I’ve restored dozens of gas engine lawn mowers, and it’s been my experience that people put them out in the trash while the machines have plenty of life left in them. The average mower sitting ...

Your lawn mower has done its job, and the grass looks great. But when you let go of the handle, nothing happens. The engine keeps roaring. Surprisingly, it happens more often than you'd think. While ...

This is an easy one to troubleshoot. If it turns over but your lawn mower won’t start, chances are you’ve got stale gasoline ...

Finding the right mower for your yard, one that runs smoothly, cuts the grass well, and has plenty of power, is worth the effort and research it takes. Comparing self-propelled versus push mowers to ...

When in the market for a new lawn mower, you probably just want a reliable machine that gets the job done. You may believe that focusing on reliability instead of price or horsepower will help you to ...

Since June of 1982, lawn mower safety regulations require all walk-behind mowers sold in the United States to have a handle-mounted blade brake. This safety feature is sometimes referred to as a zone ...

With a little know-how, you can soon learn how to diagnose and fix common problems with your lawn mower's engine. Ah, spring, time to get outside and do. Cut that grass! Turn that soil! So you roll ...

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At a time when a single broken part can relegate even the most expensive home appliance -- a clothes washer, refrigerator or lawn mower -- to the dust bin, Ralph Bryan is fighting the good fight ...

There are few things more frustrating than trying to mow the grass with a backfiring lawn mower. It always seems to happen just as you're settling into a rhythm. The noise is annoying — or even ...