How to Care for Your Lawn & Garden Equipment

Get your money’s worth out of your investments by keeping lawn and garden equipment well-maintained. Not only will they have a longer life-span, but regular care and maintenance will also keep them working at their peak and lighten your workload. Following are some tips for keeping your lawn mower in tiptop condition. Many of these tips apply to other lawn and gardening equipment as well. The Crescent Avenue Gardens Service Department https://crescentavenue.com/service.html can advise you on the regular servicing needs for all of your equipment.

1. Read the owner’s manual. It will include a maintenance schedule and provide other information on how the manufacturer suggests that you best care for their product.
2.  Clean out the undercarriage. Caked grass in the undercarriage can potentially clog the mower’s discharge chute. Always disconnect the spark plug before working on the undercarriage. Use a wire brush to scrape away grass clippings and dirt and spray the remaining debris away with a hose.
3. Sharpen the blades. A key part of annual maintenance, mower blades endure a great deal of stress from encountering hidden objects in the grass like roots, branches and rocks. A dull blade rips and tears grass instead of providing a clean-cut. A poor cut can affect your lawn’s ability to absorb nutrients and make it more susceptible to disease.
4. Check the oil. Monitor the oil level in your mower and look for floating debris or oil that is dark black in color. Bring it in for servicing, or follow the instruction manual for how to change the oil and what type is recommended.
5. Inspect the air filter. Annual servicing includes replacing the air filter — a clogged or dirty filter puts stress on the mower and burns gas less efficiently.
6. Change the spark plug. Again, a regular part of annual servicing or follow the instructions in the owner’s manual to do it yourself — a fresh spark plug ensures an easy start.
7. Drain the gasoline at the end of each mowing season. Technicians generally suggest that you run the remaining gas out of the mower or drain it at the end of the season and use fresh gas in the spring.
8. Get an annual professional maintenance check

It’s a great way to ensure your mower is in top working order. The service department with perform basic diagnostic tests and maintenance to ensure that your mower will run efficiently and not damage your lawn.

Fort Wayne Lawn & Garden Equipment Sales, Service & Repair

Crescent Avenue Gardens has an onsite service and repair department staffed with experienced technicians. We carry parts for your lawn and garden equipment and can service and repair most major brands of outdoor power equipment, including push lawn mowers, riding mowers, tractors, tillers, snow blowers, and leaf blowers.