Lawn mowers

Walk-behind and ride-on mowers: air filters, blade inspection, deck cleaning and storage, always with the ignition source disconnected.

Common failure modes

• A blunt blade that tears grass instead of cutting it
• A blocked air filter
• A deck packed with clippings

Procedures

• How to clean or change the air filter on a lawn mowerAlmost everybody searching for this wants to clean the filter and put it back. The manufacturers do not publish that. Br
• What size blade fits my mower, and how do I check the length, center hole and mounting pattern before I buy a replacement?A replacement lawn mower blade has to match the mower it goes on in several ways at once, and "universal fit" on the pac
• Level a riding mower deck side to side and front to rear on flat groundAn uneven mower deck cuts grass at different heights and leaves visible stripes. This procedure levels the deck side to
• How to change the spark plug on a lawn mowerChanging a mower spark plug is about ten minutes of work wrapped in twenty minutes of looking things up, and the looking

Where this stops

Blade sharpening under power and any engine internal work is deferred.