Toro 15-Inch Trimmer and Edger #51357

Features:

• A 15-inch electric string trimmer ideal for trimming grasses and weeds
• 4.0 Amp motor
• No tools necessary for assembly or spool replacement
• Bump-head line release
• 2-year limited warranty

Accessories:

DEWALT DW9116 7.2-Volt to 18-Volt Pod Style 1 Hour Battery Charger

Customer Reviews:

Toro trimmers have problems with feeding the line [Posted on 2005-03-08]
Toro trimmers have a basic design flaw. Note all the people complaining about the line feed on this trimmer. This is not the only Toro model that has this problem.

Like most trimmers, as the line gets shorter, you bump the trimmer on the ground to feed more line. But, with the Toro trimmer, the line breaks too close to the spool. So, you constantly have to stop, take it apart and manually feed more line.

Also, the bump process does not work very well. You have to bump the trimmer and hold it down for awhile to get the line to feed. It almost never works on grass. It does work if you bump it on concrete, but it leaves a black mark.

The pity is that the Toro does a very good job of trimming. It just takes a long time to trim even a small area, because you are always having to take it apart to get more line.

ditto, ditto [Posted on 2005-07-07]
Right out of the box, this trimmer never worked right. The line either feed itself out within minutes of use or disappeared completely inside. I spent more time on my hands and knees trying to get the cord to work right than I did using the trimmer.
Also, my heavy duty extension cord would fall out of the socket too easily---well, maybe just in time for each pause to deal with string.
Definitely a flawed design. I had a Black and Decker before this that worked pretty well for a couple years- as a point of comparison.

Worthless [Posted on 2005-10-02]
I had the same problem with the nonfunctional string feed as the others. Additionally, the handle often came off. The handle is clipped onto the wand and is held in place by friction. There is no bolt to hold it securely in place. Finally, shield was coming loose because the plastic split in the place where it is attached to the motor.

My previous trimmer was a Toro and it gave me many YEARS of service.

When I first used this one, it was immediately apparent that it had a much less powerful motor than my old one. This model was much larger than my old one so I expected it to have a MORE powerful motor.

Toro should reintroduce some of their old models that were designed to give service rather than conform to the latest fads in industrial design.

Not that Bad [Posted on 2006-07-31]
Most of the folks complaining are complaining about the feed feature. I would be willing to bet they have lost the inner spring and do not realize it. I know this because I have lost two already. It is not mounted in there and when you open the feeder cassette it pops out. When you are hot and tired, you may not notice, I didn't.

Yes it has low power. You only paid $40 buck. You want power, get a gas trimmer! Or trim more often so that you aren't over working the poor motor.

For the price it is a fair product.

Toro 51537 woorked fine [Posted on 2008-06-14]
It's a medium-sized tool that worked fine in my small yard, for years. Better as week cutter than as edger

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