Customer Reviews

Toro 15-Inch Trimmer and Edger 51357

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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.

I too purchased this item to replace my dead weed eater. I did some research and reading before I purchased this particular model, but clearly not in depth enough to discover the many shortcomings of this beast. The first annoying thing is where one plugs in the extension cord. Not only is the receptacle located in an awkward position (below the handle grips), but it's basically upside down in that one must either completely invert the beast to SEE the plug receptacles or nearly stand on one's head to see them....then try plugging the cord it, heaven forbid you have the plug backwards as you'd be required to flip the beast over yet again to visualize which direction to place the plug. Never mind the fact that the receptacle is only two prong meaning the nice extension cord suited for three prongs BARELY fits in the receptacle space. Add to this annoyance the fact that there is no safety holder for the plug....a minor tug on the line means the plug is pulled free and the beast flipping begins again. Although I've mastered wrapping the cord around part of the handle to safeguard the cord, it's still a rotten design. As for the "bump and feed".....a brand new spool made no difference to the ongoing "bump and where'd the line go?" one endures. I can generally use the beast no more than 3-5 minutes before the line is mysterious sucked back into the spool....aging, more beast flipping, course, that's AFTER I have to unplug the rotten cord so that I don't whack off part of my limbs unscrewing the spool. Lastly, the entire thing is just uncomfortable to use - it's rather heavy, requires two hands at all times, lest you not need skin left on your ankles, and the bottom "guide" just gets in the way all the time. All in all, the most productive thing I accomplished with this hunk o' junk was tossing it across the yard (yeah, I really did, sigh) with such force that I thought I should consider a career in hammer throwing for it sailed with ease. Basic is better....back to the basic, standard weed eater series I go!

I purchased a Toro electric to replace the Weed Eater that over a couple of years had lost its ability to feed line -- also by the bump method. Alas, Toro's bump feed did not work more than a couple of lawn trimmings until it, too, ceased to advance. To make matters worse, doing that job with a Toro requires more hands (and patience) than I have. At least the Weed Eater was fairly quick and easy to advance the string by hand. Anybody know of a string trimmer that works?

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.

i had to bump this thing to get the line to come out so often that i put a hole in the spool assembly. try finding new parts for this thing. just try.

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.

It's a medium-sized tool that worked fine in my small yard, for years. Better as week cutter than as edger

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.