You have a state of the art lawn mower, but suddenly after just a few months of using it suddenly breaks down. Once you purchase your own mower, then you should take some steps on how to care for it. There are some steps that you can do to make sure that your mower is running in optimal condition.
Every month when checking your mower, make sure to check that the blades of the mower are sharpened. With dull blades, the mower uses 20 percent more fuel since you would have to spend more time going over the grass to give the whole lawn a total even cut. How does the blades get dull? There are rocks in you lawn, and grass is tough. Just think about how many blades of grass you're cutting. And the worst offender is sand. It will eat away the top of the blade throwing it off balance.
Monthly or More Often Lawn Mower Maintenance
Every month when checking your mower, make sure to check that the blades of the mower are sharpened. With dull blades, the mower uses 20 percent more fuel since you would have to spend more time going over the grass to give the whole lawn a total even cut. How does the blades get dull? There are rocks in you lawn, and grass is tough. Just think about how many blades of grass you're cutting. And the worst offender is sand. It will eat away the top of the blade throwing it off balance.
