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.