytobindandareeasiertocontrol.

G.Usethepowertool,accessoriesandtoolbitsetc.

inaccordancewiththeseinstructions,takinginto
accounttheworkingconditionsandtheworkto
beperformed..Useofthepowertoolforoperations

differentfromthoseintendedcouldresultinahazardous
situation.

5.Batterytooluseandcare

A.Rechargeonlywiththechargerspeciedbythe

manufacturer.Achargerthatissuitableforonetype
ofbatterypackmaycreateariskofrewhenusedwith
anotherbatterypack.

B.Usepowertoolsonlywithspecicallydesignated

batterypacks.Useanyotherbatterypacksmaycreate

ariskofinjuryandre.

C.Whenbatterypackisnotinuse,keepitawayfrom

theothermetalobjects,likepaperclips,coins,
keys,nails,screws,orothersmallmetalobjects
thatcanmakeaconnectionfromoneterminalto
another.Shortingthebatteryterminalstogethermay

causeburnsorare.

D.Underabusiveconditions,liquidmaybeejected

fromthebattery;avoidcontact.Ifcontact
accidentallyoccurs,ushwithwater.Ifliquid
contactseyes,additionallyseekmedicalhelp.Liquid

ejectedfromthebatterymaycauseirritationorburns.

E.Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifthebatteryischarged

whenthetemperatureisnotbetween41to104degrees
F(5to40degreesC).

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6.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair
personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings

•Usebothhandswhenoperatingthehedgetrimmer.

Usingonehandcouldcauselossofcontrolandresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.

•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutterblade.Do

notremovecutmaterialorholdmaterialtobecutwhen
bladesaremoving.Makesuretheswitchisoffwhen
clearingjammedmaterial.Bladescoastafterturnoff.A

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger .
Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingthehedgetrimmermay
resultinseriouspersonalinjury .

•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewiththecutter

bladestopped.Properhandlingofthehedgetrimmerwill
reducepossiblepersonalinjuryfromthecutterblades.

•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfacesonly,

becausethecutterblademaycontacthiddenwiringorits
owncord.Cutterbladescontactinga“live”wiremaymake

exposedmetalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgive
theoperatoranelectricshock.

•DANGER–Keephandsawayfromblade.Contactwith

bladewillresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

121-7620

Model51496

1.Warning2.Readthe

Operator’s
Manual.

3.Donot
useinwet
conditions.

4.Weareye
protection.

121–7660

Model51496T

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

125–3226

3

121–7692

121–7602

Symbol

DC

AAmperes

HzHertz

SPMStrokesperminuteSpeedofblade

VVoltsVoltage

Name

Directcurrent

Designation/Explanation

Typeofcurrent

Current

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

4

Setup

G016138

G016188

Cutthezip-tieawayfromyourbodyandremoveitfromthetrigger
handle(Figure1).

Figure1

1.Zip-tie

Operation

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhenitis
purchased.Beforeusingthehedgetrimmerforthersttime,
placethebatterypackinthechargerandchargeituntil
theLEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesuretoreadallsafety
precautions.Withregularuse,itwillneedshortercharging
time.Ifstoringforaprolongedperiodoftime,removethe
battery.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethebatterypack
untiltheLEDindicatorsturngreen.

StartingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthecutterblades(Figure

2).

WARNING

Thehedgetrimmerbladescancausecutsor
amputation.

Figure3

1.Auxiliaryhandle4.Tongue

2.Lockswitch5.Latch

3.Trigger

3.Graspthetriggerhandle(Figure3).

4.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthelatchlocks
intoplace.

5.Placeonehandonthetriggerhandle.Placetheotherhand
ontheauxiliaryhandle(Figure3).

6.Slidethelockswitchbackwards,towardsyou,thensqueeze
thetriggerswitchtoturnonthehedgetrimmer(Figure3).
Thetrimmerwillstayonaslongasthetriggerswitchis
squeezed.Lock-offswitchmaybereleasedoncehedge
trimmerisrunning(Figure3).

RotatingtheHedgeTrimmer Handle

1.Pressandholdtherotationallockbutton.

Becarefulwhenhandlingthehedgetrimmerwith
theprotectivecoverremoved.

Figure2

1.Protectivecover

2.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe
handlehousing(Figure3).

Figure4

1.Auxiliaryhandle3.Handle

2.Rotationallockbutton

2.Rotatethehandletotherightorleftdependingondesired
cuttingdirection,thenreleasetherotationallockbuttonto
lockthehandleinthedesiredposition.

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StoppingtheHedgeTrimmer

G017407

1

2

G016223

1

2

3

1.Releasethetriggerswitch(Figure3).

2.Allowatleast5secondsforthecuttingbladetostopmoving.

ChargingtheBatteryPack

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

WARNING:Thepowercordonthisproduct
containslead,achemicalknowntotheState

ofCaliforniatocausebirthdefectsorother

reproductiveharm.Washhandsafterhandling.

Important:Forbestresults,yourbatterypackshouldbe
chargedinalocationwherethetemperatureismorethan5°
C(41°F)butlessthan40°C(104°F).T oreducetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjury,donotstoreoutsideorinvehicles.
Chargingtimewillbeincreasedifnotchargedwithinthis
range.

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthebatteryterminal
withtheslotinthecharger(Figure5andFigure6).

Figure6

1.LEDindicators(levelof
charge)

2.Releasebutton

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicksintoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthereleasebutton
andslidethebatterybackwardsoutofthecharger.

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLEDindicatorson
thebatterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

Left

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Red

RightIndicates:

Green

Orange

3.Batteryterminal

Fullycharged

Batteryistoo
warm:Remove
forapproximately
30minutes

1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

Figure5

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OperatingTips

•Theunitisusedforcuttingineitherdirectioninaslow,

sweepingactionfromsidetoside.

•Standsothatyouarestableandbalancedonbothfeet.Do

notoverreach.

•Inspectandcleartheareaofanyhiddenobjects.

•Neverusethehedgetrimmernearpowerlines,fencing,

posts,buildings,orotherimmovableobjects.

•Neveruseabladeafterhittingahardobjectwithoutrst

inspectingitfordamage.Donotuseifanydamageis
detected.

•Nevertouchbladesorserviceunitwiththepowersupply

connected.

•Donotforcethehedgetrimmerthroughheavyshrubbery.

Thiscancausethebladestobindandslowdown.Ifthe
bladesslowdown,reducethepace.

•Donotattempttocutstemsortwigsthatarelargerthan.71

inches(18mm),orthoseobviouslytoolargetofeedintothe
cuttingblade.Useahandsaworpruningsawtotrimlarge
stems.

•Ifbladesdobecomejammed,stopthemotor,allowtheblades

tostop,andremovethebatterybeforeattemptingtoremove
theobstruction.

•Ifdesired,youcanuseastringtohelpcutyourhedgelevel.

Decidehowhighyouwantthehedge.Stretchapieceof
stringalongthehedgeatthedesiredheight.Trimthehedge
justabovetheguidelineofstring.

•Trimthesideofahedgesothatitwillbeslightlynarrowerat

thetop.Moreofthehedgewillbeexposedwhenshapedthis
way,anditwillbemoreuniform.

•Weargloveswhentrimmingthornyorpricklygrowth.When

trimmingnewgrowth,useawidesweepingaction,sothatthe
stemsarefeddirectlyintothecuttingblade.

Maintenance

OilingtheTrimmerBlade

Note:Thetrimmerbladeshouldbeoiledbeforeandaftereach

use.

1.Stopthemotorandremovethebattery.

2.Cleandirtanddebrisfromthebodyofthehedgetrimmer,
usingadampclothwithamilddetergent.

Note:Donotuseanystrongdetergentsontheplastic
housingorthehandle.Theycanbedamagedbycertain
aromaticoilssuchaspineandlemon,andbysolventssuch
askerosene.

3.Laythehedgetrimmeronaatsurface.Applylightweight
machineoilalongtheedgeofthetopblade.Ifyouwillbe
usingthehedgetrimmerforanextendedperiodoftime,itis
advisabletooilthebladeduringuse.

Note:Donotoilwhilethehedgetrimmerisrunning.

PreparingtheBatteryPackfor Recycling

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 .

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