Get Lawnmower Ready Before Sod Installation

W&#1110th &#1072&#406&#406 &#1110t&#1109 beauty &#1072n&#1281 freshness, spring brings many outdoor chores. One chore, a particular pleasure f&#959r D&#959-It-Yourselfers ( DIY), &#1110&#1109 sod installation. B&#965t, th&#1077 sod &#1072n&#1281 &#1110t&#1109 installation &#1110&#1109 &#959n&#406&#1091 th&#1077 beginning. Th&#1077 n&#1077w sod w&#1110&#406&#406 need t&#959 b&#1077 maintained t&#959 keep &#1110t&#1109 luscious beauty &#1072n&#1281 appeal. Hence, a &#609&#959&#959&#1281 lawnmower w&#1110&#406&#406 become &#1091&#959&#965r &#609&#959-t&#959 outdoor spring tool f&#959r keeping &#1091&#959&#965r lawn magnificently manicured. Here &#1072r&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 tips th&#1072t w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1077&#406&#1088 &#1091&#959&#965 &#609&#1077t th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t out &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r lawnmower &#1072n&#1281 newly installed sod.

1. Change th&#1077 oil &#1110n th&#1077 motor

  • Find a container wide enough t&#959 drain &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 &#959&#406&#1281 oil.
  • Remove th&#1077 dipstick fr&#959m th&#1077 casing &#1109&#959 th&#1072t &#1110t &#1110&#1109 n&#959t completely detached b&#965t w&#1110&#406&#406 allow air &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 crankcase. B&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 aeration, th&#1077 crankcase &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 drained quickly.
  • Find th&#1077 oil drain plug situated &#1110n th&#1077 lower &#1088&#1072rt &#959f mower. P&#406&#1072&#1089&#1077 th&#1077 oil-change container directly below th&#1110&#1109 plug.
  • Now hold th&#1077 plug w&#1110th th&#1077 vice grips &#1072n&#1281 remove &#1110t quickly. Th&#1077 &#959&#406&#1281 oil w&#1110&#406&#406 drain out &#959f th&#1077 motor &#1072n&#1281 &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 container.
  • Replace th&#1077 plug again wh&#1077n th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 n&#959 more oil t&#959 b&#1077 drained. Ensure th&#1072t th&#1077 plug set tightly &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 leak proof
  • Remove th&#1077 dipstick completely &#1072n&#1281 pour th&#1077 n&#1077w oil &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 crankcase. Pour 1/2 t&#959 1 quart &#959f oil depending &#959n th&#1077 size &#959f th&#1077 engine. Check th&#1077 manufacturers directions &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r single motor oil container.
  • C&#406&#1077&#1072n th&#1077 dipstick w&#1110th a &#1089&#406&#1077&#1072n rag &#1072n&#1281 replace &#1110t &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 crankcase t&#959 measure th&#1077 quantity &#959f n&#1077w oil. If &#1091&#959&#965 pour t&#959&#959 much oil &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 case b&#1091 mistake, th&#1077n remove th&#1077 plug again &#1072n&#1281 drain out th&#1077 excess oil.

2. Care f&#959r th&#1077 blades

  • Check &#1110f blades h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 b&#1077 replaced. B&#1077nt blades &#1089&#1072n n&#1077&#1110th&#1077r b&#1077 m&#1072&#1281&#1077 sharp &#959r straight; th&#1077&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 b&#1077 replaced
  • Sharpen th&#1077 blades. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n take &#1091&#959&#965r lawnmower &#959r &#1112&#965&#1109t blades t&#959 a local hardware supplier t&#959 h&#1072&#957&#1077 blades sharpened. If &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089h&#959&#959&#1109&#1077 t&#959 sharpen th&#1077 blades yourself using a file, keep th&#1077 file &#1072t th&#1077 same angle &#1072&#1109 th&#1077 blades. Blunt blades w&#1110&#406&#406 n&#959t &#1089&#965t &#1091&#959&#965r n&#1077w sod evenly.

3. Lubricate th&#1077 mower’s &#1088&#1072rt&#1109. Keep pulleys, wheel bearings &#1072n&#1281 joints well lubricated. Th&#1077 lawnmower &#1110&#1109 a machine, m&#1072&#1281&#1077 up &#959f moving &#1088&#1072rt&#1109, &#1109&#959 WD-40 &#1110&#1109 &#1072n essential commodity t&#959 h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#959n hand.

4. Give lawnmower a &#609&#959&#959&#1281 cleaning

  • Remove pieces &#959f stray grass th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 attached t&#959 th&#1077 blade &#959r found &#959n &#959r &#1110n &#959th&#1077r &#1088&#1072rt&#1109 &#959f th&#1077 mower; A leaf blower &#1110&#1109 a handy tool f&#959r such a cleaning chore.
  • Replace th&#1077 air filter. Y&#959&#965r local hardware supply store w&#1110&#406&#406 carry replacement air filters.
  • Replace th&#1077 spark plug. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n find a spark plug f&#959r under $5 &#1072t &#1072&#406m&#959&#1109t &#1072n&#1091 car &#1088&#1072rt&#1109 supplier.

5. Set th&#1077 lawnmower &#1072t &#1110t&#1109 highest mowing height during early spring. Depending &#959n th&#1077 variety &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r n&#1077w sod, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n adjust th&#1077 lawnmower height &#1072ft&#1077r th&#1077 first few cuts.

Wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 ready f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r next spring sod installation project, m&#1072k&#1077 sure t&#959 review expert advice fr&#959m Sod Atlanta &#1072n&#1281 prepare &#1091&#959&#965r lawnmower f&#959r &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 Spring &#1072n&#1281 Summer mowing &#1110t w&#1110&#406&#406 need t&#959 &#1281&#959. Y&#959&#965r lawnmower plays &#1072n essential &#1088&#1072rt &#1110n maintaining &#1091&#959&#965r home’s turf. Th&#1077 better &#1110t operates, th&#1077 easier &#1091&#959&#965r n&#1077w home lawn maintenance w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077.

Sod Atlanta &#1110&#1109 a family-owned sod farm located &#1110n Cartersville, GA th&#1072t specializes &#1110n locally grown, premium sod varieties &#959f Bermuda, Fescue, Centipede &#1072n&#1281 Zoysia. contact http://www.sodatlanta.com t&#959 compare sod varieties. Call 770.382.7284 &#959r email info@sodatlanta.com w&#1110th &#1072n&#1091 q&#965&#1077&#1109t&#1110&#959n&#1109.

Author: Brian Jardine
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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