Toro 51467 User Manual

StoppingtheTrimmer
Releasethetrigger.
OperatingTips
WARNING
Whenthetrimmerisrunning,thecuttingheadis
spinning.Ifyoucontactthecuttinglineorcuttinghead,
youcouldbeinjured.
•Keepthecuttingheadawayfromyourfeetand
bystanders.
•Ensurethatthecuttingheadhasstoppedandthe
trimmerisunpluggedbeforeinvertingit.Donot
startthetrimmerwhenitisinverted.
WARNING
Duringoperation,thetrimmermaythrowobjectsinthe
operator'sorabystander'sdirection,causinginjury.
•Wearsafetygogglesorothersuitableeye
protection,longpants,andshoeswhileoperating
thetrimmer.
•Donotusethetrimmerasanedger.
•Keeppeopleandpetsawayfromthetrimmingarea.
Toreducelinewearandandimprovetrimmingperformance,use
thefollowingtechniqueswhentrimming:
•Inspecttheareatobetrimmedforanywire,rope,orstring-like
matterwhichcouldbecomeentangledintherotatingline.
Removeanyobjectsordebristhatcouldbethrownbythe
trimmer.
•Trimonlywhenthegrassandweedsaredry.
•Slowlymovethetrimmerinandoutoftheareabeingcut
(
Figure5).
Figure5
•Cutgrassorweedsover8inchestallfromthetoptothe
bottominsmallincrements.
•Donotforcethetrimmer.Allowtheverytipofthenylonline
todothecutting,especiallyalongwalls.
•Donotdragthetrimmerspoolonthegroundwhile
trimming.
•Aftereachuse,feedoutsomelinetopreventitfromretracting
intothecuttinghead.
•Thetrimmercannotbeovercharged.Keepitonthecharger
whenyouarenotusingitduringthetrimmingseason.
•Storethetrimmerinacool,drylocationawayfromdirect
sunlightandheatsources.
LengtheningtheLine
Thetipofthecuttinglinewillwearduringuseandreducethe
cuttingswath.
Toincreasethelengthoftheline,tapthespoolontheground
whilethetrimmerisrunning(Figure6).
Figure6
Note:Thebladeundertheguardwillautomaticallycutthelineto
thecorrectlength.
Important:Takethefollowingprecautionstoensureoptimal
lineperformance:
•Donotholdthespoolontheground.
•Tapthespoolonlyoncetolengthentheline.Ifyouneed
additionalline,waitafewsecondsbeforetappingthespool.
•Donotallowthelinetoweartooshort.
•Keepthelinelengthatfullcuttingdiameterasmuchas
possible.
•Ifthelineisnotadvancedoccasionally,itwillweardowntothe
eyelet.Whenthetrimmerstops,thelinetendstorelaxand
mayretractintothecutterhead.Shouldthisoccur,remove
thespool,re-feedthelinethroughtheeyelet,andassemble
thespooltothetrimmer.
ReplacingtheLine
Forreplacementline,youcanpurchaseeitheranew,pre-wound
spoolofline(modelno.88185or88045)orbulkline(0.065inch
dia.x10ft.)thatyoucanwindontotheoldspool.Bothare
availablefromanAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.
CAUTION
IfyouuselineotherthanToro.065inchdia.nylon
monolament,itcouldcutthroughclothesandskin
causinginjuryand/oroverloadthemotor,possibly
causingareorelectricalshock.Donotusemetal
wire,rope,plasticknives,oranycuttinglineormaterial
otherthanToro.065inchdia.nylonmonolament,10
footmaximumlinelength.
Thespoolmaywearduringnormaluseandrequireoccasional
replacement.
Note:Ifthelineshouldtangleorbreakattheeyelet,stopthe
trimmer,removethespoolasdescribedbelow,feedtheline
throughtheeyelet,andreassemblethespooltothecuttinghead.
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Toro 51467 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	51467
Category	Trimmer
Language	English