Toro 51496AT, 51496A Operator's Manual

24inCordlessHedgeTrimmer

ModelNo.51496A—SerialNo.315000001andUp

ModelNo.51496AT—SerialNo.315000001andUp

Model51496ATdoesnotincludeabatteryoracharger .

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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.

E.Donotoverreach.Keepproperfootingandbalance

atalltimes.Thisenablesbettercontrolofthepower

toolinunexpectedsituations.

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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).

6.Service

Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair
personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Thiswill

ensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolismaintained.

HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings

•Usebothhandswhenoperatingthehedgetrimmer.

Usingonehandcouldcauselossofcontrolandresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.

•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutterblade.Do

notremovecutmaterialorholdmaterialtobecutwhen
bladesaremoving.Makesuretheswitchisoffwhen
clearingjammedmaterial.Bladescoastafterturnoff.A

momentofinattentionwhileoperatingthehedgetrimmermay
resultinseriouspersonalinjury .

•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewiththecutter

bladestopped.Properhandlingofthehedgetrimmerwill
reducepossiblepersonalinjuryfromthecutterblades.

•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgrippingsurfacesonly,

becausethecutterblademaycontacthiddenwiringorits
owncord.Cutterbladescontactinga“live”wiremaymake

exposedmetalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgive
theoperatoranelectricshock.

•DANGER–Keephandsawayfromblade.Contactwith

bladewillresultinseriouspersonalinjury.

Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedbypersons(includingchildren)
withreducedphysical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,orlackof
experienceandknowledge,unlesstheyreceivesupervisionor
training.

Childrenshouldbesupervisedtonotusetheapplianceasatoy .

Ifthepowercordisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythe
manufacturer,itsauthorizedserviceagent,orasimilarlyqualied
personinordertoavoidhazard.

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SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyareaofpotentialdanger.
Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedorlost.

131–0362

131–0370

131–0364

131–0363

131–0372

3

131–0386

131–0369

131–0371

1.Thebatterydoesnot
comeoutoftheboxfully
charged.

2.Placethebatteryinthe
batterycharger.

3.Waituntilthebatteryis
fullychargedbeforerst
use.

125–8329

4.Stop—followthese
instructionsbeforerst
use.

5.ReadtheOperator’s
Manual.

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Symbol

G016138

DC
AAmperes

HzHertz

SPMStrokesperminuteSpeedofblade

VVoltsVoltage

Name

Directcurrent

Setup

Cutthezip-tieawayfromyourbodyandremoveitfromthetrigger
handle(Figure1).

1.Protectivecover

2.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththecavityinthe
handlehousing(Figure3).

Figure1

Designation/Explanation

Typeofcurrent
Current

Frequency(cyclespersecond)

Figure2

1.Zip-tie

Operation

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfullychargedwhen

itispurchased.Beforeusingthehedgetrimmerforthe
rsttime,refertoChargingtheBatteryPack(page6).
Makesuretoreadallsafetyprecautions.Ifstoringfor
aprolongedperiodoftime,removethebattery.When
readytouseagain,chargethebatterypack;referto

ChargingtheBatteryPack(page6).

StartingtheHedgeTrimmer

1.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthecutterblades(Figure

2).

WARNING

Thehedgetrimmerbladescancausecutsor
amputation.

Becarefulwhenhandlingthehedgetrimmerwith
theprotectivecoverremoved.

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.

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