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...
Use a spark plug socket to remove the spark plug as pictured below. Be sure to clean the debris around the spark plug so that it doesn’t fall into the hole once the spark plug is removed. 2. Removing the Lawn Mower Blade The next step is removing the lawn mower blade. But first,...
If using a sod cutter,follow steps one and two above, then move your motorized sod cutter across your lawn. Turn around at the end of each cutting pass like you would with a lawn mower. With asod cutter, you cut the lawn into strips and then remove the strips. To operate a sod cut...
and it will lose some of its bounce. If the grass doesn't spring back a few seconds after you step on it, it needs water. The best time to water is in the early morning; the water won't evaporate as easily as in the afternoon, and it will cool the lawn down as ...
Push mowers require the user to push them manually to cut the grass. Depending on the size of your lawn, this can be backbreaking work. Push lawnmowers are best suited for small lawns — up to about an acre max. They come in endless variations — including gas, electric, cordless, and...
Place your oil drain pan next to your lawnmower and tip the mower on its side with the oil drain passage closest to the ground. The oil will start draining out and should take less than a minute. Your mower may have an oil filter, so if that's the case, you should remove it and...
Remove the flywheel housing from the top of your engine. Unscrew the bolts holding the housing over the top of the engine with the proper sized wrenches. Step 2 Unscrew the bolt holding the governor flap next to the flywheel with the proper sized wrench. When the lawn mower engine spins to...
It will be a struggle to cut your grass with a standard lawn mower if it has reached over a couple of feet high. Unless you have a gas-poweredride on mowerand need to cover a large area, I would not recommend doing this. It's much better to strim the area first to get the gras...
Before we get into caring for your lawn mower, you need to have a basic understanding of its anatomy. Luckily, it’s a fairly simple machine and is basically a smaller, less complicated version of a car. In the center of your mower is the engine, along with a gas tank, oil reservoir...
Push the caulking into the crack once it's completely filled. Scrape the blade of a putty knife across the crack from one end to the other. This will push the caulking down into the crack, plus remove any excess. Wipe the blade off with a rag to clean it. Squeeze more caulking into...