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Posted on 2/15/19 at 2:41 pm to baldona
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is an oil change really necessary for a guy that mows 1 hour 45 times a year?
oil is cheap, it's the life blood of an internal combustion engine, filtration on lawnmowers not as good as on autos, why not? extends the life
Posted on 2/15/19 at 2:43 pm to VABuckeye
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Could you run and sustain a business on those $50 tuneups?
If there were a steady line of people bringing them in? Yes, could easily do 3 to 5 per hour. Material cost is minimal.
In addition, a lot of people would never pay 125 bucks for that work. But 50 bucks, would probably get a lot more customers.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 2:57 pm to 777Tiger
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oil is cheap, it's the life blood of an internal combustion engine
Certainly, but its my time. If you are a commercial guy absolutely. I'm just saying the rest of it usually falls apart well before the actual motor does.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 2:59 pm to baldona
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, but its my time
you must be one important dude if you can't spare 5-10 minutes once a year
ETA: I have an old cheap trim mower that I bought from HD 15 years ago, as simple an engine as you'll fine, runs as good as it ever did, all I ever do is change the oil, plug, the blade occasionally, and I replaced the muffler on it once
This post was edited on 2/15/19 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 2/15/19 at 3:04 pm to 3morereps
It's really not that hard. If a walk behind mower, simply remove the oil plug from the underside of the mower and let it drain. Replace the plug and fill to the amount showing on the dipstick.
Changing the air filter is even easier. Remove the filter cover, pull off the old filter and replace with the new one, replace the cover.
Sharpening the blade is easy too, but a little trickier than the oil and filter. Remove the blade, clean off any caked up dirt, debris, etc. from the blade and sharpen it with either some type grinder or just a plain file.
To get the blade balanced so there is no vibration with an out of balance blade all I do is drive a large nail into an upright post, put the blade on the nail through the center hole that is used to secures it to the mower.
Make sure the nail is centered on the blade and if the blade is level, it is good to go. If the blade is not level, you need to file or grind the low side to remove a bit of the weight. You want the blade to look like this ----, not like this / when on the nail.
Or, for what you'll save doing this yourself, just buy a new blade and simply swap it out.
Changing the air filter is even easier. Remove the filter cover, pull off the old filter and replace with the new one, replace the cover.
Sharpening the blade is easy too, but a little trickier than the oil and filter. Remove the blade, clean off any caked up dirt, debris, etc. from the blade and sharpen it with either some type grinder or just a plain file.
To get the blade balanced so there is no vibration with an out of balance blade all I do is drive a large nail into an upright post, put the blade on the nail through the center hole that is used to secures it to the mower.
Make sure the nail is centered on the blade and if the blade is level, it is good to go. If the blade is not level, you need to file or grind the low side to remove a bit of the weight. You want the blade to look like this ----, not like this / when on the nail.
Or, for what you'll save doing this yourself, just buy a new blade and simply swap it out.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 3:08 pm to baldona
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Honest question, is an oil change really necessary for a guy that mows 1 hour 45 times a year? I mean how long does the average mower last? 5-10 years?
Mowers really don't hold much engine oil and it doesn't take long for it to get dirty once in use. My mowers usually wind up with decks that rot out way before the motor is even thinking about going bad.
I just replaced one I had since 2011 and the motor is now in my storage shed and the deck is long gone to the trash man.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 3:08 pm to 3morereps
A new blade is about $20.00 retail..Filter and oil is about $10.00.
About an hours labor..
About an hours labor..
Posted on 2/15/19 at 3:10 pm to Athis
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A new blade is about $20.00 retail..Filter and oil is about $10.00. About an hours labor..
or buy the stuff for about half or so as much and do it yourself in about ten minutes
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