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| grass tips are bruised it causes a brownishcolor and gives your lawn an unhealthy appearance. A dull blade may also pull up young seedlings. | ||||||
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| changing seasons, a consistent cutting height produces a healthier, lovelier lawn with generally fewer weeds. Mow more frequently during | ||||||
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| higher than normal. A second pass at “normal” cutting height a few days later will put your lawn back on schedule. Changing the cutting | ||||||
8. | height is a simple matter with Black & Deckerʼs One Touch Wheel Height Adjustment, which simultaneously adjusts all four wheels at once. | ||||||||
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| down while cutting, try setting the wheels for a higher cutting height. Excessive motor loading can result in uneven cutting and | ||||||
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| 9. Three good ideas to enhance your lawnʼs appearance: Vary the mowing direction frequently; mow horizontally on hillsides; (this is also a | |||||||
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| 10. Always mow grass so that clippings are discharged onto cut lawn. This will keep your lawn looking fresh by avoiding “Cut Grass” | |||||||
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| which will eventually brown and appear ugly. This method also preserves your battery charge, ensuring you get the most from your Black & | ||||||
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| 11. During the spring and fall seasons when the grass is longer and thicker, you can use your mower without its battery being fully recharged. | |||||||
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| (i.e. green charge indication light is on). This will enable you to perform short cutting tasks, but we donʼt recommend this be done frequently. | ||||||
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1. | Mower doesnʼt run when bail handle is activated. |
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| B. Release bail handle to turn mower off. Remove safety key and battery pack, | |||
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| turn mower over and check that blade is free to turn. | |||
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| C. Check that the battery cavity is free of debris and is connected properly. | |||
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| D. Has battery been fully charged? Plug in charger and wait for green light to | |||
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| B. Raise cutting height of wheels to highest position and start mower. | |||
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| C. Check that the battery cavity is free of debris and is connected properly. | |||
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| D. Has battery been fully charged? Plug in charger and wait for green light to | |||
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| E. Avoid overloading the mower. Slow down the cutting pace, or raise the cut | |||
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| 3. | Mower runs but cutting performance is unsatisfactory, |
| A. Has battery been fully charged? Plug in charger and wait for green light to |
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| B. Release bail handle to turn mower off. Remove safety key and battery pack. | |||
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| 5. | Mower is abnormally noisy and vibrates. |
| A. Release bail handle to turn mower off. Remove safety key and battery pack. |
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| damaged. If blade is damaged, replace with a Black & Decker | |||
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| replacement blade. If the underside of the deck is damaged return mower to | |||
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| B. If there is no visible damage to the blade and the mower still vibrates the | |||
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| blade may need to be balanced. See manual for Blade Balancing. If mower | |||
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| still vibrates after blade is balanced, release bail handle to turn mower off, | |||
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| remove safety key and battery pack and remove blade. Rotate blade 180 | |||
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| degrees and retighten. If mower still vibrates, return the mower to an | |||
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6. | Battery charger LEDʼs not on. |
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7. | Battery charger LED does not flip to green. |
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| B. If charger LED is not green, battery may need to be diagnosed. Take to | |||
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