Toro 51585 Operator's Manual

PowerSweepBlower

ModelNo.51585—SerialNo.319000001andUp

Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,calltollfree1-888-367-6631
(US),1-888-430-1687(Canada),or1-800-574-3312(Mexico)before
returningthisproduct.

FormNo.3425-161RevB

Operator'sManual

YoumaycontactT orodirectlyatwww.T oro.comforproduct
andaccessoryinformation,helpndingadealer,thecomplete
warrantydetails,ortoregisteryourproduct.

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thepowercordonthisproductcontains

lead,achemicalknowntotheState

ofCaliforniatocausebirthdefects

orotherreproductiveharm.Wash

handsafterhandling.

Useofthisproductmaycauseexposure

tochemicalsknowntotheStateof

Californiatocausecancer,birthdefects,

orotherreproductiveharm.

IMPORTANTSAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS

Whenusinganelectricalappliance,basicprecautionsshould
alwaysbefollowed,includingthefollowing:

READALLINSTRUCTIONS

WARNING-T oreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotusethe

applianceonwetsurfaces.Donotexposeittorain.Storeit
indoors.

Donotallowtheappliancetobeusedasatoy.Donotusethe
appliancenearchildren.Donotletchildrenusetheappliance.

Usetheapplianceonlyasdescribedinthismanual.Useonlythe
manufacturer'srecommendedattachments.

Dressproperly .Keephair,looseclothing,ngers,andallpartsof
thebodyawayfromopeningsandmovingparts.Beawareofthe
positionoftheblowerandtheairinletsduringoperation.Loose
clothing,jewelry ,andhaircanbedrawnintotheinlets(refertothe
followinggure)andmayresultinpersonalinjury.Alwayswear
substantialfootwear,longpants,andeyeprotection.

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Donotusetheappliancewithadamagedelectricalcordorplug.
Iftheapplianceisnotworkingasitshould,hasbeendropped,
damaged,leftoutdoors,ordroppedintowater,returnittoan
AuthorizedServiceDealer.

Donotpullorcarrytheappliancebytheelectricalcord,use
thecordasahandle,closeadooronthecord,orpullthecord
aroundsharpedgesorcorners.Keepthecordawayfromheated
surfaces.

BEFOREUSINGTHISBLOWER

WARNING—Toreducetheriskofre,electric

shock,orinjury,followthesesafetyinstructions.

Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,andtogain
knowledgeoftheappliance,itisessentialthatyouoranyother
operatoroftheappliancereadandunderstandthecontentsofthis
manualbeforeoperatingtheappliance.Payparticularattentionto
thesafety-alertsymbol
DANGER—personalsafetyinstruction.Readandunderstandthe
instructionbecauseithastodowithsafety .Failuretocomply

withtheseinstructionsmayresultinpersonalinjury,riskof
re,orelectricalshock.

Donotleavetheappliancewhenitispluggedin.Unplugitfrom
theelectricaloutletwhennotinuseandbeforeservicing.

©2019—TheToro®Company
8111LyndaleAvenueSouth
Bloomington,MN55420

whichmeansCAUTION,WARNINGor

Registeratwww.T oro.com.

Donotunplugtheappliancebypullingontheelectricalcord.To
unplugthecord,grasptheplug,notthecord.

Donothandletheplugorappliancewithwethands.

Donotputanyobjectintotheopenings.Donotusetheappliance
withanyopeningblocked;keepitfreeofdust,lint,hair ,and
anythingthatmayreduceairow.

Turnoffallcontrolsbeforeunpluggingtheappliance.

Useextracarewhencleaningonstairs.

Thisapplianceisprovidedwithdoubleelectricalinsulation.Use
onlyidenticalreplacementparts.Seetheinstructionsforservicing
double-insulatedappliances.

Donotusetheappliancewithouttheblowertubeinplace.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedinMexico

AllRightsReserved

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SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Important:Safetyandinstructiondecalsarelocatednearareasofpotentialdanger.Replacedamagedormissingdecals.

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Setup

Installtheblowertube.

Operation

Important:Thisapplianceisintendedforoutdoor,

residentialuseonly.Donotuseitindoorsorforcommercial
orindustrialpurposes.Thisapplianceisforhouseholduse
only.

ConnectingtoaPower
Source

Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,thisappliancehasapolarized
plug(i.e.,onebladeiswiderthantheother).Useonlyapolarized,
ULlisted(CSAcertiedinCanada)extensioncordrecommended
foroutdooruse.Apolarizedplugwilltinapolarizedcordonly
oneway .Iftheplugdoesnottfullyinthecord,reversethecord.

Ifitstilldoesnott,purchaseapolarizedextensioncord.Ifyou
haveapolarizedextensioncordandtheextensioncordplugdoes
nottfullyintothewallreceptacle,reversetheplug.Ifitstilldoes
nott,contactaqualiedelectriciantoinstalltheproperoutlet.Do
notchangetheapplianceorextensioncordpluginanyway .

Useonlyanextensioncordrecommendedforoutdooruse.

WARNING

Ifyoudonotfullyseattheextensioncordonthe
inletplug,oriftheplugandcorddonottrmly,the
looseplugcouldleadtooverheatingandcauseare,
possiblyburningyouorothers.

•Ensurethatyoufullyseatthecordontheplug.

•Checktheconnectionregularlytoensurethatthe

cordisrmlyattached.

•Donotuseaworn-outorlooseextensioncord.

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ExtensionCordLength

7.6m(25feet)

15.0m(50feet)

30.5m(100feet)

45.7m(150feet)

Note:Donotusemultipleextensioncordsoranextensioncord

over45.7m(150feet).

Important:Checktheextensioncordfrequentlyduring

useforholesorcracksintheinsulation.Donotusea
damagedelectricalcord.Donotrunthecordthrough
standingwaterorwetgrass.

Securetheextensioncordtotheblowercord,asshown.

MinimumWireGage

(A.W.G.)

16

16

16

14

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UsingtheBlower

Thisapplianceisintendedforresidentialuseonly .Usetheblower
outdoorstomovedebrisasneeded.

WARNING

Usingtheapplianceasablowercanthrowdebris,
possiblycausingseriouspersonalinjurytoyouor
bystanders.

•Donotblowhardobjectssuchasnails,bolts,or

rocks.

•Donotoperatetheblowernearbystandersorpets.

•Useextracarewhencleaningdebrisfromstairsor

othertightareas.

•Wearsafetygogglesorothersuitableeye

protection,longpants,andshoes.

Service

Tobestprotectyourinvestmentandmaintainoptimalperformance

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Starting/Stopping/Adjusting

ofyourT oroequipment,countonT orogenuineparts.Whenit
comestoreliability,T orodeliversreplacementpartsdesignedto
theexactengineeringspecicationsofourequipment.Forpeace
ofmind,insistonT orogenuineparts.

theAirSpeed

Double-insulated
Appliances

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

withinasquare)

mayalsobemarkedontheappliance.

Storage

Storetheblowerandextensioncordindoors,inacooldrylocation,
outofreachofchildrenandanimals.

Troubleshooting

Ifyourblowerfailstorunwhenyouturniton,ensurethatthe
powercordissecuredinplaceonthebackoftheblowerandthat
theplugisfullyseatedbeforecontactingyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.

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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.WhiletheexposurefromT oroproductsmaybenegligibleorwellwithinthe
“nosignicantrisk”range,outofanabundanceofcaution,T orohaselectedtoprovidetheProp65warnings.Moreover,ifT orodoesnotprovidethese
warnings,itcouldbesuedbytheStateofCaliforniaorbyprivatepartiesseekingtoenforceProp65andsubjecttosubstantialpenalties.

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