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Tips to Take Care and Maintain the Lawn Mower

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Why do you need to take care of your car or motorcycle? For a better driving and riding experience, right? Similarly, all the machines require maintenance.

Once you start to put negligence in the maintenance of your machines, there is a solid chance that you will have to buy a new one after a short time.

The same is the case with your lawnmower. A lawnmower is a machine that cuts the grass of your lawn and puts it in a beautiful shape.

Using a lawnmower in your lawn furnishes a chance to get stronger grass, eliminate the pests, save your precious time and give an appealing look to the yard.

Today, My DIY Decor will take you through the tips to take care of and maintain the lawnmower, which helps it work efficiently and effectively. These tips will extend the timespan of your lawnmower. So, let’s get started.

Note: Before kicking off the maintenance work, please don’t forget to disconnect the spark plug.

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Tips to Take Care and Maintain the Lawn Mower

Annual Maintenance Tips

1. Sharpening the Lawnmower Blades

The sharp blades of the lawnmower give a guarantee for a smooth cutting of grass and give your lawn a neater look. The blades require time to time sharpening to work correctly. If you keep on mowing the grass with blunt blades, it will destroy your lawn.

If you own a regular-sized lawn, then sharpening the blades once or twice a year is enough. The question is, how to sharpen lawn mower blades, it is simple, you can sharpen with your own. However, the blades are bent; you can hammer them to get back in shape. Otherwise, when they seem irreparable, it is better to replace them right away.

2. Check the Oil

Checking the oil of the mowing machine is very important. Ensure that your machine has enough oil in it. Get help from the dipstick to check the level of oil. Don’t overfill the oil tank.

3. Change the Spark Plug

Change the Spark Plug

To keep your mower machine in optimum condition, replacee the spark plug or clean it. It is an inexpensive thing that keeps your mowing machine in good health and avoids many technical problems.


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4. Clean the Air Filter

Another critical step is to check the air filter. Look out for any dirt or debris on the air filter and clean it.

Clean the Air Filter

If the filter is not much clogged and cleanable, then clean it properly and fix it again in its place. However, if it is filthy and cleaning seems unnecessary, it is better to replace the air filter.

Replacing the old filter with a new one is not expensive. It is a good idea to replace it once a year.

5. Remove Fuel at the end of the Season

With the end of the mowing season, you should remove the fuel from the engine. The fuel doesn’t work well when it remains sitting in the mower for the whole winter.

6. Look for the Tires

Look for the Tires

Most of the lawnmowers have tires that make the machine mover easier. If you have a riding lawnmower, you should look at the tires.

Ensure that the tires are fully inflated, as it helps the machine run efficiently while mowing.

Maintenance Tips to Follow Throughout the Mowing Season

1. Basic Cleaning

Basic Cleaning

When the mowing season is going on, you should clean the debris from the machine after every use. It is not a difficult task you only have to ensure that there are no clumps of grass or debris stuck in the mower.

2. Change the Oil

The engine oil of the mowing machine requires sheer attention. Don’t let the oil get too low. If the oil is low and you keep using the machine, it will severely damage the engine.

Change the Oil

The best way to remember the oil is to check the oil level every time before using the machine.

3. Keep an Eye on the Blades

The blades of the mower require sharpening after half a season. Check your blades midway through the mowing seasons. If they need sharpening, then don’t further use it without sharpening the blades. However, if you seldom use the machine, you can skip this step.

Maintenance Tips to Follow at the end of The Mowing Season

1. Remove the Battery

Remove the Battery

A battery-powered mower should not hold the batter in the off-season. You are advised to remove the battery and charge it two to three times in the winter to keep it in working condition. Leaving the battery without charging it for six months can cause problems for you.

2. Empty the Fuel Tank

Empty the Fuel Tank

 

When the winter comes, and you are to shift your mowing machine into the garage or storeroom, it is better to empty its fuel tank. Old fuel can be responsible for corroding the innards of the lawnmower.

3. Final Touches

The final check you need to perform on the lawnmower before putting it into the garage is to clean it thoroughly. Clean any debris stuck inside and then put it into the garage.

Good Care can Give a Long Life to your Lawnmower

My DIY Decor has given you a deep insight into cleaning the lawnmower machine. The cleaning is very easy, and if you perform it from time to time, you can provide a good life to your mower.

However, if you don’t find time to clean and maintain your machine, it won’t last long. Following the tips of My DIY Decor for cleaning and maintaining the lawnmower can save your investment and make it last for at least ten long years.

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Perla Irish, who is more familiarly called Irish, is the Content Manager at Housesumo.com. She loves following trends around home and garden, interior design and digital marketing. Through this blog, Irish wants to share information and help readers solve the problems they are experiencing.

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