Toro 51593 Operator's Manual

SuperBlower/Vacuum

ModelNo.51593—SerialNo.310000001andUp

FormNo.3364-164RevA

Operator'sManual

Thisproductishandheldelectricblowerandvacuum.Itisintended
forresidentialuseforblowingdirt,debris,andloosematerialsandfor
vacuuminglightorganicmatter,suchasgrassandleaves.Itisnot
intendedforuseinenclosedorhighlydustyareas,forstartingres,or
forvacuuminghardobjects.ProductWeight:10.2lb(4.6kg)

ThisproductcomplieswithallrelevantEuropeandirectives,fordetails
pleaseseetheseparateproductspecicDeclarationofConformity
(DOC)sheet.

Safety

Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,andtogainknowledge
oftheappliance,itisessentialthatyouoranyotheroperatorofthe
appliancereadandunderstandthecontentsofthismanualbefore
operatingtheappliance.Payparticularattentiontothesafetyalert
symbolwhichmeansCAUTION,WARNINGorDANGER-personal
safetyinstruction.Readandunderstandtheinstructionbecauseithas
todowithsafety.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructionsmay
resultinpersonalinjury,riskorre,orelectricalshock.

NOTICE!Thisapplianceisforhouseholduseonly.

Training

•Readtheinstructionscarefully .Befamiliarwiththecontrolsand

theproperuseoftheappliance.

•Neverallowchildrentousetheappliance.

•Neverallowpeopleunfamiliarwiththeseinstructionstousethe

appliance.Localregulationsmayrestricttheageoftheoperator.

•Neveroperatetheappliancewhilepeople,especiallychildren,

orpetsarenearby .

•Theoperatororuserisresponsibleforaccidentsorhazards

occurringtootherpeopleortheirproperty.

Preparation

•Whileoperatingtheappliance,alwayswearsubstantialfootwear

andlongtrousers.

•Donotwearlooseclothingorjewelrythatcanbedrawnintothe

airinlet(refertothefollowinggure).Keeplonghairawayfrom
theairinlets.

•Neveroperatetheappliancewithdefectiveguardsorshields,or

withoutsafetydevicesinplace,suchasthevacuumbag/vacuum
tubeorblowertube/inletcover.

•OnlyuseaCEapproved,weatherproofextensioncordttedwith

theproperplugforyourlocation,accordingtolocalordinances.

Operation

•Donotusetheapplianceonwetsurfaces.Donotexposeitto

rain.Storeitindoors.

•Donothandleplugorappliancewithwethands.

•Alwaysdirectthecordtotherearawayfromtheappliance.

•Ifacordbecomesdamagedduringuse,disconnectthesupply

cordfromthemainsimmediately.Donottouchthecordbefore

disconnectingthesupply .

•Donotcarrytheappliancebythecord,usethecordasahandle,

closeadooronthecord,orpullthecordaroundsharpedgesor
corners.Keepthecordawayfromheatedsurfaces.

•Turnoffallcontrolsbeforeunplugging.

•Donotunplugbypullingoncord.T ounplug,grasptheplug,not

thecord.

•Disconnecttheappliancefromthepowersourceasfollows:

–Wheneveryouleavethemachine

–Beforeclearingablockage

–Beforechecking,cleaning,orworkingontheappliance

–Iftheappliancestartstovibrateabnormally

•Operatetheapplianceonlyindaylightoringoodarticiallight.

•Donotoverreachandkeepyourbalanceatalltimes.

•Alwaysbesureofyourfootingonslopes.

•Walk,neverrun.

•Keepallcoolingairinletsclearofdebris.Donotputanyobjectinto

openings.Donotusewithanyopeningblocked.

•Neverblowdebrisinthedirectionofbystanders.

•Useextracarewhencleaningonstairs.

•Donotusetovacuumupammableorcombustibleliquids,such

asgasoline,oruseinareaswheretheymaybepresent.

•Donotvacuumanythingthatisburningorsmoking,suchas

cigarettes,matches,orhotashes.

•Thisapplianceisprovidedwithdoubleinsulation(i.e.,Class2

device).Useonlyidenticalreplacementparts.Seeinstructionsfor
servicingofDouble-Insulated(Class2)appliances.

•Lightningcancausesevereinjuryordeath.Iflightningisseenor

thunderisheardinthearea,donotoperatethemachine;seek
shelter.

•Wearprotectivegoggleswhileoperating.

•Topreventdustirritation,wearafacemask.

•Beforeusing,checkthesupplyandextensioncordforsigns

ofdamageandaging.Donotusetheapplianceifthecordis
damagedorworn.

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8111LyndaleAvenueSouth
Bloomington,MN55420

Registeratwww.Toro.com.

Maintenanceandstorage

•Keepallnuts,bolts,andscrewstighttobesuretheapplianceisin

safeworkingcondition.

•Checkthevacuumbagfrequentlyforwearordeterioration.

•Replacewornordamagedparts.

•Ifapplianceisnotworkingasitshould,hasbeendropped,

damaged,leftoutdoors,ordroppedintowater,returnittoaservice
dealer.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

PrintedintheUSA.

AllRightsReserved

•Useonlygenuinereplacementpartsandaccessories.

•Storetheapplianceinadryplace.

SoundPressure

Thisunithasasoundpressurelevelattheoperator’searof97dBA,
whichincludesanUncertaintyValue(K)of1dBA.

Soundpressurelevelwasdeterminedaccordingtotheprocedures
outlinedinENISO11201.

SoundPower

Thisunithasaguaranteedsoundpowerlevelof103dBA,which
includesanUncertaintyValue(K)of1dBA.

Soundpowerlevelwasdeterminedaccordingtotheprocedures
outlinedinISO1 1094.

Vibration

•Measuredvibrationlevel=4.0m/s

•UncertaintyValue(K)=2.0m/s

Measuredvaluesweredeterminedaccordingtotheprocedures
outlinedinENISO20643.

WasteofElectrical/ElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

•EUdirective2002/96/ECclassiesthisproductasanelectricalorelectronictool.

•DoNotdisposeofthistoolasunsortedmunicipalwaste.

•Disposeofthistoolatacollectionorrecyclingcenteraccordingtolocalandnationallaw.

•Theconsumerhasanimportantroleinreducingthedisposalofwastebyreturningwasteelectronic/electrical
toolsforrecycling.

•Recyclingavoidsthedispersionofhazardousmaterialsintothemunicipalwastestream.

•Thecrossed-outbinsymbolremindstheusernottodisposeofthisproductasunsortedmunicipalwaste.

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

NOTICE!Safetyandinstructiondecalsarelocatednearareasofpotentialdanger.Replacedamagedorlostdecals.

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110-7425

1.ReadtheOperator’sManual.

2.Electricshockhazard—keepthebloweroutoftherainandother
wetconditions.

3.Warning—disconnecttheblowerfromthepoweroutletandread
theinstructionsbeforeservicingorperformingmaintenance.

4.Thrownobjecthazard—weareyeprotection.

5.Thrownobjecthazard—keepbystandersasafedistancefrom
themachine.

6.Containsrecyclablematerials,donotdiscard.

110-7434

1.Cutting/dismembermenthazard,impeller—stayawayfrommovingparts.

2.Warning—disconnecttheblowerfromthepoweroutletandreadtheinstructionsbeforeservicingorperformingmaintenance.

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Setup

1

AssemblingtheBlower

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

Installtheblowertubeandthentheinletcoverontotheblowerhousing.

NOTICE!Youmustinstalltheblowertubebeforeinstallingthe
inletcoverbecausetheinletcoverhooksontotheblowertube.
Theblowerwillnotrununlessthebottominletcoverislocked
inplace.

1.Removetheinletcoverandtheblowertubefromtheblower
housing.

2.Installthevacuumtubeontotheblowerhousingandconnectthe
lowervacuumtubetotheuppertube,securingitwiththesupplied
fastener.

2

ConvertingfromBlowertoVacuum

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

NOTICE!Thevacuumwillnotrununlessthevacuumtube
islockedinplace.

Note:Y oumayneedtopushtheconnectorrmlytoensurethat

itseatsallthewayintothevacuumtube.

WARNING

Theimpellerrotatesforafewsecondsafteryouturnoffthe
blowerandcancutorinjurengers.

Donotremovethebottominletcoverwhenthemotorisrunning
orwhentheunitispluggedintoapoweroutlet.

3

3.Installthevacuumbag.

4.Adjustthestrapasneededforcomfortableoperation.

3

ConvertingfromVacuumtoBlower

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

1.Removethevacuumbagandthevacuumtubefromtheblower
housing.

Operation

NOTICE!Thisblowerisintendedforoutdoor,residentialuseonly .
Donotuseitindoorsorforcommercialorindustrialpurposes.

ConnectingtoaPowerSource

Thepowersupplyyouusewiththisapplianceshouldbearesidential
currentdevice(RCD)withatrippingcurrentofnotmorethan30mA.
UseonlyaCEapprovedextensioncordrecommendedforoutdoor
use.Donotchangetheapplianceorextensioncordpluginanyway.

WARNING

Ifyoudonotfullyseattheextensioncordontheinletplug,orif
theplugandcorddonottrmly,thelooseplugcouldleadto
overheatingandcauseare,possiblyburningyouorothers.

•Ensurethatyoufullyseatthecordontheplug.

•Checktheconnectionregularlytoensurethatthecordis

rmlyattached.

•Donotuseaworn-outorlooseextensioncord.

ExtensionCordLengthMinimumWireGage

30m1.0mm

45m2.0mm

Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover45m.

NOTICE!Checktheextensioncordfrequentlyduringusefor
holesintheinsulation.Donotuseadamagedcord.Donotrun
thecordthroughstandingwaterorwetgrass.

Securetheextensioncordtotheblowercordusinganoverhandknot,
asshown.

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2

2.Installtheblowertubeandthentheinletcoverontotheblower
housing.

NOTICE!Theblowerwillnotrununlessthebottominletcover
islockedinplace.

4

Starting/Stopping/AdjustingtheAirSpeed

UsingtheVacuum

WARNING

Thevacuumcanthrowdebris,possiblycausingseriouspersonal
injurytotheoperatororbystanders.

•Donotoperatethevacuumwithoutthebaginstalledorwith

thebagzipperopen.

•Donotvacuumsharp,pointed,orhardobjectsthatcouldbe

thrownthroughthefabricofthebag,suchaswires,staples,
nails,orrocks.

UsingtheConcentratorNozzleAccessory

Installtheconcentratornozzleintotheblowertubetohelpreachinto
narrowspacesortoremovematteddebrisfromhardsurfaces.

Removetheconcentratornozzlewhennished.

UsingtheBlower

Theblowerisintendedforresidentialuseonly.Usetheblower
outdoorstomovedebrisasneeded.

WARNING

Theblowercanthrowdebris,possiblycausingseriouspersonal
injurytotheoperatororbystanders.

•Donotblowhardobjectssuchasnails,bolts,orrocks.

•Donotoperatetheblowernearbystandersorpets.

•Useextracarewhencleaningdebrisfromstairsorothertight

areas.

•Wearsafetygogglesorothersuitableeyeprotection,long

pants,andshoes.

NOTICE!Vacuumonlyleavesandsoftitems.Harditemssuchas
sticks,rocks,acorns,andpineconeswilldamagetheimpeller.

NOTICE!Donotforcethevacuumtubeintoapileofdebrisor
holdthetubeuprightwhileforcefeedingdebrisintothetube.
Eitheractionmaycloganddamagetheimpeller.Ifthevacuum
startstovibrateormakeabnormalnoise,stopit,unplugthecord,
andcheckforthecause.

EmptyingtheBag

1.Turnoffandunplugthevacuumfromthepowersource.

2.Emptyanydebrisfromthebag.

Donotstoredebrisinthebag.Tocleanthebag,turnitinsideout
andshakeoutanyexcessdebris.Onceayear,handwashthe
baginsoapywaterandallowittoairdry.

DANGER

Normalusageofthebagcausesittowearanddeteriorate
overtime.Awornordeterioratedbagallowssmallobjectsto
bethrownthroughthebag,possiblyinjuringtheoperator
orbystanders.

Checkthebagfrequently.Ifitiswornordeteriorated,replace
itwithagenuineT orovacuumbag.

5

RemovingCloggedDebrisfromthe
Impeller

1.Turnoffandunplugthevacuumfromthepowersourceandwait
forallmovingpartstostop.

2.Removethevacuumtube.

Service

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsoftroublefreeuse.
Shoulditneedservice,bringtheproducttoyourAuthorizedT oro
ServiceDealer.YourT oroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepairToro
productsandwillensurethatyourT orostays“All”T oro.

Double-insulated(Class2)Appliances

Inadouble-insulated(Class2)appliance,twosystemsofinsulation
areprovidedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansisprovided
onadouble-insulated(Class2)appliance,norshouldameansfor
groundingbeaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulated
(Class2)appliancerequiresextremecareandknowledgeofthe
system,andshouldbedoneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnel
atyourAuthorizedT oroServiceDealer.Replacementpartsfora
double-insulated(Class2)appliancemustbeidenticaltothepartsthey
replace.Adouble-insulated(Class2)applianceismarkedwiththe

symbol(squarewithinasquare).

Storage

Storetheblower/vacuumandextensioncordindoors,inacooldry
location,outofreachofchildrenandanimals.

3.Removethedebrisfromimpellerblades.

4.Checktheimpellerforanysignsofdamage.Ifitisdamaged,
contactyourAuthorizedT oroDealer .

5.Installthevacuumtubeor,ifyouwanttoswitchtoblowermode,
thebottominletcover.RefertoConvertingfromBlowertoVacuum
orConvertingfromVacuumtoBlowerformoreinformation.

Troubleshooting

•Ensurethatthebottominletcoverorvacuumtubeislockedin

place.

•Ensurethatthepowercordissecuredinplaceonthebackofthe

blowerandthattheplugisfullyseated.

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InternationalDistributorList

Distributor:

AtlantisSuveSulamaSisstemleriLt
BalamaPrimaEngineeringEquip.HongKong85221552163
B-RayCorporation
CascoSalesCompany
CeresS.A.CostaRica
CSSCT urfEquipment(pvt)Ltd.SriLanka
CyrilJohnston&Co.
EquiverMexico525553995444
FemcoS.A.Guatemala
G.Y .K.CompanyLtd.
GeomechanikiofAthensGreece
GuandongGoldenStarChina
HakoGroundandGardenSweden
HakoGroundandGarden
HayterLimited(U.K.)
HydroturfInt.CoDubai
HydroturfEgyptLLC
IbeaS.P .A.
IrriamcPortugal351212388260
IrrigationProductsInt’lPvtLtd.India862283960789
JeanHeybroekb.v.Netherlands31306394611
Lely(U.K.)Limited
MaquiverS.A.Colombia
MaruyamaMfg.Co.Inc.
MetraKft
Mountelda.s.CzechRepublic
MunditolS.A.
OslingerTurfEquipmentSA
OyHakoGroundandGardenAb
ParklandProductsLtd.NewZealand6433493760
Prochaska&Cie
RTCohen2004Ltd.
Riversa
RothMotorgerateGmBh&Co.Germany
ScSvendCarlsenA/S
SolvertS.A.S.
SpyprosStavrinidesLimitedCyprus
SurgeSystemsIndiaLimited
T-MarktLogisticsLtd.Hungary3626525500
ToroAustraliaAustralia61395807355
ToroEuropeBVBABelgium3214562960

Country:

Turkey902163448674

Korea82325512076
PuertoRico7877888383

NorthernIreland442890813121

Japan81726325861

Norway4722907760
UnitedKingdom441279723444
UnitedArabEmirates97143479479
Egypt2025194308
Italy39033185361 1

UnitedKingdom441480226800

Japan81332522285
Hungary3613263880

Argentina541148219999
Ecuador59342396970
Finland35898700733

Austria4312785100
Israel97298617979
Spain

Denmark4566109200
France33130817700

India911292299901

PhoneNumber:

5062391 138
941 12746100

5024423277

30109350054
862087651338
4635100000

5712364079

420255704220

34952837500
4971442050

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TheT oroWarranty

ConditionsandProductsCovered

TheToro®Companyanditsafliate,T oroWarrantyCompany,pursuantto
anagreementbetweenthem,jointlypromisetorepairtheT oroProduct
listedbelowifusedforresidentialpurposes*ifdefectiveinmaterialsor
workmanship.

Thefollowingtimeperiodsapplyfromthedateofpurchase:

ProductsWarrantyPeriod

WalkPowerMowers2yearlimitedwarranty
RearEngineRiders2yearlimitedwarranty
Lawn&GardenTractors
ElectricHandHeldProducts2yearlimitedwarranty
Snowthrowers
ConsumerZeroTurn

*OriginalPurchasermeansthepersonwhooriginallypurchasedtheT oro
Product

*Residentialpurposesmeansuseoftheproductonthesamelotasyour
home.Useatmorethanonelocation,orinstitutionalorrentaluse,is
consideredcommercialuse,andthecommercialusewarrantywould
apply.

2yearlimitedwarranty

2yearlimitedwarranty
2yearlimitedwarranty

LimitedWarrantyforCommercialUse

ToroConsumerProductsandattachmentsusedforcommercial,
institutional,orrentaluse,arewarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterials
orworkmanshipforthefollowingtimeperiodsfromthedateoforiginal
purchase:

ProductsWarrantyPeriod

WalkPowerMowers90daywarranty
RearEngineRiders90daywarranty
Lawn&GardenTractors
ElectricHandHeldProducts90daywarranty
Snowthrowers
ConsumerZeroTurn

90daywarranty

90daywarranty
45daywarranty

InstructionsforObtainingWarrantyService

IfyouthinkthatyourToroProductcontainsadefectinmaterialsor
workmanship,followthisprocedure:

1.Contactyoursellertoarrangeserviceoftheproduct.Ifforanyreason
itisimpossibleforyoutocontactyourseller ,youmaycontactany
ToroAuthorizedDistributortoarrangeservice.

2.Bringtheproductandyourproofofpurchase(salesreceipt)tothe
ServiceDealer.IfforanyreasonyouaredissatisedwiththeService
Dealer’sanalysisorwiththeassistanceprovided,contactusat:

CustomerCareDepartment,ConsumerDivision
TheT oroCompany
811 1LyndaleAvenueSouth
Bloomington,MN55420-1196
Manager:TechnicalProductSupport:001–952–887–8248

SeeattachedDistributorList

OwnerResponsibilities

YoumustmaintainyourT oroProductbyfollowingthemaintenance
proceduresdescribedintheOperator’sManual.Suchroutine
maintenance,whetherperformedbyadealerorbyyou,isatyourexpense.

ItemsandConditionsNotCovered

Thisexpresswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing:

•Costofregularmaintenanceserviceorwearparts,suchasrotor

blades(paddles),scraperblades,belts,fuel,lubricants,oilchanges,
sparkplugs,cable/linkageorbrakeadjustments

•Anyproductorpartwhichhasbeenalteredormisusedandrequires

replacementorrepairduetoaccidentsorlackofpropermaintenance

•Repairsnecessaryduetofailuretousefreshfuel(lessthanone

monthold),orfailuretoproperlypreparetheunitpriortoanyperiod
ofnon-useoveronemonth

•Engineandtransmission.Thesearecoveredbytheappropriate

manufacturer’sguaranteeswithseparatetermsandconditions

Allrepairscoveredbythesewarrantiesmustbeperformedbyan
AuthorizedToroServiceDealerusingT oroapprovedreplacementparts.

GeneralConditions

Thepurchaseriscoveredbythenationallawsofeachcountry.Therights
towhichthepurchaserisentitledwiththesupportoftheselawsarenot
restrictedbythiswarranty.