Toro 51480A - Installing the Guard; Installing the Edge Guard

AdvancingtheLineManually
Disconnectthestringtrimmerfromthepowersupply,thenpush
theredbuttonatthebaseofthespoolretainerwhilepullingonthe
trimmerlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.
Trimming
Figure8
Edging
Toconvertthetrimmertoanedger,presstherotatorbuttonand
rotatetheheadasshowninFigure9.
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Figure9
1.Rotatorbutton2.Edgerguide
OperatingTips
•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe
bestcuttingarea.
•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto
right.Thisavoidsthrowingdebrisattheoperator.
•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcethe
stringheadintouncutgrass.
•Usingthetrimmeralongwireandpicketfences,stoneand
brickwalls,curbs,andwoodcancausethelinetorapidly
wearandevenbreak.
•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,
andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.
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Figure10
1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath
2.Idealcuttingrange
Maintenance
Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:
1.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe
trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.
2.Wipeorscrapecleananydebrisfromthecutting-headarea.
3.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor
lost,repairorreplaceit.
4.Brushdebrisawayfromtheairintakeventsonthemotor
housingtopreventthemotorfromoverheating.
ReplacingtheSpool
Note:Useonly1.65mm(065in)diametermonolament
string.Forbestperformance,useonlyTororeplacement
string(partnumber88512).
Important:Usingalargerdiameterstringmaycause
themotortooverheatandfail.
1.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure11).
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