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I'm currently about to buy a lawn mower, but don't know if I should take a fuel, electric with cable or battery one.
I'm leaning more towards electric with cable, because it's cheaper than battery and the price and the raising price of fuel won't screw me over in a few years.
But the only thing I'm wondering is what would be to happen if I run over my extension cord?
Will I just ruin an extention cord, or are there some serious health dangers to do so?
Check the manufacturer's documentation for oil change procedure, and type of oil to add.
Looks like the drain plug on your mower is just below the oil filler tube.
To change the oil:
TIPS:
The connector is worn and/or damaged.
The best solution is to replace both connectors (male and female). This is easy for the extension cord but you may need to order a spare-part for the lawnmower connector.
As an alternative, You could probably hard-wire a line connector rated for outdoor use (wet conditions) but you'd need to open up the lawnmower connector and make modifications to remove the existing connector and provide strain relief for the new short cable to the line-connector.
Typical outdoor-rated unearthed line-connector for (double-insulated) lawnmowers etc used in the UK. There will be equivalents for US and other countries.
Best Answer
Minimal protection when using a corded electric lawnmower is to power it from a GFCI protected outlet/circuit. If your outdoor outlets do not have GFCI built in, or if you are running your extension from a regular indoor outlet, you can purchase standalone GFCI devices to go between the extension cord and the power source.
To answer your question directly - the lawnmower itself should be double-insulated, meaning the handle bar should be electrically insulated from the mower blade and the motor components. But if you run over the cord you still have the problem of severed cable ends supplying full mains voltage to whatever they touch, which is why using a GFCI is so important.