Black & Decker CM1936 19-Inch 36-Volt Cordless Electric Lawn Mower With Removable Battery | 
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| Brand: Black & Decker
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $379.99(as of 9/5/10 10:11 PDT - Details)
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Rating:  103 reviews
Sales Rank: 119
Color: Black & Orange
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 87
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.2 x 0.2
MPN: CM1936
Model: CM1936
UPC: 885911148238
EAN: 0885911148238
ASIN: B002YK4UZU
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| Features:
| • | Cordless electric lawn mower with removable 36V battery for cutting lawns up to 1/3 acre | | • | Removable battery enables use of additional batteries for cutting larger properties; includes Energy Star rated charger | | • | 1-touch adjustment quickly changes height on all 4 wheels simultaneopusly | | • | 19-inch deck size; weighs 72 pounds | | • | 2-year limited warranty; includes rear bag assembly, mulch plug, safety key, 36V battery pack, battery charger |
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Product Description
Featuring a highly efficient design, the Black & Decker CM1936 19-Inch 36-Volt Cordless Lawn Mower provides unparalleled power and convenience, making yard care better than ever before. With this high-performance cordless mower, you can create and maintain a manicured lawn without the hassles, expense, and emissions of a gas-powered model.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 98 more reviews...
 Fully satisfied September 5, 2010
neurotome (San Luis Obispo, CA)
I bought this mower from Amazon, and I'm satisfied with it. I've been using it about 6 weeks. I have a small front lawn and a relatively small back lawn, probably not more than 2000 square feet in all, and so this mower is overkill. But the little Bully Lawnpup I'd been using before I moved took nearly an hour to cut; that wasn't any good at all. My goal was that I wanted to be done with both lawns, start to finish, in 10 minutes - no fooling around with gasoline cans, extension cords, difficult height adjustments, or anything else. And the B+D delivered. Here's what I learned:
LIKES:
I love that the B+D sits at an outlet, handle folded over, and is ready to go when it's time. The battery can be charged in place or out of the mower, which is handy if you're planning to swap batteries for big jobs, but I found it easiest just to leave it there.
I like the safety features. The start button, power key, and grab bar make it nearly impossible to start the mower if you are not intending to, or if you are a small child. That's excellent. Yet it's easy to just start and go. The rubber back-flap reduces rock throws and
I love the height adjustment. There is a small meter and a little squeeze handle; squeeze the handle, pull up or down until the meter reads what you want, let go the handle, and all four wheels 'click' into place.
I like the wide track and the ease of handling. It's fairly easy, given the mower's weight, to navigate it how you want it to go.
I like the results. The lawn is cut, not shredded or torn, and most of the clippings go in the bag. Because they really want you to mulch, it's designed as a mulching mower; I find that an inch-wide stripe of clippings miss the bag and get laid down under the right wheels. They blow away in the wind after an hour or so.
I like that it arrived so quickly, undamaged. Yay for Amazon prime shipping.
I guess I like how environmentally friendly it is. My area's served by a nuke plant, so my mowing's carbon-neutral. It's also relatively quiet compared to gas mowers, though I do use earplugs (and eye and foot protection, always, just like you should too).
DISLIKES:
The mower is extremely heavy. 72 pounds; 46 lbs of that is battery. Ugh.
The wheels could have benefited from a bit of suspension or at least springiness; and better bearings. The ride is a little rough and if the ground is even a little uneven, it shows in a sort of unevenly cut lawn. Bearing down on the front wheels sort of fixes that, but who wants to do that kind of work?
The plastic part that holds the battery - battery console, for lack of a better word - cracked within a week. I don't think it's designed to cope with the weight of this battery. The problem appears cosmetic only.
It's hard to take off the bag. I got used to reaching down through the handle and lifting the catch bag up between the bars. No dice here - you have to bend down and move it sideways, out from the mower. If you empty the mower in a narrow side path, like where most people keep their greenwaste can, it's annoying and you will spill dust off the top of the bag.
Clippings, leaves and dust get on the top of the mower and top of the bag under even light use. They appear to shoot up between the right rear wheel and the plastic blade housing. I understand that if I were mulching, as they clearly seem to think I am supposed to be, that stuff would get everywhere. I don't *want* to mulch, because that stuff is nasty and I don't want it everywhere. I want to catch it and discard it. Why doesn't it all go in the bag? It's easily brushed off and swept up, but sometimes this makes me miss my 10 minute window.
It's an expensive product. For the price Amazon is charging, the device ought to be perfect, not just great. Despite that, if you took mine away I'd buy another one, and I guess that's good enough for government work.
As powerful as they say September 2, 2010
MARLA S MALLATT (FEDERAL WAY, WA, US)
This one does come fully charged and mows like a dream right out of the box.
I am glad they went back to the bar design for keeping the mower running, it is more comfortable and durable. The increased voltage allows me to mow my front and back yard and keeps moving even on the thicker grass in my back yard. My previous model required me to do each yard area on a different day.
b and d September 1, 2010
T. Lohne
Overall, I really like the mower, considering its electric and considering the good price. I am happy with how the mower mulches.. I put some chemicals down to kill weeds/crabgrass and have had to mulch for the past couple mowings, and I can't even see the clippings it does such a good job. I'm wondering if whoever was having a problem with this didn't put in the mulching insert that easily slips into place once the bag is removed. Anyway, I actually found this to be a nice little bonus for this mower. As per the instructions I just leave it plugged in in the garage and it's always ready to use, and it always starts the first time every time with just the push of a button. It does a nice job providing a nice, even cut, but I haven't used it to cut really long or wet grass yet so don't know how it'll do in those circumstances yet. It takes me about 60 minutes to mow my mother's lawn and I don't sense any loss of performance due to a drained battery, so it seems like it'll go for quite a bit longer. Some nice touches are the one-touch height adjustment, the bag is very easy to take on/off and empty, the safety key to prevent kids from starting it, and the handle is nicely shaped and padded so it's very comfortable to use. The mower is a little on the heavy side, but I don't think it's all that much heavier than a traditional gas mower and overall it's pretty maneuverable. Overall this mower seems pretty solid and well put together.
 Black & Decker Cordless August 30, 2010
Kimberly Crews (Adelphi, MD United States)
After my Black & Decker corded mower just stopped in my yard this summer, I needed a new mower and knew I didn't want to go back to gas. I got this mower and was able to set up and use it in one day. The set up was easy and the mower works much better (cuts more evenly) than the other one. This lower would be great for flat lawns. I have a fairly steep hill and count on getting a bit of a workout when I mow, because this mower weighs 72 pounds. The weight comes from the battery which is one easy to remove. But, you don't need to remove it because you can charge it while it is still in place. Also one lever allow you to change the height level of the mower.
Cons: As far as I can tell you can't tell what charge level is on the mower and you need to use a key to start the mower. It is heavy if you have a hill.
Pros: You don't need to remove the battery to charge and can leave the mower on the charger all of the time. Easy set-up. One lever to change the height.
I have used it just three times, and am extremely please so far
 Way Too Heavy August 23, 2010
Lee Hollingworth
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This lawn mower is very heavy and the wheels flatten the grass you're trying to cut. I have to go over my lawns twice to get an even cut; once from one direction and the second cut from the other direction. Definately not for new lawns.
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