Hello I'm Steve Copnall from Allett Mowers and thank you for buying an Allett Liberty
30 or 35 battery cylinder mower. The purpose of this video is to get you prepared and ready
to receive your mower and to set up for mowing safely. When the mower arrives before accepting
delivery please make sure that there is no obvious damage to the outside of the carton
if there is please just ask the driver to wait while you open the box and check there's no
obvious damage to the mower please do not sign for or accept delivery if you're not 100 percent happy
with the condition that the mower has arrived in. Both machines are relatively lightweight
the Liberty 30 weighs 23 kilograms and the Liberty 35 weighs 26 and a half kilograms
if you have ordered additional cartridges as well as the machine then this is an additional weight
that you will need to consider when moving the carton around. So the packaging around the mower
is mostly cardboard which can be recycled at your local recycling centre we also use a low density
polyethylene foam which is very useful around the household so if you can reuse that then please do
if not then again this can be recycled at your local centre. Please make sure that you hold
the carton and any packaging for 14 days that way if you are not 100 percent happy with the product
then worse does happen and you want to return that then it's best to return it
with the original packaging just for ease of transport so let's see what's inside the box.
So now we've removed all the carton and the packaging from the mower so
you should have your Liberty 30 or 35 mower, a grass box, a grass box cradle,
a 40 volt battery and a 40 volt battery charger you will also have a literature pack which will
include a quick start guide which is basically what we are talking through in this video,
your mower manual and a brochure showing you all the different cartridges which are available
for your mower, a warranty registration card and which to register the machine you'll also
need the serial number which is located on the back of the mower just above the rear roller.
You will have a five millimetre allen key, two cable clips, a small spanner for making
adjustments. This video is quite long so there are several sections to it which we have indexed
in the description of this video below so you can click on the time and that will take you
to each section rather than watching the entire video again. So the first thing we're going to do
when with the mower is out of the box is to set up the handlebars into the mowing position
and be sure that none of the cables are wrapped around the two legs and when folding up so we lift
the top handles so the two bars are in line just double check that no cables are trapped between
the the two handle joints then using the over centre lever we lock that handle into position.
If the handlebar height is not a comfortable height for you for yourself
and there is an option to adjust the handlebar to raise or lower that to a more comfortable height
so to achieve that there is a nut on the one side which we release a spring washer and a washer
then we can slide the crossbar
out of the handlebars, position it into another hole
thread that through again make sure you're on the same hole
on the opposite side then reinstate the fasteners
and then now we're at a separate different height
so again just check the cables. With the mower you should also have the two cable clips
now there's no right or wrong way to fix these but with the Liberty 35 you will have this drive cable
and this is to ensure that there's no twist in the cable and it's rooted comfortably so there's no
snags on the cable itself it should be located into the plastic molding at the top handle
and also sitting comfortably inside the grommet at the bottom so it shouldn't be sat
outside the outer black cable should be sat comfortably inside the threaded grommet.
Your Liberty mower is powered by a 40 volt 4 amp power lithium-ion battery giving you approximately
40 minutes of mowing time we need to ensure that the battery is fully charged before we
start mowing. When it is dispatched to you and delivered the battery will be fully depleted
so to test the battery we press and hold the green button and that will illuminate a series
of led's along the battery symbol so if we've got for instance four illuminated led's then
the battery is 100 percent charged, if we've got two then the battery is at 50 percent
charged. To insert the battery into the charger there you'll notice there is a rail
design on the back of the battery and then the connector ports which will connect into the
ports onto the battery dock so we slide that in and then hear a click to know that it's engaged
there will be a red power light once the charger is plugged in when the battery is inserted you'll
get a red charging light and when that's fully charged that red symbol will turn to green to
indicate that the battery is fully charged so to remove the battery there is a grey lever
so we press the grey lever in and then that allows us to disengage the battery.
So to insert the battery into our mower we lift the cover on the powerhead you will also notice
a red key switch which basically when removed that isolates the whole mower from the power
source so if the mower is left outside especially if children are in the area it does prevent any
accidents from happening so you can remove the battery and also the key switch as well.
So to insert the battery again we've got the rails which locate to rails at the top of the power head
we just slide that in and then push that until it clicks to know that that's fully engaged
and then we are ready for mowing.
So to remove the battery very similar to the charger we just press the grey lever in and
that allows us to disengage the battery from the mower. The Liberty 30 and 35 models have a
height of cut range from six millimetres rising to 32 millimetres and we do the adjustments by
tilting the mower back just taking the weight off the front roller then using the side dial we press
and insert the dial and then we rotate that clockwise or anti-clockwise turning
it clockwise will lower the height of cut turning it anti-clockwise will raise our height of cut.
You'll notice that there are a series of numbers and also an S which is our Scarifier
setting so with the height setting at S we are at six millimetres or quarter of an inch
so this is our Scarifier setting when using the Scarifier cartridge
number one is nine millimetres or three eighths of an inch, two is twelve millimetres or half an inch
setting, three is 19 millimetres three-quarters of an inch and number four is 26 millimetres
or an inch and finally setting five is 32 millimetres which is an inch and a quarter
when you want to choose your height of cut it's important that you also follow the rule of only
cutting a third off your plant height at any one time so if your grass is 30 millimetres high
before you start mowing you only want to be mowing down that down to 20 millimetres high.
With cylinder mowing there's nothing better than regular and frequent cylinder cuts
taking small amounts off at any one time which will really help you achieve
a wonderful lawn and strong stripes. So before we start mowing it's a good idea just to check that
the cylinder and bottom blade are set correctly these are pre-set in the factory to cut paper
but it is a good idea just to check them after delivery but it's also a good idea just to check
them regularly and before each mow as well just to check with paper so that you ensure that the
cylinder is set correctly so you're not doing any damage and to your lawn so we have our cylinder
and then the bottom blade underneath which is fixed and then we can raise and lower the
cylinder down to the bottom blade by using the adjuster on each side so safety reasons remove
the battery and also the isolator key when doing any adjustments to the cylinder itself
and then what we want to do is just rotate the cylinder it's always best to wear gloves as well
the cylinder edge can be sharp and then we want to
feed paper in between the cylinder and bottom blade just to get a scissor cut
so we're getting a nice clean cut on the one side but not on the other side so using a screwdriver
we just want to turn that adjuster clockwise so just do one click at a time we don't want
to over set the cartridges so we're basically just lowering that cylinder on the one side
you could still just do another click
so we're getting a nice clean cut that side if we just back this side off
one click as well because if we're back in once up bringing one side down
that can also put more tension onto the other side so i've just backed this side off one click
we're cutting nice and cleanly in the centre as well so if we just back that one off again
and we're getting a nice clean cut now all the way along
so it's always best just to do that on a regular check just to ensure you're not doing any damage
then to your lawn so if we're not cutting paper then we're not going to be cutting
grass and if it starts to fold the paper rather than cutting it that's basically what it's going
to be doing to your lawn and it's also best just to keep these edges clean as possible
and remove any grass and debris on there before cutting as well just to make sure that those edges
are clean. So now we're going to fit the grass box and the grass box cradle so you'll notice
there are two pins on each side of the cradle which locate into two holes
on the cartridge itself just above the cutting adjusters so it's best to insert one side
and then we have to just pinch the bars together
to locate the other bar into position so there's a mowing position where the grass box cradle is
fully down and then we have the storage position as well so we position that at the lowest setting
our grass box has got a molding recess which locates under the cradle so we lower that
insert that under the cradle and then locate the top moldings against the the bottom of the cradle
it can it is easy to get this wrong so you can sit that on top and then locate the front down and but
our clippings will start to fall out at that point and also the grass box is not
secured correctly so just double check that the molding's inserted into the actual cradle itself.
The Liberty 30 and 35 models are controlled by an electric switch arrangement so to engage the
actual cylinder we've got a two-stage program so we press and hold the red button we then
bring in the red lever and that will engage our cylinder.
The Liberty 30 model is a push mower so that doesn't have the lever underneath but
the Liberty 35 does which is self-propelled so to drive the machine forward on the Liberty 35
you bring in this bail bar and that will bring in your drive however both machines are very light
so you can freewheel the mowers very easily so to get them in and out of the sheds or
if you're cutting around any tight areas or tight borders you can use that without the
lever engaged just to freewheel the mower there's also a speed adjuster speeds one to six and that
will vary the speed of the motor and just to give you various options in different conditions
both the Liberty 30 and 35 will also accept the scarifier cartridge which is the most popular
cartridge within the interchangeable cartridge range so with the 35 you have got the stepped
adjustment for the height range unlike the Liberty 43 which has fully adjustment increments between
six millimetres and 32 millimetres so that one will accept the six cartridges which are available
and please see our youtube channel to see how you interchange the scarifier cartridge
and also product videos on that just to see how you get the best performance from that cartridge.
Often when you receive your new mower as well you're in a situation where your grasses are
quite high and probably too high and to achieve the third off rule as well for a cylinder mower
and if you're going on holidays as well and you're not able to achieve cutting regularly there is
also an option to purchase an auxiliary wheel kit for the Liberty 30 and 35 and basically that
replaces the front roller so you're not rolling the grass prior to cutting so when your grass
is quite high basically you can just take out the front roller and you have a side wheel kit
and then the cylinder goes through the actual grass rather than rolling it prior to cutting
so you're able to cut a longer grass short, So when you're finished with your mower and you're
putting it into your storage it's ideal just to clean off as much grass debris as possible that's
accumulated especially within the cylinder and the bottom blade area and ideally use a light brush or
a leaf blower and but what we don't recommend is using a high pressured jet washer and basically
that will force water where it shouldn't be going like in the bearing seals or within the power
head itself so once you have cleaned it off it's recommended to use like a light oil or a wd-40
on the cylinder area and bottom blade and that will help protect the exposed edges from corroding
that's basically where the cutting action is going to be so you need them areas to be in
top condition to keep your lawn in top condition as well so with the condition of your cylinder
cartridge as well it is recommended that you have that ground annually to your local Allett
service dealer so you can easily transport that to your local dealer by removing the cartridge
and there is Youtube videos as well to help you achieve that and we also have the option to do an
in-season alternative which is called backlapping and there is a video as well there with this link
and that will take you to that video just to show you how that is achieved. So to help with
storage when you are putting in your shed or garage the setup will go quite compact size
so locate the grass box cradle through the handles and then the grass box can locate
neatly on top making it a neat storage solution so now we've got the mower into storage need
to think about the battery so if we're storing the mower for example in our sheds over winter
and the battery wouldn't be ideal to go into the shed just because it can be subjected to moisture
so it's preferred to have that in your house or into a garage where it's at a more consistent
temperature level so we also have a lot of resources to help you achieve the great lawn
that you want with over 150 videos now on our youtube channel and that's all for maintenance
of the product as well for all for all the products that are available and we also have
our social media community as well so it's a it's a good idea just to join those platforms
and that way you can see what our other customers are achieving and basically pass on feedback as
well and get ideas from other customers so now that you've got everything set up and you're ready
to start mowing all that's left now is to go and start mowing and to make your neighbours jealous