You don’t want to make the switch to a battery mower but aren’t thrilled with the lower build quality of some of the new gas mowers you’ve seen at your local home center. You don’t want to send a lawnmower to the landfill if it still has life in it. Overview of the Restorat...
Preventative maintenance improves a gas-powered lawn mower’s overall lifespan and performance with the goal of saving you time and money. It also has a huge effect on how well your grass performs. In a previous Sod University blog, Sod University discussed the importance of Winterizing Your ...
How do I get started with lawn mower blade sharpening? Be safe After gathering everything you need, disconnect your mower’s power source. If you have a gas-powered mower, remove the spark plug. If you have a battery-powered mower, remove the battery. Tip the mower on its side With ag...
With winter on the way, don’t skip the essentials of lawn winterization. Find out how to winterize your lawn the right way: keep mowing, rake leaves and debris, water, aerate, dethatch, overseed, apply fertilizer and soil amendments, control weeds, control pests, control diseases, maintain...
How I Fixed My Lawnmower That Wouldn’t Start – For The Second and Final Time I didn’t want to pay someone else to fix my lawnmower. I figured it was time I learned how to fix it myself this time. What I learned should be able to help you with most gas-powered lawnmowers, ...
From overgrown weeds to brown patches, an unkempt yard might be bringing down your curb appeal a few notches. But before you shell out the money to hire a pro to fix it—or worse, give up on your lawn completely — check out these affordable solutions. All your yard needs is a little...
Most riding lawn mower engines come witha mufflerinstalled on the engine exhaust port. The muffler forces the exhaust to travel through noise-canceling chambers inside the muffler. The muffler also provides back pressure for the engine so that it can run at its maximum horsepower. Over time, th...
maintenance articles that cover complete mower care. While this post is focused on replacing the spark plug in a push-type lawnmower, the basic principles can be applied to all 4-cycle gas powered equipment (including such things as a pressure washer or chipper...
Like any gas, it takes up a fair amount of space even when compressed into liquid nitrous oxide. A 5-liter engine running at 4,000 rotations per minute (rpm) consumes about 10,000 liters of air every minute (compared to about 0.2 liters of gasoline), so it would take a tremendous ...
engine and not on the top. This is necessary to keep oil and gas from flooding areas of the engine when you manipulate the engine during troubleshooting. Find the oil drain plug on the bottom rear of the snowblower and position a pan beneath. Remove the plug to drain the machine of its...