Thread: Question for the Mechanics

really depends on how hard it works as to how often you service it...

usually sae 30 engine oil

a 20hr schedule should be fine as they used to do a 50hr schedule at a couple of the places i worked at in years gone by.

air filters are the biggest thing service wise, clean air = longer engine life.

all our small petrol engines at work are serviced monthly or at 100hrs. just depends on the type of use it gets. ide clean the air filter every 2nd or 3rd use.
you should have got an engine maintance manuall with it (if it was new) if not have a look at the B&S website for the info you require.
all our B&S motors use the B&S filters, now knowing my company IF there was a cheaper alternative we would be using it! so ide hazard a guess and say the ther may not be any equilavant filters.

cheers phil

I'll back incisor on this but I generally use a 15-40 grade oil in them change the oil at 50ish hours (which is about once a year for most mowers) and the airfilter gets inspected after each run and cleaned/replaced as needed every 10 hours or so at the 10 hour mark is also when i check the blades and if fitted drivebelts/shafts/box seals. Sparkplug gets cleaned/replaced at 50hrs.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

I'll back incisor on this but I generally use a 15-40 grade oil in them change the oil at 50ish hours (which is about once a year for most mowers) and the airfilter gets inspected after each run and cleaned/replaced as needed every 10 hours or so at the 10 hour mark is also when i check the blades and if fitted drivebelts/shafts/box seals. Sparkplug gets cleaned/replaced at 50hrs.

50hrs a yearmust be a big ****ing lawn

average it out to about an hour for the front yard and same for the back so thats 2 hours a fornight 26 fortnights a year = 52 hrs per year.... {sarcasm}Crud Im not servicing it on the correct service intervals its gunna throw a rod on me cause the oils gotten overused and the big end bearings gunna seize{/sarcasm}

Truth be told since Ive been up here I havent mown properly as the grass dont grow without watering or rain... but I do have to do it..

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

average it out to about an hour for the front yard and same for the back so thats 2 hours a fornight 26 fortnights a year = 52 hrs per year.... {sarcasm}Crud Im not servicing it on the correct service intervals its gunna throw a rod on me cause the oils gotten overused and the big end bearings gunna seize{/sarcasm}

Truth be told since Ive been up here I havent mown properly as the grass dont grow without watering or rain... but I do have to do it..

1/4 acre takes roughly half an hour, **** all in winter and once a week in summer, like I said, ****ing big lawn, or pedantic lawn mowerer person

or lots lof obstacles to mow around..

and the beer in one hand mower in the other thing just aint conducive to effecient mowing speeds.... especially when it comes time to removing the catcher.

Dave, Dave Phil and RC

Thanks for the info, Ill fit the meter this morning and do one oil change run it for the day and change it again along with the filter.

Then settle back into a 20 Hour routine of oil and filter simultaneously.

Its gonna get used as a tractor a bit as well as I brought a flat paked chinese trailer for it the other day ($180) and assembled it over a couple of beers last friday night.

Trailer is about 1000 x 600 x 300 and tips so very handy for running stuff round my acre (4030Sq M) block.