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Cordless Electric Mower
Safety &
Operating
Instructions
Model: EM 5.1
®
COUNTRY HOME PRODUCTS , INC.
www.neutonowners.com
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® And congratulations on your purchase of the NEUTON Cordless Electric Mower EM 5.1 — the Smart Mower for Small Lawns! The NEUTON Mower EM 5.1 is designed with state-of-the-art battery technology to make mowing your lawn as easy and enjoyable as possible. If you haven’t already ordered it, be sure to try the EM 5.1’s Trimmer Attachment, too. This option makes the EM 5.1 the only mower that can also trim and edge your lawn — saving you steps, plus a whole garage full of separately powered equip
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introducing the NEUTON Mower EM 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Chapter 2: Important Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety and Information Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 7: Maintaining and Storing Your NEUTON Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Cleaning Your Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Removing and Attaching the Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Sharpening the Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1: Introducing the NEUTON Mower EM 5.1 Congratulations on purchasing your new NEUTON Mower EM 5.1, the Smart Mower for Small Lawns. The advanced technology built into your NEUTON Mower makes lawn care easy and enjoyable, year after year. As you get to know your NEUTON Mower, you’ll discover that it’s strong, light, easy to maintain, and whisper quiet. It’s clean, too, because it runs on a battery. You’ll breathe easy and keep your lawn beautiful the smart, fun way — with your NEUTON Mowe
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Chapter 7: Maintaining and Storing your NEUTON Mower • Provides tips on maintaining your Mower. • Describes how best to store your Mower. Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Tips • Lists common problems and their solutions. In addition to these chapters, the manual includes a parts list, schematic drawings of the NEUTON Mower, a section for your notes, the warranty, and a checklist of daily maintenance procedures (on the back cover) to help you keep your Mower performing well for years to come. Conven
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Chapter 2: Important Safety Considerations We want you to enjoy years of safe and productive use from your NEUTON Cordless Electric Mower. We don’t want you to get injured, so please take a few moments to read the following instructions for safely operating your new machine. Important: Please read these instructions before using your Mower. Safety and Information Labels You will find the following two labels on your NEUTON Mower. NEUTON Mower Warning and Safety Instructions label (210521) NEUTO
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Mower Danger label (176701) The following label appears on your NEUTON Battery. NEUTON Battery operating tips label (207911) 4 NEUTON EM 5.1 Cordless Electric Mower Safety & Operating Instructions
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Protecting Yourself and Those Around You Tragic accidents can occur if the operator is not alert to the presence of children. Children are often attracted to the Mower and the activity of mowing. Never assume that children will remain where you last saw them. WARNING! This cutting machine is capable of amputating hands and feet, and throwing objects. Failure to observe the following safety instructions could result in serious injury or death. • Be sure the area is clear of other people before mo
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Preparing to Use Your Mower • Read, understand, and follow all instructions on the Mower and in the manual. Be thoroughly familiar with the controls and the proper use of the Mower before starting. • Never operate the NEUTON Mower without the proper guards, safety switches, or other safety and protective devices in place and properly connected. Inspect the Mower and cutting blade to determine that these safety devices are properly installed, in good repair, and operate properly. If the condition
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Operating Your Mower WARNING! ALWAYS stop the motor, wait for the blade to stop moving, and remove the safety key whenever you leave the operating position (behind the handlebars) for any reason. In addition, remove the battery when inspecting and cleaning the Mower, performing routine maintenance, clearing grass, making adjustments, repairing the Mower, and removing or attaching the rear bagger or other accessories. • Your Mower can operate either as a discharging, mulching, or bagging mower.
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• Do not modify your Mower or over-speed the motor. Remember, modifications to your Mower void your warranty. • Do not use your NEUTON Mower for any job other than those for which it is intended. Mowing on Slopes Slopes are a major factor related to slip-and-fall accidents, which can result in severe injury. All slopes require caution. If you feel uneasy on a slope, do not mow it. Do: • Use caution on slopes. Whenever possible, mow across slopes, not up and down. Exercise caution when changing d
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Maintaining and Storing Your Mower WARNING! ALWAYS remove the safety key before performing any adjustments or repairs, or when storing your Mower. • Maintain the lawn Mower with care — keep cutting edges sharp and clean for the best and safest performance. Keep all nuts, bolts, and screws tight to be sure the Mower is in safe operating condition. Follow the instructions in this manual for changing accessories. • Periodically inspect the cords on the charger unit and the handlebar for damage. If
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Chapter 3: Setting Up Your NEUTON Mower This chapter outlines a few simple steps needed to set up your new Mower. Before beginning assembly, it may be helpful to familiarize yourself with the controls and features on your Mower by reviewing the photograph of the Mower on page 18 (Figure 14) and reading about the Mower’s controls and features. Please check that you have all of the components listed below. If anything is missing, please call Country Home Products toll-free at 1-(866)-NEUTON1 (638-
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Package Contents (Figure 1) 3a. Lockwashers 1. NEUTON Mower 3. Quick-connect knobs, green 2. Upper handlebar assembly Cord clip 4. Lower handlebars with black connector knobs 5. Side discharge chute 6. Rear Bagger 10. 36 mm wrench 7. Battery 8. Battery charger 9. Safety key NEUTON EM 5.1 Cordless Electric Mower Safety & Operating Instructions 11
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Assembling Your NEUTON Mower To allow you to quickly begin using your NEUTON Mower, it is shipped to you partially assembled. The assembly process is easy and does not require any special tools, knowledge, or strength. Assembling your NEUTON Mower takes just a few steps: Step 1: Read these “Safety and Operating Instructions” before proceeding. Step 2: Remove the battery. Step 3: Charge the battery before your first use. Step 4: Attach the lower handlebar sections. Step 5: Attach the upper handle
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Step 2: Remove the Battery You can quickly and easily remove the battery from your Mower. 1. Open the battery cover (Figure 2). Remember to press down on the Mower body next to the battery cover handle before pulling the cover open. 2. Turn the battery retainer arm until it is no Figure 2. Lift the battery cover longer blocking the battery (Figure 3). To help keep the Mower from rolling while removing the battery, put one foot behind a wheel for stability. 3. Pull the battery straight up to remo
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Mower body (Figure 4). This makes it easier to reach the slots on the Mower frame. 2. Position the lower handlebar with the smooth side against the frame of the Mower. Slide it down fully into the slot on the frame until the holes line up (Figure 5). Be sure you slide the handlebar all the way down to the bottom of the slot. When you do this, the cutout notch on the end of the handlebar aligns with the base of the Figure 5. Slide the handlebar fully into the slot channel in the Mower’s frame. on
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with the holes in the lower handlebar sections. 3. The handlebars have three height adjustments (three holes in the upper handlebars). Connect the handlebars at the height that is most comfortable for you. 4. Slide the connector bolts (from inside to outside) through the holes in the upper and lower handlebar sections on each side of the Mower. Screw on the black connector knobs, then hand-tighten them just enough to hold the upper and lower handlebar sections together on each side. 5. Swing the
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Step 7: Attach the Side Discharge Chute or Rear Bagger The side discharge allows the cut grass to be properly discharged, which prevents clogging. 1. Raise the hinged discharge guard on the back of the mower.(Figure 12a) 2. Orient the chute as shown in (Figure 12). Position the top front groove of the chute over the support rod (Figure 12a) and lower the chute into place. (Figure 12b) 3. Lower the hinged discharge guard. Other discharge options are available for your NEUTON Mower. With the rear
