Tagliaerba: guida alla manutenzione dopo l'inverno

Finally spring has arrived and it is necessary get our lawnmowers back on track after being stopped for about 6 months. What needs to be done to get it off to a good start, so that the engine is preserved and that does not cause problems during the cutting season?

If you want to restart your lawnmower yourself, there are some steps to follow to make one ordinary maintenance. However, regarding thesharpening the blade or for the cleaning the carburetor, it is necessary contact an expert.

The gardening and lawn care experts of Brichome have collected a list of useful tips to restart your lawnmower safely and efficiently, designed for 4-stroke engine lawnmower, which – let's remember – are those that have separate oil and petrol tanks.

Lawnmower maintenance, first step: replace the engine oil

This is good for correct engine operation remove engine oil that has been sitting all winter with a simple one manual fuel pump. In fact, engine oil that is not used for a long time may not lubricate the engine as well as possible and since this step is essential, we recommend using new oil.

The oil we recommend for 4T lawnmowers is 10w-40, strictly 100% synthetic And not of the mineral type, due to its particular characteristics, even if using another type of oil for 4 strokes does not create problems. Old oil can be used dispose of bringing it toEcocentre area, even if not everyone has this service: simply contact your municipality to find out.

Second step: check the air filter

It's good to check that the air filter is still intact or it starts to crumble. If it is still intact, that's it clean it, blowing it gently with a compressor. If it starts to crumble, that's fine change it given that if it no longer filters well, they can be damaged engine problems due to the intrusion of dust or other small debris.

Third step: replace the petrol

Even more important than changing the oil is the replacing petrol. Again, it is necessary remove the petrol from the tank and subsequently turn on the lawnmower until it turns off, so that all the old fuel finish, as well as from reservoir, even give them induced that go into the engine.

Next, you have to add new fuel. It exists though an alternative to the complete replacement of petrol which is to add to the old petrol a specific additive for the "regeneration" of old petrol.

Fourth step: replacing the spark plug

We recommend change the candle every year so that during the cutting season our mower have no problem leaving, given that the small cost of a single candle is around €5. Just have a set of keys (for lawnmower spark plugs you usually need a 16" or a 21" wrench) to carry out the replacement.

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