I don't know much on small engines. My parents gave me this 21in Craftsman. 4.75hp that runs on a brings and straton motor. When I got it, it didn't fire up. I took everything apart and it just kept leaking fuel due to no replacement gasket. I ordered a carb off amazon ($21 for whole kit) air filter, spark plug and new carb. Bolted this up and sure enough fired up no issue. Did a quick oil change by tipping over the mower.
We live in the city. Small patch of grass in front in 3 sections (10x10 left of walk way, 10x10 right of walk way and 5x10 past the sidewalk).
This is my first year mowing. Its taken maybe 30-45mins from walking out to walking back inside
Question... I don't mind spending $21 a year to keep this mower running with a new carb and all but it seems mighty wasteful. What can do I to keep this mower running nicely? Stablizer when we store it? Or just drain the bowl before storage? I wanted to run pure gas but that was like $20/ a liter.
We live in the city. Small patch of grass in front in 3 sections (10x10 left of walk way, 10x10 right of walk way and 5x10 past the sidewalk).
This is my first year mowing. Its taken maybe 30-45mins from walking out to walking back inside
Question... I don't mind spending $21 a year to keep this mower running with a new carb and all but it seems mighty wasteful. What can do I to keep this mower running nicely? Stablizer when we store it? Or just drain the bowl before storage? I wanted to run pure gas but that was like $20/ a liter.