Toro 51486 - Maintenance; Replacing the Spool

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1.Powersaverknob
OperatingTips
•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthebest
cuttingarea.
•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromlefttoright.
Thiswillavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.
•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestringhead
intouncutgrass.
•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,evenbreakage.
Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywearstringrapidly.
•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,and
fencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.
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1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath
2.Idealcuttingrange
Maintenance
Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:
•Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe
trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.
•Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereisan
accumulationofdebris.
•Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedorlost,
repairorreplaceit.
•Brushdebrisawayfromairintakeventsonthebackoftheshaftto
preventthemotorfromoverheating.
ReplacingtheSpool
Useonly.065inch(1.6mm)diametermonolamentstring.Use
originalmanufacturer’sreplacementstringforbestperformance(Toro
partnumber88532).
1.Removethebattery.
2.Pushinthetabsonthesideofthespoolretainer(Figure15).
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