What is the possibilities. I just dread loading this thing up on a truck to take it to be fixed. Its about 10 yrs old. Should I just trash it? I bought it at a garage sell 2 yrs ago and it hasnt ran since the end of the 1st summer we bought it.
2007-05-03 04:15:30 · 9 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Try draining the oil and put in new oil. Change the plug and put in new gas. If it set this long the oil and gas is probably no good. Also clean the fuel filter and air filter, hope this helps you. There is nothing worse than a mower that wont start.
2007-05-03 07:48:02 · answer #1 · answered by Ron S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you left gas in it over the winter you might need to clean the spark plugs. You can try using ether to start the engine, but read up about how to do that online (you can blow things up if you do it wrong) If you're going to not run a gas engine over an extended period of time it's a good idea to run the gas out of the engine at the end of the season. I forgot to do that last year with my mower and it was very rough to get it started this year.
2016-05-19 21:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We leave our John Deere lawn mower in our barn all winter in upstate NY & it works fine. Perhaps your son left the gasoline in it - that could be a problem.
Our local John Deere dealers come right to the home to fix lawn mowers, or they load it & take it back the shop to fix. Give them a call & see if they will help. We also have a local guy who makes house calls. We try & have routine maintenance done on our mowers every Spring.
2007-05-03 04:39:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait, if it hasn't run since the first summer, how does your son leaving it in the garage over winter make any difference?
If it won't start, maybe the battery need charging, if it hasn't moved, look at the transmission or drive assembly.
Yeah, I think you guys need a new mower and specific plans how to maintain it through the year including the winter.
2007-05-03 04:23:10 · answer #4 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try doing a tune up on it first. Change the spark plugs, filter, check the battery (if it has one) and clean the carborator. That could solve your problem. If you dont wanna spend several hundred of dollars on a new mower then I would take it in to have it fixed
2007-05-03 04:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be old gas in the mower.These motors are pretty simple,I'd charge the battery,change spark plug,(plugs),clean air filter,fuel filter could be plugged.Is the gas turned on?Check switch.If all else fails it could be the coil,which would need servicing (usually fairly expensive).But it could be something really cheap and easy to fix.If your not mechanical,have someone knowledgeable look at it.
2007-05-03 04:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by George Washington 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chances are the only problem is old gas, which has lost a lot of its more volatile components. Remove any old gasoline, replace with brand new. I bet it starts. You can also try starting fluid (available in any automotive store) to aid in the initial start. I used to have your problem, everytime I added fresh gas the problem went away.
2007-05-03 04:28:56 · answer #7 · answered by larry_haff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its a riding mower, the battery might have gone dead over the winter.
2007-05-03 04:23:07 · answer #8 · answered by Choppygutz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just buy a new one. thats what i would do....
2007-05-03 04:22:33 · answer #9 · answered by THE 0RiGiNAl MiNT 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋