If your lawn mower has a lot of use, you should begin to notice some wobble in the front wheels. For your wheels to move smoothly over you’re the lawn, they must be kept in good condition. If the lawn mower wheelsare loose and worn, it can lead to unneeded energy consumption, gas, electric and human, making the mower increasingly difficult to push and steer. Just like other routine lawn mower maintenance, you can not over look the wheels.

Luckily, wheel maintenance is not a difficult task. Most lawn mower wheels and wheel bolts can be found at most hardware stores. If the bolts are frozen and won’t come off, use WD-40 or Liquid Wrench as an aid to loosen the bolts, then use one or two wrenches to remove completely. Many tires are fastened with a slot and key, so it’s simply a matter of removing the key from the slot, and WD40 may also help you there, too. Read more »

If you have to transport your mower, whether for use somewhere else or repair, you may want to invest in a lawn mower ramp for your truck. Lawn mower rampsmake it much easier to load and unload a mower, and don’t require as much investment as a lawn mower trailer.

There are different types of lawn mower ramps that are design for specific equipment. There are arched lawn mower ramps which are perfect for riding lawn tractors, aerators, ATV’s, etc. Because the arch will lift the back end of the equipment, arched lawn mower ramps prevent scraping the machine on the ground. Arched ramps can be used for both trailers and truck beds.
Check the gauge of aluminum to the strength, it should be lightweight, strong and doesn’t rust. Ramps that have 2 separate tracks to allow for various wheel diameters. Some arched lawn mower ramps fold up for easy storage, and come with cables to tie down the mower when not in use. Read more »

The most popular lawn mowers are the gas powered followed by electric with the cord and now we have the battery lawn mower.The electric and battery powered lawn mower are basically the same in that no gas is required to operate them.

The electric powered lawn mower is very trying to use because of having to fight the cord laying around in the yard while mowing. The battery lawn mower replaced the cord and is just as easy to mow as using a gas powered lawn mower. Read more »