Your mower must be in good working order to be effective. Gas mowers need more care than Electric Grass Cutting Machine, but at the end of the season, your electric mower still needs some essential but straightforward maintenance. Reading the owner’s manual is the most critical thing you can do. Different mowers have different requirements. Therefore it’s up to you to pull that pamphlet out of the plastic and read it.
Following the completion of our lawn-cutting season, we do the following actions to ensure that our mowers are ready for the new spring:
Caked with grass clippings
Remove the undercarriage. The undercarriage is the housing that houses the blade. This will be simple to spot because it is caked with grass clippings. This is something you should perform multiple times throughout the season. Check it regularly and scrape off the dried cuttings with an old plastic hair brush. Do not use a hose or a pressure washer to clean an Electric Grass Cutting Machine. Water can enter motors and cause corrosion.
On the wheels, apply a lubricant such as WD-40. Most wheels are made of plastic. However, the axle and the bracket inside the wheel are metal. You don’t have to go overboard; just a little squirt on each of the four wheels would be enough.
Examine all bolts and fasteners. These vibrations can cause screws, fasteners, and bolts to go loose. Tighten everything using the required tool.
Sharpen the knife. The blades of the mowers must be removed. The best edge is made with a bench grinder, but there is also a unique hand tool for sharpening lawn mower blades. Put a thin coat of WD-40 on the blade after sharpening it to stop rust from forming. Replace the blade on the mower, and you’ll be ready for spring lawn cutting.
Blow out the batteries, vents, and motors. Blow out any dust or dirt from nooks and crannies with a blower or an air compressor. Grass-cutting clippings sometimes find their way into confined spaces; blast them out if feasible.
Battery maintenance for electric mowers.
Battery maintenance is an essential element of maintaining your electric mower.
Without the batteries, you don’t have a working mower for cutting grass in the spring.
Before storing the battery, inspect it. Examine the battery’s housing for cracks or problems with the housing. If there is a problem with the batteries, it is best to find out about it before the warranty expires.
Warm them up. If you reside in a climate where temperatures often fall below freezing, do not store batteries in your garage or outside. This will quickly destroy your battery. If at all possible, keep them indoors. A garage is adequate if you reside in a climate other than Northern Canada, where the lawn-cutting season lasts only six months of the year.
Lithium Ion batteries are designed
Keep the batteries wholly charged in a safe place. Lithium Ion batteries are designed to be charged and drained to a specific level to preserve the battery’s performance. Before storing the batteries for the winter, thoroughly charge them and check them every six weeks. Most batteries have a power lever indicator; if the power level falls below a certain level, charge it again.
Follow these guidelines to keep your electric mower in good working order. You’ll have one foot out the door when the grass-cutting season arrives in the spring.
If you enjoy the notion of electric mowers but don’t want to cut your grass, contact Kick Gas Lawn Care for grass-cutting services.
Demian Trudeau posted on April 6, 2016, in Emission Free Lawn Care, Lawn Maintenance.
