Power Equipment Tips and Conservation

Springtime is on its way and we’re all ready to take some days outside in the yard, we are so just waiting for the weather to break. You want your outdoor power equipment to be available and tuned-up before it needs to do some work.

Before using a gas lawnmower, chainsaw, or other power equipment, come into Malone Home Center in Greenville so store associates can assist you in getting all the advice you need to get your power equipment ready to fire up.

Starter Tips:

• First – Find and start with the owner’s manual for the power equipment you are using. 

Note: You should always keep the referenace book from when you purchase the equipment, but if you don’t, sometimes it is accessible on-line, just google it!

• #2 – Check the manufacturer’s guidelines on equipment operation and requirements from the instructions. Be sure you have read what kind of cautions to take when running your yard or lawn equipment, you could have forgotten over the colder months.

Regularly inspect your equipment. A few steps to help along the way:

• First – Examine for loose belts and any missing plugs that could have been chewed through by little critters.
• Next – Examine the safety features that were provided with your power equipment and be sure they are all still intact.
• Basic care is critical for working equipment that is used frequently.

• First – Replace all of the old oil in the power equipment. Also, make sure to get rid of the oil, in the decent way, safely. Replace the plug and fill it up with the recommended oil.
• Next – Double-check to see if the gas in your equipment is on empty because starting it with old gas in the equipment might possibly break it. Nearly all fuel contains some sort of ethanol, which this kind of fuel can separate after awhile. Tip – Try not to leave fuel that is more than a month old in equipment.
• Diminish the tank and re-fill it up with newer gas that has 10 percent or less ethanol. Some gas stations may offer E15 or other types of fuel, but this higher-ethanol fuel is bad for consumption by animals and is also banned.
• Finally - Start your power equipment up and let it sit and warm for a minute and make sure it is sounding correct and there aren’t any leaks.

Some more things to inquire about:

• When beginning to use your equipment again try to detach the spark plugs and also check the undercarriage and be sure there isn’t any debris. Grass can remain, and could’ve been there during the cold months, so be sure to look and clean the equipment out. Even still, after all of the care steps are completely done, it’s a good idea to replace the air filter(s) in the equipment. Equipment runs much better and lasts longer with new oil, gas, and especially new air filters, even the paper air filters need to be renewed, some equipment may have a foam filter and those may be able to be used again, just check the guidebook.
• Later, make sure the blade is sharp enough for use. Confirming the blade is sharpened is important because it could tear the grass in the incorrect way. Sharper blades mean grass will be in good condition and also smoother to operate the equipment.

Side-Note - Before mowing, attempt to pick up the yard and get debris, and rocks, or anything that may hurt the blade out of the yard. The mower blade might bang into something and ruin or damage the blade, so any boost to preventing this will be better preservation for your blade and mower.

Make sure to get a standard power equipment checkup by a professional.

• Tune-ups or checkups should be done yearly. Your equipment will stay updated with parts that need to be changed out. Tune-ups can also encourage your equipment to produce fewer emissions. A tune-up can additionally help your equipment last longer, therefore saving you money in the long run. 

Maintenance, as a whole, associates all of the things required to keep your power equipment running; maybe it will last longer if you provide proper conservation to your equipment. To end; You might just want to include an annual checkup of your equipment by lubricating the moving parts, sharpening the blades, replacing any wires that look damaged, as well as, the spark plugs, filters, oil, and gas. Need advice with all this?... connect with a local specialist with your equipment or stop by our store and ask a helpful associate.

Need a simple replacement part? See us at Malone Home Center in Greenville and let our outdoor power equipment associate help you finish the care of your lawn equipment stuff.