Spare Parts for the Home and Garden - Lawnmowers and Ride On Mowers Self Repair

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REPAIR and DIY are scary concepts to many of us but with the world economy in a downturn it is a clear and obvious way to save a wonderful deal of dollars.

The average labour bill from a garden tool repair workshop can be £30 HR plus call out plus spare parts and this can easily add up to a substantial bill.

The greatest time to check your lawnmower for wear and tear is out of season when not in use (winter).

Feel of your lawnmower as two units, the chassis and the engine (or electric motor), you need to maintain and eye on both. Widespread engine faults commonly relate to the fuel and oil. Standard chassis faults are normally related to physical damage.

The lawnmower engine:

• At all times use clean fuel from a clean container - any dirt will break your engine
  
• Often check your engine oil - it is quick and effortless to check your dipstick to see the oil level is between the high and low marker lines
  
• The lawnmower chassis:
  
• The widespread parts are the blade, push deal with, control cables and wheels.
  
• Blade - this should be sharp to otherwise it will strain your engine and pull at the grass rather than making a clean cut. You can resharpen your blade with a file
  
• Cables - you can squirt aerosol light oil like WD40 onto the cables to support them last longer.

What if i get some thing that is worn of broken?

1- Identify your lawnmower - what is the make and model of the Engine? (engine powered mowers only) - what is the make and model of the Lawnmower?

2- Identify the portion as Chassis or Engine component

- the Engine will have its own unique identifying information plate showing model code and serial number. This is regularly stamped into the engine metal function.

- the Chassis will have its own exceptional identifying information plate showing model code and serial number. This is sometimes on a silver badge or sticker near the rear wheel.

Typical UK Lawnmower Brand Makes:

Mountfield, Honda, Qualcast, Flymo, Castel,Garden, MTD, Hayter, Atco, Bosch

Frequent Engine Brand Makes:

Briggs and Stratton, Honda, GGP, Sumec Linhai, Robin, Kawasaki, Kubota