Getting your lawn mower ready for spring
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Homeowners are beginning the seasonal transition of power equipment by preparing snow blowers for storage and tuning up lawn mowers for spring yard work.
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Spring is here and it's time to put away your snowblower and break out the lawnmower.
Twin Cities Storm Team Meteorologist Adam Stremko is working for you with what you should do
to get it ready for the season.
Well Claire, if you want your lawnmower to start, you should make sure it's in good working condition.
It's that time of year to put away the snowblower.
But before you do, there are some important things you should do to it.
First what you want to do is you want to make sure that your fuel that's in it is already treated.
Get something like StarTron to treat it.
What it does is it pushes the ethanol out so there's no moisture that can get in there.
It stops the gas from breaking down.
And once the snowblower is put away, our attention turns to our yards and getting out the lawnmower.
And there are some important things you should do to your lawnmower before you start using it for the season.
Allie Sullivan from Taplin Yard Pump and Power Equipment in Agawam
says it's very important to check and see if mice have gotten into it.
Look around your engine shroud, see if there's any signs of mice being in there.
Mice love to get up inside the engines. It's nice and cozy for them.
They kind of make a mess. You want to make sure that's all out of there
because it can overheat your engine and it can cause damage while trying to start it.
Mice can also chew through the wires as well.
You should change your lawnmower's spark plugs and air filter and sharpen your blade.
Make sure you have the correct tire pressure because that can affect the height of your lawnmower.
And before you start mowing the lawn, be sure to check for any objects or debris that might be in the grass.
Working for you, I'm 22 News Storm Team Meteorologist Adam Stremko.