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Willopotomas · #1 Post by **Willopotomas** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:49 pm

It's (supposed to be) that time of year where we'll be dragging lawnmowers, strimmers and other powered garden tools out of the shed to preen our place of relaxation.

Just a gentle reminder that the humble petrol powered garden tool is often over looked as something that requires servicing. Today I serviced my lawnmower, and being as it's some 5 years since the last time I did it, it wasn't looking pretty.

The oil was as black as the ace of spades, the spark plug was virtually burnt out and the filters were full of crud. Oops! No wonder it didn't sound right when cutting the house lawn yesterday afternoon.

After a tinker, fresh oil, plug and a blow out of the filters all was beginning to look well again. I decided to take the blades off for a sharpen and this is where I discovered the blade was loose on the mount.. Not good.. A quick sharpen and a dab of loctite and she was ready to pull back to life. Added little 2-stroke oil in the petrol to give the top end a bit of a lube (4-stroke engine). A little prime and a good tug and she roared in to life. It's like a new mower again. Made light work of the knee height grass round at the garage garden! (yes, my garage has it's own garden..lol.)

blinkey501 · #2 Post by **blinkey501** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:50 am

To be honest i have never been the gardening type.
So when i first moved in i paved the back garden, and fitted a membrane the front and gravelled it................................
Job done

Falcopops · #3 Post by **Falcopops** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:19 am

Blinkey's a man after my own heart.

I've just rebuilt (bodged) the motor of my GF's old 2stroke mower, amazing what can happen when some idiot forgets to put oil in the fuel! Not me BTW, see if I can put it back to gether and get it running this weekend.

Dusty · #4 Post by **Dusty** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:10 am

I know it's rather sad, but I service my lawnmower before the first cut of the season. New oil, clean the foam air filter and a new spark plug.
However, as it's SWMBO who cuts the grass, it's in my interest to ensure that it's always easy to start and runs reliably.

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:20 am

Every year I plan to service my mower before the season starts ...... then the grass starts growing before I can find the time to do it ......

BikerGran · #6 Post by **BikerGran** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:56 pm

I have an electric mower - spose I ought to get some new blades for it, they're a bit blunt after about 5 years or maybe more, I forget.

TBH it doesn't make a lot of difference as we don't really have what you copuld call a lawn - just grass!

D-Rider · #7 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:03 pm

BikerGran wrote:we don't really have what you copuld call a lawn - just grass!

They'll have detectors for that by the end of the year

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=9865

BikerGran · #8 Post by **BikerGran** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:05 pm