The earliest powered lawn mowers featured small car and motorcycle motors adapted to fit the mowers. It wasn’t until 1921 that Knud and Oscar Jacobsen finally released the first lawn mower with a small gas engine specifically designed for that purpose.
Do you know what a spark arrestor does? A spark can exit the exhaust port of a small gas engine, potentially starting a fire on nearby combustibles. So, the arrestor on the exhaust port reduces the chances of this happening. Spark arrestors are especially important on chain saws, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles.
A plastic tarp or canvas painting drop cloth can be of help for the fast removal of the snow. Covering a car with a tarp and just shoving off the ice from the tarp can be quite an easy chore.
To keep your freshly tuned lawn mower running smoothly all season long, try these tips. Buy sufficient E10 gasoline with an octane rating of 87 to last about two weeks, or invest in ethanol-free SEF (small engine fuel) with a 94 octane rating.
A small engine tune-up involves the adjustment and/or replacement of parts critical to the engine’s operation. These parts include components of the fuel, exhaust, ignition, combustion, cooling, and lubrication systems.
If your small engine includes a battery for starting, it has a battery-powered ignition system. The battery stores electrical energy until needed. In these engines, the ignition coil will also use the battery to supply a spark to the spark plugs.