FUEL YOUR MOWER FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE.

The days are getting shorter; the nights cooler, the grass isn’t growing as quickly as it was and it’s soon time to roll your lawnmower back into the shed.

But before you do, leading petrol lawnmower engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton is advising all gardeners to clean and maintain their mower before storing to ensure it will start easily next spring.

Trying to start your lawnmower after a long winter can be very frustrating. Performing a few pre-winter checks will ease that irritation and extend the lifespan of your mower.

Consult your service manual and look at the blade for general wear and tear and give the mower a good brushing to remove cuttings.

Top up your tank before storing your lawnmower and by filling it as full as possible it will keep water from building up in the gas tank. To prevent stale fuel, Briggs & Stratton recommend using ‘Fuel Fit’, a petrol engine stabilizer, which is added to the fuel. The fuel stabilizer will also help prevent gum from forming in the fuel system or on essential carburetor parts over the winter months.

Repairing a blocked carburetor can be very expensive and so purchasing a fuel stabilizer such as ‘Fuel Fit’ may prevent incurring additional costs. By adding ‘Fuel Fit’ to your mower it will help ensure your mower fires up first time in Spring 09.

Most gardeners are well aware that regular inspections help ensure any garden equipment, which uses a petrol engine, remains damage-free, reliable and environmentally friendly. Your local dealer will give your machine a professional service. This prolongs the life, reduces emissions of the machine and helps cut fuel consumption. A clean machine is a green machine.

The ‘Fuel Fit’ can be used for any outdoor power equipment powered by a 2- or 4 cycle engine, which operates with the use of petrol. ‘Fuel Fit’ should be treated as no substitute for fuel but instead as an additive to improve performance.

About Briggs & Stratton

Briggs & Stratton is the world’s largest manufacturer of air-cooled 4-cycle petrol engines for outdoor power equipment, including lawnmowers, generators and pressure washers, as well as many industrial/commercial applications. Established in 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, the company now designs, manufactures, markets and services these products for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in over 100 countries all over the world. Briggs & Stratton has a long-standing commitment to protect the environment and through continuous R&D investments, has reduced the emissions produced by its engines by almost 75 percent since 1990. BRIGGSandSTRATTON.COM

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