Toro Air Rake 51551 Operator's Manual page 3

Read operator's
manual
Consult technical
manual for proper
service procedures
Do not open or
remove safety shields
while engine is
running
Wear eye protection
Assembly
Note: Refer to Figures section at the back of the manual.
Note: Always turn off unit and unplug from electrical outlet
before adding or switching attachments.
Blower
1. Slide tube onto blower outlet until tabs on tube snap into latch
(Fig. 2).
Note: Blower tube must be attached to housing when operating in
the blower mode.
Note: Inlet cover must be securely locked into position,
activating interlock switch, before blower will operate. Pointer
on cover will be aligned with pointer on housing when cover is
correctly locked in position (Fig. 3 & 4).
Note: Blower is shipped with inlet cover installed.
Vacuum
(Model 51541 Vacuum Kit not included)
1. Grasp inlet cover and rotate it counterclockwise to remove
(Fig. 5).
Electrical
shock/electrocution
Disconnect power
Severing of fingers or
hand—impeller blade
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Motor impeller rotates for a few seconds after blower
is turned off.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Rotating impeller can cut or injure fingers.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
• Never remove inlet cover when motor is operating or
when unit is plugged in.
2. Hold vacuum tube vertically and place blower inlet over top of
tube (Fig. 6). Tubes will only fit one way in blower inlet.
3. Rotate unit clockwise until pointer on vacuum tube aligns with
pointer on housing (Fig. 7, 8 & 9).
Note: Vacuum tube and housing pointers must be aligned at locked
position before blower will operate.
4. Slide bag collar into bag opening until bag collar flange is past
the Velcrot strap (Fig. 10). Line up bag seam with tab on
collar. Tighten Velcro strap to secure bag to collar (Fig. 10).
Close bag zipper. Bag should appear as shown in Figure 11
when correctly assembled.
5. Slide bag collar onto blower outlet until tabs on bag collar snap
into latch (Fig. 12).
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