Wednesday 21 June 2017

The first oil and change and blade sharpen

The Husqvarna lawnmower (Lawrence ..!!!) has now done five hours of running which coincidently is also five cuts. At this point Honda recommend on a new engine the oil be changed.
A nice feature on my 28 year old Crappy Tire lawnmower was the oil drained from the bottom of the engine via a drain plug, which always ensured complete drainage and no spills. The Honda engine does not have this, the oil iinstead is drained through the filler pipe as the lawnmower is carefully tilted, I am not too impressed by this. From the photos below you will see I had to be creative to avoid any spillage.
I also took the blade off and with my a diamond file dressed it good and very sharp.
All done now and ready for the rest of the cutting season ...
 
Oil pan in place.
 
Lawrence in place.
 
The filler pipe which today was the drain pipe.
 
Being creative.
 
It works.
 
Funnel in place for the SAE30.
 
Taking the blade off.
 

 

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