Tips on How to Prepare a Gas Powered Lawnmower

By Philip Yiga | November 18, 2016

People owning big-homes with yards will most probably need to acquire a lawn-mower in order to keep their home compounds/yards looking neat and tidy throughout the year. So, if you’re one of those people and you have just acquired a gas-powered lawn-mower but when you don’t know how to prepare it for mowing, then consider following the steps provided below because they will guide you well through the whole process and these steps will even help you keep the lawn-mower in a top-notch condition even when being used on a regular basis.

Steps On How To Prepare A Gas-Powered Lawn-Mower:

1. Checkout the clippings-bag and discharge-path: before you power-on your lawn-mower, first check the clippings-bag in order to ensure that it’s empty. On the other hand, if your lawn-mower is capable of discharging grass-clippings off form the sides then make sure that discharge-path is clear and free from any obstructions before your power it on. Additionally, try to tilt the lawn-mower onto one-side and then check the bottom-section to ensure the blade is clean and free of any dry grass-clippings. If the blade is not clean, then use cleaning-tool and pressure-water to thoroughly clean it.

 

2. Temporary disconnect the spark-plug lead connector in order to check other components: you will need to disconnect the spark-plug lead-connector in order to disable the lawn-mower so that you can be able to diagnose several lawn-mower components like the engine, fuel-tank, cutting-system(blade) and other essential parts necessary for operation of the lawnmower.

 

3. Reattach the spark-plug lead-connector: after checking-out all the lawn-mower’s essential components, reattach the spark-plug connector and then it will be ready for startup.

 

4. Checkout the fluids: a gas-powered lawn-mower actually features 2-caps whereby one is for the engine-oil and the other for the gas/fuel-tank. So, open each of these caps and then check whether the lawn-mower has enough oil or gas that is required for effective operation. In fact, you will have to verify the engine-oil is within the indicated oil-levels on the dipstick. On the other hand, you will have to open the gasoline-tank and then fill it with desired amount of fuel but don’t overfill the tank for best operation results.

 

5. Prime the lawn-mower’s fuel-line: you will now have to prime the lawn-mower’s fuel-line by simply pushing the red prime-button or printing-button for about 3-to-5 times. In fact, the prime-button is usually located at the front-section or side-section of the lawn-mower’s engine.

 

6. Organize the handle-bar: this involves pushing the top handle-bar down so that both sections of the handle-bar can be held together with just one-hand in order to facilitate for easy maneuvering while mowing.

 

7. Start-up the lawn-mower: this will involve pulling/yanking the integrated cord with one-hand for several times until the lawn-mower starts up. If the lawn-mower fails to start-up then checkout for a few things like the plug-connector, choke, oil-level and a lot more and then try starting the lawn-mower again.

 

8. Re-verify the engine oil-levels: you will also need to re-verify if there is enough engine-oil in the lawn-mower if necessary. In fact, most lawn-mowers have a safety-feature which prevents from starting until there is enough engine-oil. On top of that, you should know that engine-oil is very essential in keeping the lawn-mower operating at optimum-levels and it even helps to cool the engine when under operation.

 

9. Re-prime the lawn-mower again: in case the lawn-mower refused to startup in the first place, then consider re-priming it by pushing the integrated red prime-button for a few more time and then try pulling the cord again until the lawn-mower powers on. However, if the fails to powers-on completely after checking everything, then consider taking it to a repair-shop for advanced repairing.

 

10. Start mowing: after powering on your lawn-mower, you now have to start mowing to the finish. If it stops mid-way while mowing then consider checking for oil-levels or fuel-levels and if any of these required then refill the tanks and continue with the mowing process.

 

11. Clean-up the lawn-mower after mowing: after using the lawn-mower to mulch your compound/yard, you will actually need to clean it up immediately in order to prevent dirt and cut-grass from drying-up on the lawn-mower’s blade and other components. Additionally, you should wait for the lawn-mower to dry-up completely before you place into a safe storage place like a garage.

Tips To Consider When Preparing A Gas-Powered Lawn Mower:

• Don’t overfill the engine-oil tank with oil because this will affect normal operation of the lawn-mower. So, only fill the tank with the recommended oil-levels using the included dipstick.
• Avoid touching the lawn-mower blade even when the lawn-mower is switched-off because this blade is very sharp and can easily cut you in case you get into contact with it. So, always use a cleaning-tool and pressure-water to clean the blade for best results.
• Always remove the spark-plug connector before you start diagnosing your lawn-mower. This actually a safety-measure to stop the lawn-mower form accidentally turning on when it’s under repair.
• Always change engine-oil after a recommended period of time in order to ensure optimum performance of the lawn-mower. In fact, old-oil can easily damage the engine thus affecting the overall performance of the lawn-mower.
• Never overfill the gas-tank with fuel/gasoline because it will spill when the lawn-mower is running which is not safe and even affects the overall performance of the lawn-mower.
• Consider taking the lawn-mower to repair-shop for advanced repairs incase it fails to start-up even after trying to diagnose it.
• Avoid touching the body or any part of the lawn-mower when it’s under operation because it will at high heat-levels and it actually burn you. So, try to keep a good distance when operating lawn-mower so that you don’t get any accidents.
• Keep the lawn-mower away from kids and pets because it can easily injure them and it even uses oil and gasoline which can cause serious health-issues if consumed by a pet or any little-child. So, store it in a safe and hard-to-reach area of the house like a garage or in the basement for best results.