Toro 51574 - Rake & Vac 10.5 Amp Electric Blower/Vacuum, 51574, 51602, 51609, Rake and Vac 51574 Operator's Manual

FormNo.3370-936 Rev A

RakeandVac™,Super,andUltraBlower/Vacuum

ModelNo.51574—SerialNo.312000001andUp
ModelNo.51602—SerialNo.312000001andUp
ModelNo.51609—SerialNo.312000001andUp

Operator'sManual

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Ifyouhavequestionsorproblems,calltollfree
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IMPORTANTSAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS

Whenusinganelectricalappliance,basicprecautionsshould
alwaysbefollowed,includingthefollowing:

READALLINSTRUCTIONS
BEFOREUSINGVAC/BLOWER

WARNING—Toreducetheriskofre,electric

shock,orinjury,followthesesafetyinstructions.

Toensuremaximumsafety,bestperformance,andtogain
knowledgeoftheappliance,itisessentialthatyouoranyother
operatoroftheappliancereadandunderstandthecontentsofthis
manualbeforeoperatingtheappliance.Payparticularattentionto
thesafetyalertsymbol

whichmeansCAUTION,WARNINGor

DANGER-personalsafetyinstruction.Readandunderstandthe
instructionbecauseithastodowithsafety.Failuretocomply

withtheseinstructionsmayresultinpersonalinjury,riskof
re,orelectricalshock.

Donotleavetheappliancewhenpluggedin.Unplugfromoutlet
whennotinuseandbeforeservicing.

WARNING-T oreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotusethe
applianceonwetsurfaces.Donotexposeittorain.Storeit
indoors.

Donotallowappliancetobeusedasatoy .Donotusenear
children.Donotletchildrenusetheappliance.

Useonlyasdescribedinthismanual.Useonlymanufacturer's
recommendedattachments.

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

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Caution—MovingParts—donotoperatetheappliancewithout
theairinletguardinplace.RefertoSetupforproperassembly
instructions.

Donotusewithdamagedcordorplug.Ifapplianceisnotworking
asitshould,hasbeendropped,damaged,leftoutdoors,or
droppedintowater,returnittoaservicedealer.

Donotpullorcarrybycord,usecordasahandle,closeadoor
oncord,orpullcordaroundsharpedgesorcorners.Keepcord
awayfromheatedsurfaces.

Donotunplugbypullingoncord.Tounplug,grasptheplug,not
thecord.

Donothandleplugorappliancewithwethands.

Donotputanyobjectintoopenings.Donotusewithanyopening
blocked;keepfreeofdust,lint,hair,andanythingthatmayreduce
airow.

Turnoffallcontrolsbeforeunplugging.

Useextracarewhencleaningonstairs.

Donotusetovacuumupammableorcombustibleliquids,such
asgasoline,oruseinareaswheretheymaybepresent.

Thisapplianceisprovidedwithdoubleinsulation.Useonly
identicalreplacementparts.Seeinstructionsforservicingof
Double-InsulatedAppliances.

Donotvacuumanythingthatisburningorsmoking,suchas
cigarettes,matches,orhotashes.

Donotusewithoutvacbagorproperattachmentsinplace.

SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS

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Registeratwww.T oro.com.

OriginalInstructions(EN)

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AllRightsReserved

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

Important:Safetyandinstructiondecalsarelocatednearareasofpotentialdanger.Replacedamagedorlostdecals.

108-8987

Setup

Registeryourproductatwww.Toro.comtoensurethatTorocan
notifyyouinthecaseofasafetyorwarrantyproductrecall.

AssemblingtheBlower

Important:Theblowerwillnotrununlessthebottominlet
coverislockedinplace.

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ConvertingfromBlowerto
Vacuum

WARNING

Theimpellerrotatesforafewsecondsafteryouturn
offtheblowerandcancutorinjurengers.

Donotremovethebottominletcoverwhenthemotoris
runningorwhentheunitispluggedintoapoweroutlet.

1.Removetheinletcoverandtheblowertube.

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2.Installthevacuumtubeandbag.

Important:Thevacuumwillnotrununlessthevacuum
tubeislockedinplace.

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3.Adjustthestrapasneededforcomfortableoperation.

ConvertingfromVacuumto
Blower

1.Removethevacuumbagandthevacuumtube.

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2.Installtheblowertubeandinletcover.

Important:Theblowerwillnotrununlessthebottom
inletcoverislockedinplace.

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Operation

Important:Thisblowerisintendedforoutdoor,residential
useonly.Donotuseitindoorsorforcommercialorindustrial
purposes.Thisapplianceisforhouseholduseonly.

ConnectingtoaPowerSource

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.

ExtensionCordLengthMinimumWireGage(A.W.G.)

100ft

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150ft

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Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover150feet.

Important:Checktheextensioncordfrequentlyduringuse
forholesintheinsulation.Donotuseadamagedcord.Do
notrunthecordthroughstandingwaterorwetgrass.

Securetheextensioncordtotheblowercordusingan
overhandknot,asshown.

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Starting/Stopping/Adjusting
theAirSpeed

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UsingtheNozzles

Installthepower(UltraandSupermodelsonly)andconcentrator
nozzlesintotheblowertubetohelpreachintonarrowspacesor
toremovematteddebrisfromhardsurfaces.OnUltraandSuper
blowersyoucanusethepowernozzlewithouttheconcentrator
formorepowerwhenblowing.

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1.Blowertube

3.Concentratornozzle

2.PowerNozzle(Ultraand
SuperBlowersonly)

4.Cordwrap(UltraBlower
only;refertoUsingthe
CordWrap)

UsingtheBlower

Theblowerisintendedforresidentialuseonly.Usetheblower
outdoorstomovedebrisasneeded.

WARNING

Theblowercanthrowdebris,possiblycausingserious
personalinjurytotheoperatororbystanders.

•Donotblowhardobjectssuchasnails,bolts,or

rocks.

•Donotoperatetheblowernearbystandersorpets.

•Useextracarewhencleaningdebrisfromstairsor

othertightareas.

•Wearsafetygogglesorothersuitableeye

protection,longpants,andshoes.

UsingtheVacuum

WARNING

Thevacuumcanthrowdebris,possiblycausing
seriouspersonalinjurytotheoperatororbystanders.

•Donotoperatethevacuumwithoutthebaginstalled

orwiththebagzipperopen.

•Donotvacuumsharp,pointed,orhardobjectsthat

couldbethrownthroughthefabricofthebag,such
aswires,staples,nails,orrocks.

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Important:Vacuumonlyleavesandsoftitems.Harditems
suchassticks,rocks,acorns,andpineconeswilldamage
theimpeller.

Important:Donotforcethevacuumtubeintoapileofdebris
orholdthetubeuprightwhileforcefeedingdebrisintothe
tube.Eitheractionmaycloganddamagetheimpeller.Ifthe
vacuumstartstovibrateormakeabnormalnoise,stopit,
unplugthecord,andcheckforthecause.

EmptyingtheBag

1.Turnoffandunplugthevacuumfromthepowersource.

2.Emptyanydebrisfromthebag.

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Donotstoredebrisinthebag.T ocleanthebag,turnit
insideoutandshakeoutanyexcessdebris.Onceayear,
handwashthebaginsoapywaterandallowittoairdry.

DANGER

Normalusageofthebagcausesittowearand
deteriorateovertime.Awornordeterioratedbag
allowssmallobjectstobethrownthroughthebag,
possiblyinjuringtheoperatororbystanders.

Checkthebagfrequently.Ifitiswornor
deteriorated,replaceitwithagenuineToro
vacuumbag.

SeparatingtheVacuumTube

Models51574and51602only

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RemovingCloggedDebris
fromtheImpeller

1.Turnoffandunplugthevacuumfromthepowersourceand

waitforallmovingpartstostop.

2.Removethevacuumtubethenremovethedebrisfrom
impellerblades.

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3.Checktheimpellerforanysignsofdamage.Ifitisdamaged,
contactyourAuthorizedT oroDealer.

4.Installthevacuumtube,or,ifyouwanttoswitchtoblower
mode,thebottominletcover.RefertoConvertingfrom
BlowertoV acuumorConvertingfromVacuumtoBlower
formoreinformation.

Service

Torohasdesignedthisproducttogiveyouyearsoftroublefree
use.Shoulditneedservice,bringtheproducttoyourAuthorized
ToroServiceDealer.YourT oroDealerisspeciallytrainedtorepair
ToroproductsandwillensurethatyourT orostays“All”T oro.

Double-insulatedAppliances

Inadouble-insulatedappliance,twosystemsofinsulation
areprovidedinsteadofgrounding.Nogroundingmeansis
providedonadouble-insulatedappliance,norshouldameansfor
groundingbeaddedtotheappliance.Servicingadouble-insulated
appliancerequiresextremecareandknowledgeofthesystem,
andshouldbedoneonlybythequaliedservicepersonnelat
yourAuthorizedT oroServiceDealer.Replacementpartsfora
double-insulatedappliancemustbeidenticaltothepartsthey
replace.Adouble-insulatedapplianceismarkedwiththewords
“DoubleInsulation”or“DoubleInsulated.”Thesymbol(square

withinasquare)

mayalsobemarkedontheappliance.

Storage

Storetheblower/vacuumandextensioncordindoors,inacooldry
location,outofreachofchildrenandanimals.

UsingtheCordWrap

Model51609only

InstallthecordwrapasillustratedinUsingtheNozzles(page4).
Wrapyourextensioncord(cordnotprovided)aroundtheblower,
asshown,foreaseofstorage.

Important:Alwaysunplugtheblowerbeforewrappingthe
cordorstoringit.

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Troubleshooting

Ifyourblowerfailstorunwhenyouturniton,checkthefollowing
beforecontactingyourAuthorizedT oroServiceDealer:

•Ensurethatthebottominletcoverorvacuumtubeislockedin

place.

•Ensurethatthepowercordissecuredinplaceonthebackof

theblowerandthattheplugisfullyseated.

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