Craftsman CMCMWSP220, Instruction Manual

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Removing and Installing Blade (Fig. M–O)
DANGER: RISK OF INJURY. WHEN REASSEMBLING
THE BLADE SYSTEM, ENSURE EACH PART IS
REINSTALLED CORRECTLY, AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE BLADE OR OTHER PARTS
OF THE BLADE SYSTEM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.
DANGER: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off, remove safety key and
battery packs before making any adjustments or
MAINTENANCE
DANGER: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the safety key and
battery packs before making any adjustments or
removing/installing attachments or accessories.
An accidental start‑up can cause injury.
Storage (Fig. F)
DANGER: Rotating blade can cause serious
injury. Release bail handle to turn mower off, remove
safety key, and remove battery packs before lifting,
transporting, or storing the mower. Store in a dry place.
CAUTION: Pinch point.
To avoid being pinched, keep
fingers away from area around handle brackets when
folding down handles.
The handle of the mower can be easily folded down for quick
and convenient storage.
1. Twist the handle lock knobs 6 a quarter turn.
2. Rotate the handle towards the front of the mower. Take
care to not pinch or stress the cord.
3. Twist the handle lock knobs a quarter turn to lock the
handle into storage position.
4. The mower can be stored standing up vertically on its
rear wheels with the grass collection bag removed, or
horizontally on all its wheels.
• For best cutting results, keep blade sharpened
and balanced.
• Inspect and thoroughly clean mower after each use as a
deck with caked grass will degrade performance.
• Always release bail handle to turn mower off, remove
safety key and battery packs when leaving it unattended
even for a short period of time.
The following suggestions will help you
to obtain optimum runtime from your
cordless mower:
• Slow down in areas where the grass is especially long
or thick.
• Avoid mowing when the grass is wet from rain or
dew‑soaked.
• Cut your lawn frequently, especially during high
growth periods.
nOTE:
It is recommended that your battery packs be
recharged after use to prolong the battery pack life. Frequent
charging will not harm your battery pack, and will ensure that
the battery pack is fully charged and ready for its next use.
Storing battery pack not fully charged will shorten its life.
Mowing Tips (Fig. A)
WARNING: ALWAYS INSPECT AREA WHERE
MOWER IS TO BE USED AND REMOVE ALL STONES,
STICKS, WIRE, BONES, AND OTHER DEBRIS WHICH
MIGHT BE THROWN BY THE ROTATING BLADE.
WARNING: Mow across the face of slopes, never
up‑and‑down. Exercise extreme caution when
changing direction on slopes. Do not mow excessively
steep slopes. Always maintain good footing.
• Release bail handle 5 to turn mower “OFF” when
crossing any gravel area (stones can be thrown by
the blade).
• Set mower at highest cutting height when mowing in
rough ground or in tall weeds. Removing too much grass
at one time can cause the motor to be overloaded and
to stop.
• If a grass collection bag 12 is used during the fast
growing season, the grass may tend to clog up at the
discharge opening. Release bail handle to turn mower
off, remove the safety key
3 and battery packs 20 .
Remove the catcher and shake the grass down to the
back end of the bag. Also clean out any grass or debris
which may be packed around the discharge opening.
Replace the grass catcher.
• If mower should start to vibrate abnormally, release bail
handle to turn mower off, remove the safety key and
battery packs. Check immediately for cause. Vibration is a
warning of trouble. Do not operate mower until a service
check has been made.
Mower Overload
To prevent damage due to overload conditions, do not try to
remove too much grass at one time. Slow down your cutting
pace, or raise the cut height.
Variable-Speed Self Drive System (Fig. L)
DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never attempt to
override the operation of the switch box, the self
drive system or the safety key system as serious
injury could result.
Your mower is equipped with variable‑speed self drive.
1. Follow starting Mower instructions.
2. To turn on self drive, hold self drive bail handle 14 in
place against the main handle 4 .
3. Slide the self drive speed lever 15 forward to increase
speed or backward to decrease speed.
4. To turn off self drive, release the self drive bail handle.
nOTE: When you turn off the self drive, for example at the
end of a row, the wheels may become temporarily locked
if you pull backwards on the mower. Simply push ahead
slightly and then move the mower as required.
nOTE: During cutting, at times it may be easier to maneuver
around an object , such as a tree or plants, with the self drive
off. The mower can easily be used with the self drive off.
The motor is braked and the mower blade will stop rotating
in three seconds or less. If mower blade rotates longer than
three seconds, discontinue using mower and have it serviced.