Black & Decker CM1936 Review

March 26th, 2010


The CM1936 is incredibly quiet, so you can mow
when you want without disturbing your neighbors.

The CM1936 has a customer removable battery allowing easy battery interchange for large yards with long grass. My yard is about 12000 square feet and can normally be mowed with one charge. The blade has been redesigned for longer run time. The charger recharges the battery a useable amount in 4 hours.

Key Features Removable 36V battery can be charged seperately from the mower unit, and multiple batteries can be purchased for extended runtime.
Power 36V removable battery
Mulch/Bag/Discharge Rear bag (mulching insert and side discharge chute sold seperatley)

I’ll admit it – we’ve gotten lazy over the last few years and had been using a gardening service for our lawn care. But after getting this mower we’ve cancelled the service and my husband is back to mowing the lawn (and enjoying doing it).

In the past, he’s hated the odor when using a gas mower, but obviously this is not a problem with the Black & Decker battery-powered CM1936. Combine the easy startup, quiet operation, and “green” performance of this mower, and it’s a winner.

We have an average size yard and one battery charge handles both the front and back with ease. The battery removes easily for charging, and I like the fact that our daughter can’t accidently start the mower while it’s stored in the garage between uses.

I was a little skeptical about buying an electrical pushmower, but considering the cost of gas and the inconvenience to have to go get it, plus storage of gasoline in the garage is a little worrisome, I decided to go for it. I plugged the battery in to charge and as soon as it was green I tried it out. I agree with the other review that you have to make sure that you push the button all the way in before pulling on the bailer arm (the safety arm that you hold down to keep the mower on that they added in the 80’s), but this only takes 1 time to figure it out. From the second time it’s a piece of cake. The mower cut my whole yard on the first charge. I have less than a half acre, the grass was mostly dry and taller than 6″. The mower was on the highest height setting. The battery was getting weak toward the end though. The second time I cut the grass the battery was still strong at the end and I tackled a hillside with a thick layer of iceplant. You can’t just push over it like you can with grass because it will stop the mower, but you can still cut it. Incredible.

This mower has worked exactly as advertised and I’d highly recommend it to anyone who wants to lawnmower that doesn’t rely on gas for operation.

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